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Declining profitability and high repair costs drive nuclear plant closings, the EIA reports
But the wave of plant retirements will be offset by a fleet of five new nuclear reactors.
By Malena Amusa • July 2, 2013 -
Duke, E.ON offers 570MW of wind power to Austin Energy
Austin Energy will now meet its 35% RPS four years ahead of schedule, making it one of the greenest utilities in the U.S.
By Malena Amusa • July 1, 2013 -
Obama's plan and Nest concerns: Our most read utility news of the week
Want to see what everyone else in the industry was reading this week? Have a look.
By Brian Warmoth • June 28, 2013 -
Will Obama’s new climate action save Exelon’s nuclear-rich utility?
“The worse things are for coal, the better they are for nuclear,” a New York analyst says.
By Malena Amusa • June 28, 2013 -
General Electric bringing waste-to-energy gasification to the grid in Tenn.
General Electric is partnering with PHG Energy to turn biomass into electricity.
By Davide Savenije • June 27, 2013 -
Renewables will surpass gas, nuclear generation by 2016, IEA predicts
Take a look at what that means over the next five years.
By Davide Savenije • June 26, 2013 -
Houston is leading the green electricity revolution
Starting July 1, Houston will seek 50% of demand from renewables.
By Malena Amusa • June 26, 2013 -
Duke Energy pushes new coal blend at Crystal River plant
Duke is exploring every option to keep this old-timer alive.
By Malena Amusa • June 26, 2013 -
Coal-burning utilities want ‘balanced approach’ to Obama’s emissions plan
Utilities with coal plants are feeling the squeeze on existing business models.
By Malena Amusa • June 26, 2013 -
NRC still sees no reason to close Entergy's Indian Point nuclear plant
New data on Indian Point's impact on the Hudson River's aquatic life failed to sway the NRC from its previous conclusion.
By Davide Savenije • June 25, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Obama's new Climate Action Plan: 6 goals that will impact utilities
The plan announced Tuesday is wide-reaching, but the president raised a handful of issues that should get utility execs' attention.
By Davide Savenije • June 25, 2013 -
NRG to convert coal units to natural gas to avoid deactivation
NRG plants join the trend of coal-to-gas plant conversions to meet increasingly stringent emission controls.
By Malena Amusa • June 25, 2013 -
Get ready for new restrictions on plant emissions
President Obama alluded to new announcements for the coming week, and existing power plants could be impacted.
By Brian Warmoth • June 24, 2013 -
Lynn Good, Duke and Houston linemen: This week's most read utility news
Head into your weekend a little better informed with the most read Utility Dive news of the last few days.
By Brian Warmoth • June 21, 2013 -
Palo Alto invests $350M in 3 long-term solar projects
By 2017, the city’s utilities want to be 100% carbon neutral.
By Malena Amusa • June 21, 2013 -
Florida Light and Power embarks on $1B, 1,277MW gas plant
The new plant will reduce emissions by more than 90% and replace the old Port Everglades gas unit.
By Malena Amusa • June 21, 2013 -
Dominion details its new solar incentives program for Virginia
The utility prefers this solar initiative to net metering.
By Malena Amusa • June 20, 2013 -
Georgia Power targets 15 coal plants to shut down, rejects solar power
The utility's 20-year vision sheds coal and solar in favor of nuclear.
By Malena Amusa • June 20, 2013 -
LS Power, NRG crank out coal plant, and 'peaker' to meet record demand
Super hot weather has cut surplus electricity to its lowest level in 10 years.
By Malena Amusa • June 20, 2013 -
Duke announces the name of its new CEO
The country's largest electrical utility will pass Jim Rogers' duties on to a trusted insider.
By Brian Warmoth • June 18, 2013 -
Duke announces the name of its new CEO
The country's largest electrical utility will pass Jim Rogers' duties on to a trusted inside name.
By Brian Warmoth • June 18, 2013 -
China’ s ENN Group nixes $6B Nevada solar project
The Nevada solar project would have powered 200,000 homes.
By Malena Amusa • June 18, 2013 -
Can utility solar survive the onslaught of DG and microgrids?
The declining cost of distributed solar is killing utility-scale solar projects.
By Malena Amusa • June 18, 2013 -
Xcel Energy to invest $1.8B to upgrade 2 Minnesota reactors
After a spree of bad new for nuclear plants, Xcel dares to extend the life of two 40-year-old reactors.
By Malena Amusa • June 18, 2013 -
Do utilities need to make poor people subsidize rooftop solar for the rich?
Southern Company's CEO, President and Chairman claims utilities need to "get the rate structure right."
By Davide Savenije • June 17, 2013
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