PJM capacity prices knock Exelon stock, revenue to new low

With its stock tumbling 7% this week, Exelon braces for a big revenue shock.

By Malena Amusa • May 30, 2013

AEP unit plans coal-to-natural gas conversion at power plant

Appalachian Power requested approval from the Virginia State Corporation Commission to convert two of three coal-fired units at the 705 MW Clinch River Plant to run on natural gas.

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

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Top 5 Stories from Utility Dive

Power demand is rising amid dramatic shifts in federal energy policy, but technology and markets continue to push the grid toward cleaner, more distributed resources. 

By Utility Dive staff

OG&E almost done restoring power after OK tornado

Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E) said power is restored to those customers in tornado-damaged areas that are able to accept electric service.

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Danskammer power plant sale facing difficulties

Dynegy’s deal to sale the Danskammer power plant in New York may be falling apart.

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Coming to America: Large-scale Energy Storage Technology

One of today’s most-attractive investment opportunities – large-scale energy storage – is more than just an exciting business story, it’s a technology play that can help scale up renewable energy use, with knock-on climate change mitigation benefits. The first companies...

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Ontario Power Authority Buying 10 MW From New Solar Project

GDF SUEZ Canada Inc. and joint venture partners Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and Fiera Axium Infrastructure have announced that the 10 MW Brockville Solar project [...]

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Smart Cities Council Founded To Address Resource Concerns

Itron Inc. has announced the official launch of the Smart Cities Council, which is dedicated to creating smart, sustainable cities. As a founding member and [...]

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Con Edison Works To Fortify Its Grid Against Superstorms

In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, New York-based Con Edison has announced plans to invest $1 billion on storm protection measures over the next four [...]

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

NYPA Spending Millions On Transmission Improvements

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has announced $31 million in new funding to help upgrade its transmission system in central and northern New York. [...]

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

First Wind proposes 186 MW wind power project in Maine

First Wind is proposing building a 186 MW wind farm in Maine.

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

NERC Releases Reports to Identify Reliability Performance, Trends

As part of its mission to promote reliability excellence and serve as a leading reliability resource, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. published two reports to help inform industry and policy makers on trends, challenges and recommendations for ensuring the reliability of the bulk...

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Utilities should view cybersecurity as a core requirement

With the emergence of the smart grid, utilities have largely failed to address cybersecurity issues, focusing instead on the cost savings and efficiency gains of a market-oriented model, according to ABI Research.

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Standby power company expanding business in Wisconsin

Kohler Co., a provider of complete power systems, monitoring controls and energy-management applications, announced that it is expanding its Global Power business at three locations in Wisconsin.

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Former EPA administrator to work for Apple

Lisa Jackson, former administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is now working for Apple Inc. to oversee the computer company’s environmental policies.

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Ameren Illinois to spend $330mn to improve natural gas infrastructure

Ameren Illinois will invest $330 million over the next 10 years to improve the integrity, safety and reliability of the natural gas delivery system and create 150 new jobs in central and southern Illinois.

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Natural gas gensets among least expensive DG technology

Natural gas generator sets, which use internal combustion engines for distributed power generation, are among the fastest-selling and least expensive distributed generation (DG) technologies in the world. In fact, annual worldwide installations of natural gas gensets will surpass 13 GW of capa...

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Oklahoma utilities get EEI props

Four U.S. electric companies have been nominated by a committee of energy trade publication editors for some impressive projects.

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Regulators approve PPL infrastructure fee

Pennsylvania energy regulators have cleared PPL Electric Utilities to implement a new cost recovery fee to pay for upgrades to the utility's distribution system.

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Con Edison investing millions to tackle "new normal"

Con Edison is outlining its plans to invest $1 billion on storm protection measures over the next four years, including major investments to protect its underground and overhead energy delivery systems, which will help limit power outages and speed service restoration to customers.

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Money where your mouth is department: NY funds major transmission upgrades

The New York Power Authority plans to spend $30 million to upgrade its transmission system in central and northern New York. We hope the upgrade initiative will encourage other jurisdictions to do the same.

By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013

Court rules against planned coal-fired power plant

The D.C. Circuit Court dismissed an appeal by Sunflower Electric of a ruling requiring environmental review of a planned coal-fired power plant in Kansas.

By Linda Cui • May 28, 2013

Sen. Boxer demands DOJ probe of SONGS after leaked letter surfaces

Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is seeing a Department of Justice probe into Southern California Edison over the faulty parts problems that have plagued the San Onofre nuclear facility.

By Linda Cui • May 28, 2013

SSE Taps Accenture For Help With Retail And Smart Grid Efforts

SSE, an electricity and gas company operating mainly in the U.K. and Ireland, has selected Accenture to help with the Retail Transformation Program, which focuses [...]

By Linda Cui • May 28, 2013

PG&E, Energy Commission Unveil Battery Energy Storage In San Jose

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and the California Energy Commission have unveiled an innovative battery energy storage system pilot project to better balance power needs of the electric grid.

By Linda Cui • May 28, 2013

Microgrids: Looking more like friends than enemies

Overcoming competition from microgrids is vital to utilities' future.

By Malena Amusa • May 28, 2013