PJM plans to avoid megawatt mayhem this summer

PJM has plenty megawatts to meet peak summer demand.

By Malena Amusa • May 15, 2013

Are U.S. states' CO2 emissions actually declining?

32 states dropped emissions in the last decade, but only 14 saw lasting decline.

By Malena Amusa • May 14, 2013

Explore the Trendline➔

Electricity Supply and Demand

After nearly two decades of flat demand, U.S. electricity consumption reached an all-time high in 2024 and is expected to continue rising. This trendline brings together the best of Utility Dive’s coverage of emerging trends in supply and demand and the decisions being made today that will impact the power system for years to come. 

By Utility Dive staff

AES to convert some coal plants, shutter others

AES will retire or convert several coal plants due to the costs of environmental compliance.

By Malena Amusa • May 14, 2013

New solar alliance takes aim at utilities

A new rooftop solar alliance is going after PG&E, Edison International and Sempra Energy.

By Malena Amusa • May 13, 2013

Can new Edison plant offset California’s missing megawatts?

The 479MW gas-fired plant in Southern California will launch in June.

By Malena Amusa • May 13, 2013

Most Read: The Fortune 500, transactive energy and marijuana growers

The biggest headlines of week, all in one place.

By Davide Savenije • May 10, 2013

Buffett’s MidAmerican to invest $1.9B in 1,050MW-worth of wind turbines

New wind turbines will provide energy for 40% of Iowa customers.

By Malena Amusa • May 10, 2013

U.S. Army buys $7B in renewable energy projects

A march to produce 3GW of renewables advances with geothermal projects.

By Malena Amusa • May 10, 2013

NextEra first to buy GE’s 33-story wind turbines

Next Era is going big with its new 100MW wind farm expansion in Michigan.

By Malena Amusa • May 9, 2013

Renewables keep getting cheaper—and more disruptive

The picture is only getting brighter for renewables and storage technology.

By Malena Amusa • May 9, 2013

GE to supply 1 GW of new U.S. wind orders

New wind installations will power the equivalent of 330,000 U.S. homes.

By Malena Amusa • May 8, 2013

Dominion shutters Kewaunee nuclear plant for good

But Tuesday's closing of Kewaunee does not mark the end of Dominion's commitment to nuclear energy.

By Malena Amusa • May 8, 2013

Obama weighs sale of TVA assets

Will the U.S. government give up its ownership of the Tennessee Valley Authority?

By Davide Savenije • May 7, 2013

Entergy shuts down leaky nuclear plant

Entergy has halted service at the plant nine times in less than three years.

By Malena Amusa • May 7, 2013

Will distributed energy disrupt the utility industry?

Distributed energy could undermine utilities like the cell phone did to the telecom industry.

By Malena Amusa • May 7, 2013

The top 25 utilities on this year's Fortune 500

Fortune Magazine announced its annual ranking of Fortune 500 companies.

By Davide Savenije • May 6, 2013

10 clean energy venture capitalists to follow on Twitter

These venture capitalists and firms can be valuable sources of information in the growing green energy sector.

By Roger Riddell • May 6, 2013

Duke's new $2.65B gasification plant to launch in May

Duke’s ambitious fleet modernization plan will welcome two new plants in 2013.

By Malena Amusa • May 6, 2013

Can PG&E outwit its solar competitors?

The cheap price of residential solar is a big threat to the one of California's largest utilities.

By Malena Amusa • May 6, 2013

Most Read Utility News of the Week: Smart grid and Twitter resources

Need a quick briefing on what happened in the utility industry this week? We've got you covered.

By Brian Warmoth • May 3, 2013

NRG gains 720MW gas plant, retires 2 bygone units

NRG Energy's new Bay Area gas plant marks a giant leap into high-tech generation.

By Malena Amusa • May 3, 2013

Duke docks 2 nuclear reactors from its growth plan

Slow growth in electricity demand is one reason why Duke will delay nuclear construction.

By Malena Amusa • May 3, 2013

Exelon’s $3B growth strategy turns to solar & gas

Exelon defies lagging economic growth and diversifies its investment portfolio.

By Malena Amusa • May 2, 2013

NJ’s PSE&G proposes $446M solar projects

After net income losses, New Jersey’s largest utility targets solar.

By Malena Amusa • May 2, 2013

Exelon and Pinnacle reactors lift U.S. nuclear generation

Nuclear energy players are heralding a 1% increase in U.S. nuclear output.

By Malena Amusa • May 1, 2013