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Johnson's testimony on Duke differs from Rogers' account
Former Progress CEO tells North Carolina regulators that he was blindsided by the Duke board's decision to remove him.
By Brian Warmoth • July 19, 2012 -
Florida commission now wants Duke's Rogers to testify
Florida regulators are concerned about Duke's plans for the Crystal River nuclear station after its merger with Progress.
By Brian Warmoth • July 18, 2012 -
The case for higher Texas electricity prices
The peak price for wholesale electricity in Texas goes up on Aug. 1, but critics doubt that the regulatory decision will accomplish what it was intended to do.
By Brian Warmoth • July 17, 2012 -
N.C. regulators may hire outside counsel in Duke inquiry
The North Carolina Utilities Commission is reportedly considering outside counsel as hearings over the Duke-Progress merger continue.
By Brian Warmoth • July 17, 2012 -
Crystal River, the idled Florida nuke that no one seems to love
The Crystal River plant, idle since 2009, keeps coming up in a North Carolina review of surprise leadership changes within hours of Duke Energy and Progress Energy's merger.
By Ron Gallagher • July 17, 2012 -
Bill Johnson replaced as Nuclear Energy Institute chairman
The president of Energy Future Holdings will replace Johnson, leaving Duke Energy without an NEI board member.
By Brian Warmoth • July 16, 2012 -
Poor capital-project planning boosts energy companies' costs worldwide
Accenture said after a survey of executives that 32% said they delivered projects on schedule, avoiding extra expenses.
By Ron Gallagher • July 16, 2012 -
U.S. electricity prices rise despite drop in natural gas prices
Though it is now cheaper for utilities to produce electricity, energy customers shouldn’t expect big savings.
By Lindsey Smith • July 13, 2012 -
RTO's demand forecasts did well in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic heat wave
Data from the region's transmission organizations showed demand forecasts to be on-target or very close.
By Ron Gallagher • July 12, 2012 -
Ronan named CFO of Atlantic Power Corp.
Terrence Ronan will become executive vice president - CFO of the generation and transmission company next week.
By Ron Gallagher • July 11, 2012 -
Maryland's chief energy strategist seeks state reins on RTOs
The head of Maryland's energy-planning agency says states need some role in how regional transmission organizations operate.
By Ron Gallagher • July 11, 2012 -
Dominion Virginia Power starts operations at Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center
St. Paul, Va., July 11, 2012 — Dominion Virginia Power placed the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center in Southwest Virginia into commercial operation, on budget and on schedule following four years of construction. The $1.8-billion circulating fluidized bed project uses coal , waste coal ...
By Lindsey Smith • July 11, 2012 -
Clean energy investment up 24% worldwide in second quarter
Investment of $18.3 billion in China leads the way as solar and wind projects pick up steam.
By Brian Warmoth • July 11, 2012 -
SDG&E invests in future paradigm utility-scale solar generation
8minutenergy Renewables has entered a Generation Interconnection Agreement (GIA) with the California Independent Systems Operator Corporation (CalISO) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E). The agreement calls for 200 MW of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power from its solar proj...
By Lindsey Smith • July 11, 2012 -
Utility workers, Entergy settle labor dispute at Pilgrim Station in Mass.
The Utility Workers Union of America's local at Entergy's Pilgrim plant voted Sunday night for a four-year contract that will end a lockout that began in June.
By Ron Gallagher • July 10, 2012 -
Illinois says maybe not after all on coal-to-gas plant's air permit
Pressured by environmental groups and urged by the U.S. EPA, the Illinois EPA is reconsidering an air permit it issued for Tenaska's propose coal-gasification facility.
By Ron Gallagher • July 10, 2012 -
House bill would prevent U.S. Energy Department from issuing loan guarantees
Republicans propose a bill to prevent future occurrences of the Solyndra scenario.
By Brian Warmoth • July 10, 2012 -
Patriot Coal files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
St. Louis, July 10, 2012 — Patriot Coal Corp., a producer and marketer of coal products in the Eastern U.S., and most of its units have filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Patr...
By Lindsey Smith • July 10, 2012 -
Nuclear engineers, technicians strike at Canadian firm Candu Energy
The company is a subsidiary of SNC-Lavalin, and its workers build and service reactors important to Canada's power generation.
By Ron Gallagher • July 10, 2012 -
Ohio OKs capacity-pricing system for AEP
The state's Public Utilities Commission's goal is to make AEP-Ohio a fully competitive retailer.
By Ron Gallagher • July 10, 2012 -
Indianapolis Power & Light to stop buying more renewable power
The Indiana utility will continue to honor current agreements, but cites high costs of renewable energy in its decisions.
By Brian Warmoth • July 9, 2012 -
IEA predicts 40% boost to renewable energy production
The International Energy Agency expects Wind, Solar, Hydro and Biopower to account for a lot more energy internationally by 2017
By Brian Warmoth • July 9, 2012 -
Duke's Rogers to testify as merger fallout riles regulators
North Carolina regulators and the state attorney general are taking a hard look at the Duke Energy-Progress Energy merger.
By Ron Gallagher • July 9, 2012 -
KPMG names top 10 urban energy projects
Ten international urban energy projects are featured in KPMG's "Infrastructure 100: World Cities Edition."
By Lindsey Smith • July 6, 2012 -
Georgia Power begins growth of solar with 19-MW plan
Georgia Power has a deal to install 19 MW of solar capacity as it moves to fulfill its pledge to the state.
By Ron Gallagher • July 6, 2012
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