Navistar, In-Charge team up to help fleets deploy EVs

Electric trucks come with a learning curve. Fleets will have questions about maintaining the equipment and overcoming operational challenges.

By Jim Stinson • Aug. 28, 2020

Wasatch Group, sonnen plan 24 MW, 60 MWh virtual power plants in California for $130M

The companies are beginning the first of seven retrofit projects in September in a Fresno apartment community, planning to add 3,000 batteries and solar power to homes.

By Iulia Gheorghiu • Aug. 27, 2020

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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

NACFE: 6 places with the most potential for regional-haul electric trucks

The regions met three key criteria: freight demand in an area where air quality is of concern; adequate support regarding infrastructure and incentives; and electricity pricing. 

By Jim Stinson • Aug. 27, 2020

Delaware transit agency to power electric buses with solar array

The Delaware Transit Corporation will install the 60,000-square-foot array at its facility in Dover, where it will power the facility and charge electric buses.

By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 27, 2020

Ensuring DER inclusion in capacity markets may require a rethink of resource adequacy

The growth of customer-owned resources is forcing system operators and aggregators to see their value as reliability tools and rethink the concept of resource adequacy.

By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 24, 2020

5 technologies propelling the energy transition

Utility Dive's latest series focused on electric sector innovations that could strengthen the grid, increase reliability and expand clean energy.

By Utility Dive Editors • Aug. 24, 2020

California regulators plan post-mortem to examine cause of rolling blackouts

Capacity shortfalls and a heavy reliance on imports played a role, not the state's broader transition to renewable energy, regulators said in a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

By Kavya Balaraman • Aug. 21, 2020

California power outages underscore challenge of maintaining reliability during climate change, the energy transition

An in-depth review of the proximate and structural causes of California's issues is needed to chart a new path forward, the authors write.

By Alex Gilbert and Morgan Bazilian • Aug. 19, 2020

Performance incentive mechanisms can support broad policy goals, RMI finds

The report is an essential read for regulators that are developing performance incentive mechanisms, according to Mike O’Boyle, director of electricity policy at Energy Innovation.

By Guy Burdick • Aug. 18, 2020

Propelling the transition: The battle for control of virtual power plants is just beginning

As virtual power plants develop, there is a growing debate about the degree to which the future of distributed energy management will be controlled by large utilities or third-party aggregators.

By Matthew Bandyk • Aug. 18, 2020

The business case for sustainable urban transport

With such a strong business case and demonstrable ROI to speak for investments in sustainable transport, governments have a moral obligation to act.

By Meagan Crawford • Aug. 14, 2020

Waste giant Republic Services and Nikola cancel major electric truck order

Plans to develop at least 2,500 new electric refuse vehicles, the industry's largest order by far, are being reversed due to "longer than expected development time, and unexpected costs."

By Cole Rosengren • Updated Dec. 23, 2020

FERC staff to Congress: HV transmission essential to reducing carbon, deploying renewables

One of the largest opportunities for high voltage transmission is colocation, though barriers include restrictions set by the Federal Highway Administration and state transportation agencies, analysts say.

By Catherine Morehouse • Aug. 10, 2020

ConEd, Eversource blasted by New York, Connecticut officials after 'wholly inadequate' storm response

Hurricane Isaias brought Northeast utilities the largest number of power outages since 2012's Hurricane Sandy.

By Catherine Morehouse • Updated Aug. 10, 2020

Mandated energy efficiency scores would influence home buying: ACEEE

An empirical study of how U.S. homeowners value energy efficiency information found that homebuyers are more likely to purchase an efficient home if that data is presented in a listing.

By Kristin Musulin • Aug. 6, 2020

Demand response: Delivering reliability in uncertain times – a Q&A with Enel X

How can utilities be assured that demand response resources will be available when needed?

Aug. 5, 2020

GM, EVgo to triple fast charging network

The companies announced plans to add more than 2,700 new fast chargers in "highly visible areas" across 40 undisclosed metropolitan areas.

By Chris Teale • Aug. 3, 2020

'Take a deep breath': Arizona drive to 100% clean energy breaks down amid commissioner disputes

The Arizona Corporation Commission was unable to muster three votes for a proposal put forth by Chairman Bob Burns and Commissioner Sandra Kennedy, and the meeting was quickly adjourned.

By Robert Walton • July 31, 2020

Tesla sues Rivian alleging trade secret theft as companies jockey for EV dominance

Tesla says Rivian persuaded employees to misappropriate specific confidential information before leaving Tesla, according to the company’s filing in California Superior Court.

By Guy Burdick • July 30, 2020

Influencing customer behaviors to achieve our clean energy vision

The progress we make today is essential for the environment tomorrow.

By Josh Lich, Senior Director, Go-to-Market Strategy, Oracle Utilities Opower • July 28, 2020

Construction begins on Pittsburgh International Airport microgrid

The microgrid will completely power PIT by next summer, marking a first-of-its-kind initiative among major U.S. airports.

By Chris Teale • July 24, 2020

Senate Republicans urge McConnell to include clean energy in COVID-19 recovery package

The letter, led by Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is likely "the largest number of Republican senators" to have signed onto an effort urging clean energy be included in a federal recovery package.

By Catherine Morehouse • July 24, 2020

COVID-19 puts spotlight on equity considerations in utility clean energy, efficiency and relief efforts

Utilities are engaging in programs and actions, including cost shifting, that can bring benefits to low-income customers, according to participants of the NARUC summer policy summit.

By Iulia Gheorghiu • July 21, 2020

Preparing the maintenance workforce for electric trucks

The labor pool of experienced technicians has always been small, and now trucking firms must train or hire workers with an understanding of high voltage environments.

By Jen A. Miller • July 20, 2020

Setting free the dancing bear: A practitioner's view of how to break open energy efficiency

Regulators are missing the biggest obstacle to a robust energy efficiency market: high transaction costs, the author writes.

By Mark Shahinian • July 20, 2020