TEP drops net metering reform push, will wait for rate case

The new rate request will also include cost recovery for a natural gas plant, solar plants, and grid infrastructure.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 23, 2015

Why Tesla won't disrupt utilities

In this guest post, E Source fellow Jay Stein examines the impact of stationary storage technologies on the utility business model.

By Jay Stein • June 22, 2015

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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

Inside Duke Energy's renewables strategy

The nation's largest utility is looking to renewables — both utility-scale and distributed — as potential sources of growth for decades to come.

By Gavin Bade • June 22, 2015

Iowa utilities refuse to net meter TPO solar arrays, testing state supreme court ruling

Solar installers say the refusal to provide net metering renumeration is hampering growth statewide.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 22, 2015

Report: Microgrids are 'central pillars of today's local energy revolution'

A group that tracks and encourages microgrid projects has written a white paper aimed at educating mayors and city leaders how new energy technologies can benefit their communities.

By Robert Walton • June 22, 2015

North Carolina solar activists file TPO financing test case with state regulators

NC WARN's decision to sell solar power directly to a church puts it face to face with Duke Energy, the dominant utility.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 19, 2015

Oklahoma regulators consider new demand charges for rooftop solar

Utilities will have to prove a cost shift to regulators if they want new charges.

By Gavin Bade • June 18, 2015

SolarCity moves into community shared solar with $200M Minnesota commitment

The leading U.S rooftop solar installer will now go after the other half of the market.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 18, 2015

How the e21 Initiative is building smarter utility business models in Minnesota

Minnesota policy wonks, utility execs, and environmentalists prove collaboration can produce big new ideas.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 18, 2015

Report: Telecoms investing heavily in distributed energy

Fueled by the growth in mobile technology, telecommunications providers are using distributed generation and energy storage to maintain systems.

By Robert Walton • June 17, 2015

California tops 10,000 MW of installed solar capacity

California now has more solar assets than most nations do, according to a new report. 

By Robert Walton • June 17, 2015

Is business adoption of solar PV taking off?

In a guest post, E Source's Bill LeBlanc shares 5 insights from conversations with energy decision-makers at large and midsize businesses.

By Bill LeBlanc • June 17, 2015

Report: Florida has the potential to be a clean energy leader

Building efficiency leads the advanced energy sector in Florida, generating almost $3 billion in revenues last year.

By Robert Walton • June 16, 2015

IHS: Electric vehicle charging infrastructure poised to grow globally

There will be almost 13 million charging stations around the globe by 2020, opening a new load growth opportunity for utilities.

By Robert Walton • June 16, 2015

Solar developers rush to install capacity ahead of tax credit expiration

More than 32 GW of large-scale solar projects are still in development or under construction, though analysts say not all will be constructed.

By Robert Walton • June 16, 2015

New Vermont law mandates 75% renewables by 2032, targets residential emissions

Signed last week, the new law also hopes to clear up utility problems with renewable energy credits.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 16, 2015

Under CAISO proposal, distributed resources could bid into CA energy markets next year

California's grid operator is proposing to allow aggregated banks of distributed energy resources access to ISO markets.

By Robert Walton • June 15, 2015

Hawaii Electric shareholders approve $4.3 billion NextEra acquisition

Many state activists still doubt out-of-state control and threaten grid defection or want a public utility takeover.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 12, 2015

Florida utilities, AG want state Supreme Court to block solar ballot initiative

A ballot initiative proposed by Floridians for Solar Choice would be "misleading," four utilities and the attorney general told the state's Supreme Court.

By Robert Walton • June 12, 2015

AZ regulatory staff rejects solar net metering changes outside full rate case

Adjustments to utilities' net metering structure should be taken up within a full rate case and not a separate proceeding, staff of the Arizona Corportation Commission said.

By Robert Walton • June 12, 2015

US solar PV grows 1.3 GW in Q1, installed cost drops 10%

After that 76% year-over-year increase in PV in Q1, the forecast is for 7.9 GW of new PV in 2015.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 11, 2015

Inside Georgia Power's move into the residential solar market

The utility says it will offer solar through an unregulated business, but installers fear possible anticompetitive behavior.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 11, 2015

Storage update: Inside the sector's hot Q1 and what's next for utilities & suppliers

Storage capacity is on track to triple this year, grow 13 times over by 2019, GTM Research predicts.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 11, 2015

EEI 2015: 5 major utility CEOs on the transformation of the energy system

The chiefs of Edison International, AEP, Exelon and Southern held a revealing panel discussion at the EEI convention.

By Gavin Bade • June 10, 2015

Stanford study outlines path for all 50 states to be 100% renewable by 2050

Reserchers quantified each state’s resources and how they can be grid integrated.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 10, 2015