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  • Opinion

    Trivedi on NY's REV order: Why the utility should not be the DSP

    New York's REV is innovative, but regulators should not let utilities own and operate the Distributed System Platform (DSP), writes consultant Navneet Trivedi. 

    By Navneet Trivedi • March 2, 2015
  • Deep Dive

    Beyond the substation: How 5 proactive states are transforming the grid edge

    Regulators are reshaping the role of the distribution system.

    By March 2, 2015
  • A large data center campus under construction in a desert Explore the Trendline
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    Data Centers and the US Grid

    A look at how data centers are affecting the U.S. grid today and how new technologies and rate structures could affect that trajectory in the years to come.

    By Utility Dive staff
  • Regulators: HECO must continue to interconnect rooftop solar systems

    The agreement affirms the Public Utilities Commission ability to determine what is in the best interest of customers.

    By March 2, 2015
  • Bills to end retail rate net metering fail in West Virginia, Indiana

    Solar advocates expect further attacks from American Electric Power and other utilities.

    By Feb. 27, 2015
  • HECO accused of slowing solar interconnects to max out NextEra merger value

    Utility says it is protecting solar owners in high PV penetration areas.

    By Feb. 27, 2015
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    SRP board votes to increase charges on solar owners

    Arizona's history of contention between utilities and solar installers gets another juicy chapter.

    By Feb. 27, 2015
  • Idaho bill would let EV charging stations sell power back to grid

    The bill could pave the way for the state's utilities to own and operate EV charging stations.

    By Feb. 27, 2015
  • NY regulators issue groundbreaking REV order

    Regulators tell utilities to develop Distributed System Platforms.

    By Davide Savenije • Feb. 26, 2015
  • Google to invest $300M in SolarCity

    New $750 million SolarCity fund will finance rooftop solar installations. 

    By Davide Savenije • Feb. 26, 2015