EPA air chief praises House efforts to alter New Source Review

The agency is working on its own rulemaking process to change the power plant permitting program.

By Iulia Gheorghiu • May 17, 2018

APS: Controversial RFP does not violate Arizona gas moratorium

Reliability concerns about energy storage prompted Arizona Public Service to limit its role in a pending contract request, executives said. 

By Gavin Bade • May 17, 2018

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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

Wyoming inaugurates center to test uses for captured CO2

Products being tested stem from the NRG-COSIA Carbon XPrize — a $20 million competition sponsored by NRG Energy and Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance.

By Peter Maloney • May 17, 2018

Federal court blocks Atlantic Coast Pipeline construction in at least some areas

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service did not properly guard against endangered species impacts when it signed off on the project. Dominion said it plans to move forward as scheduled.

By Robert Walton • May 16, 2018

New York proposes strict carbon emission limits for existing power plants

The rule is expected to allow New York to achieve one of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signature energy pledges — to phase out coal entirely by 2020 while still maintaining reliable and affordable power.

By Robert Walton • May 16, 2018

Judge allows bankrupt FirstEnergy Solutions to exit power plant co-op

Other utility members of the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation say the loss of $58 million in annual First Energy Solution support payments could raise prices for consumers.

By Robert Walton • May 16, 2018

High values are blowing in offshore winds; policymakers may need more

In some locations, energy, capacity and REC prices could give offshore wind the edge over onshore wind, but policymakers need to see economic benefits.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 15, 2018

Competitive solar-plus-storage moves closer to reality

Incentives and economics result in more pairings of solar power and energy storage.

By Peter Maloney • May 14, 2018

'Stunning' APS RFP could violate Arizona gas moratorium, critics say

The request for 800 MW of peaking capacity limits renewables and energy storage to 100 MW, which clean energy advocates say could run afoul of a regulatory pause on gas investments.

By Gavin Bade • May 14, 2018

Entergy says it had no knowledge of paid support for New Orleans gas plant

The utility's internal investigation pins the blame on The Hawthorn Group, a public relations firm with a history of reportedly questionable involvement in comment processes.

By Gavin Bade • May 11, 2018

NTE Energy announces plans for new 1 GW gas plant in South Carolina

The plant would serve about 1 million customers and developers boast that it "will feature some of the most efficient and environmentally-friendly technologies currently available."

By Robert Walton • May 11, 2018

Pruitt NAAQS memo part of broad strategy to weaken air regs, lawyers say

Pruitt's "four-pronged" strategy includes changes to science advisory boards and framing major regulatory shifts, like Thursday's memo, as discretionary policy decisions, a UCLA professor said. 

By Gavin Bade • May 11, 2018

GE to buy Alstom out of joint ventures for $3.1B

The three joint ventures, which focused on renewables, nuclear and the grid, were developed in 2015 when GE purchased Alstom's energy business.

By Robert Walton • May 10, 2018

Power sector divides over FERC role in resilience docket comments

The coal and nuclear sectors want swift federal action on grid resilience, while others are keen to let regional grid operators handle the issue.

By Gavin Bade • May 10, 2018

Florida regulators approve nearly 1.7 GW in new gas plants

The Public Service Commission approved two plants — a 573 MW facility due to come online in 2021 and a 1.1 GW facility slated for 2022. Both will serve electric co-op customers.

By Robert Walton • May 10, 2018

Agility is the antidote to disruption: Strategies to unlock your utility's agile performance

Unlock your utility’s agility to evolve into a resilient company that thrives in the most uncertain business climates.

By Kate West • May 10, 2018

EnSync's solar+storage to allow energy sharing in Hawaii

By combining solar energy and storage to share power, the company says it can increase system efficiency and lower costs.

By Peter Maloney • May 10, 2018

Solar, efficiency drive declining peak load in ISO New England

The ISO-NE assessment mirrors the dynamics in the New York ISO, where the operator recently predicted declining load for the next decade, mostly due to distributed solar and energy efficiency.

By Robert Walton • May 9, 2018

Perry: DOE 'looking very closely' at Defense Production Act to save coal, nukes

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., in April asked the agency to use its authority under the 1950s wartime law to keep retiring coal and nuclear plants online. 

By Gavin Bade • May 9, 2018

Washington utilities need better carbon cost estimates in IRPs, regulator says

Washington utilities file an integrated resource plan every two years. Regulators want to see a more robust assessment of climate change risks in the next one.

By Peter Maloney • May 9, 2018

Gas and renewables groups urge Perry to reject FirstEnergy emergency request

Grid conditions "do not empower the [DOE] to provide the long term out-of-market price support that the coal and nuclear plant owners seek," energy interests wrote to the secretary. 

By Gavin Bade • May 9, 2018

Plant of the future? DOE seeks info on small, modular coal

The department says the facilities could provide stable generation, operational flexibility, high efficiency and low emissions.

By Robert Walton • May 8, 2018

McIntyre links fuel security questions with resilience proceeding

The FERC chairman said it "would sure be convenient" if the commission could identify specific attributes of grid resilience to compensate.

By Gavin Bade • May 8, 2018

PJM stakeholders pan capacity market reforms in FERC comments

Commenters uniformly rejected PJM’s proposed two-part capacity auction, but a few said its alternative to extend the minimum offer pricing rule (MOPR) could work with changes. 

By Gavin Bade • May 8, 2018

8 states challenge EPA science rule that could overhaul clean air standards

The proposed rule would only allow the agency to consider scientific studies in its rulemaking processes that disclose all of their methods and data — a move critics say will exclude a broad swath of public health studies. 

By Gavin Bade • May 8, 2018