Santee Cooper CEO resigns in wake of abandonment of Summer nuclear project

Carter’s replacement has yet to be named, but a search is underway for an interim CEO, a Santee Cooper spokeswoman told Utility Dive.

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 28, 2017

Coal tops gas as leading generation source in first half of 2017

Coal supplied about 30% of U.S.power from January through June, compared with 29% for natural gas, according to the U.S. EIA. 

By Robert Walton • Aug. 28, 2017

Explore the Trendline➔

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

Mississippi Power CEO 'very surprised' by failed Kemper negotiations

Mississippi Power and the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff have yet to reach a settlement regarding the utility’s canceled Kemper integrated gasification combined-cycle project.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 28, 2017

PJM's new white paper weighs regional carbon pricing in wholesale markets

The grid operator believes market design can accommodate state policy initiatives while maintaining competition.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 28, 2017

Oglethorpe seeks $1.6B from DOE to finish troubled Vogtle nuclear project

The Department of Energy has already pledged $8.6 billion in loans for Southern Co.'s nuclear project, whose fate remains uncertain in the wake of Westinghouse's bankruptcy. 

By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 25, 2017

Michigan muni will retire coal plant in 2025

Lansing Board of Water & Light plans to replace the Erickson Power Plant with renewables, efficiency and natural gas.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 25, 2017

Report: Global solar capacity nearing nuclear

New analysis from GTM Research indicates that within five years, global solar capacity could more than double nuclear capacity available today.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 25, 2017

Utilities describe long odds to save VC Summer nuclear project

Costs to finish the VC Summer plant could reach $25 billion, according Santee Cooper CEO Lonnie Carter. 

By Robert Walton • Aug. 24, 2017

DOE releases highly anticipated grid study, faults natural gas for baseload retirements

The study found cheap natural gas to be the greatest driver of plant retirements — and most notably, did not find renewables to be a threat to grid reliability. 

By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 23, 2017

DC Circuit rejects FERC approval of Southeast pipelines project over climate concerns

The D.C. Circuit Court concluded FERC should have considered climate change impacts when it approved the Southeast Market Pipelines Project last year.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 23, 2017

Amid bankruptcy fears, S&P downgrades FirstEnergy Solutions bond rating

But ratings firm Standard & Poor's upgraded the rating of its parent company, FirstEnergy Corp., believing it will sell some of its subsidiary's assets. 

By Robert Walton • Aug. 23, 2017

Mississippi Power misses Kemper settlement deadline

State regulators previously advised stakeholders that a settlement should not include a rate increase for Mississippi Power customers.

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 23, 2017

Driving meaningful customer engagement

Amena Ali, chief revenue officer at Whisker Labs, outlines how utilities can drive customer engagement. 

By Amena Ali • Aug. 22, 2017

Report: Trump declined to levy 2-year coal plant retirement moratorium

Coal mining company Murray Energy had lobbied the White House to use a provision of the Federal Power Act allowing federal intervention into power markets during times of emergency.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 22, 2017

MISO reports higher power prices during July

The grid operator attributed the higher prices to heavier loads and weaker wind generation during the period.

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 22, 2017

TVA takes coal ash cleanup case to federal court

The move comes after a federal judge earlier this month determined the utility cannot leave coal ash in place at its Gallatin facility.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 22, 2017

US Court of Appeals upholds New York rejection of Constitution pipeline permit

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation was "within its statutory authority" to reject Constitution Pipeline's bid for a key water permit last year, the court wrote. 

By Robert Walton • Aug. 22, 2017

West Virginia officials find more water violations along Rover Pipeline project route

Energy Transfer Partners has once again run into water issues along the route of its 700-mile Rover Pipeline in the state.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 22, 2017

CAISO: Alternatives to Puentes gas plant could cost up to $1.1B

A new California ISO study modeled three scenarios to see how alternative energy sources could replace lost capacity from retiring a 573 MW natural gas facility.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 21, 2017

Federal court rejects Allco's rehearing request in challenge to Connecticut's renewable RFP

The Allco case was closely watched by both sides in recent court battles involving states’ legal rights to craft policies aimed at fostering clean energy goals.

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 21, 2017

Berkshire Hathaway Energy scraps plan for Salton Sea geothermal plant

The Black Rock geothermal power plant would have been located on the Salton Sea, a saline lake in California's Imperial Valley.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 21, 2017

How rural co-ops are shifting to a cleaner power mix

Driven by wind credits, low gas prices and consumer demand, rural co-ops are finding new ways to boost renewables. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 21, 2017

ERCOT determines Gibbons Creek coal plant not necessary for reliability

The Texas Municipal Power Agency plans to operate the 470 MW coal-fired Gibbons Creek power plant for only five months of the year when energy prices are highest.   

By Robert Walton • Aug. 21, 2017

Sempra swoops in with $9.5B Oncor bid after Buffett's Berkshire loses out

Energy Future Holdings abandoned a bid from Berkshire Hathaway after its main creditor criticized Warren Buffett for undervaluing the company's prized asset. 

By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 21, 2017

Energy Capital Partners to acquire Calpine for $5.6B

ECP will acquire the merchant generator for $15.25/share in cash and is expected to close the deal in the first quarter of 2018. 

By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 18, 2017