Despite adequate supply, winter will be a 'challenging time' for ISO New England

The region expects adequate power supplies this winter, but natural gas constraints are still a challenge and could keep some plants without fuel, according to the ISO New England.

By Robert Walton • Dec. 3, 2015

Report: Utility coal burn falling more rapidly than forecasted

A  handful of utilities are burning as much coal as expected with most  burning less and none exceeding anticipated estimates, according to a new report from the U.S. Surface Transportation Board.

By Robert Walton • Dec. 3, 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. 

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ERCOT: New generation pushes reserve margins up 20% through 2025

Almost 10,000 MW of new generation added by 2018 will push the reserve margin in ERCOT above 20%.

By Robert Walton • Dec. 3, 2015

FirstEnergy strikes settlement in Ohio subsidy case, AEP nears deal

The company had requested 15-year income guarantees from four plants in Ohio, but has filed a settlement involving more than a dozen parties that shortens the contract time to eight years and includes rate stabilizers for customers and carbon reduction goals.

By Robert Walton • Dec. 2, 2015

How NRG is testing the next step of energy storage: Vehicle-to-grid integration

NRG EVgo and University of California, San Diego are testing out electric vehicle batteries on UCSD's microgrid as an energy storage option. 

By Peter Maloney • Dec. 1, 2015

New trouble for NextEra merger as regulators slam Hawaiian Electric power supply plan

Unless NextEra offers a better plan, and fast, observers say the takeover bid could be in jeopardy.

By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 1, 2015

Despite $6B in losses, Florida PSC staff support utility gas hedging programs

Despite losses that alledgedly exceed $6 billion, staff of the Florida Public Service Commission believe utility hedging programs are doing a good job of reducing fuel price volatility.

By Robert Walton • Dec. 1, 2015

As feds consider 80-year-old nuke plants, California could shutter its last

Nuclear regulators will be asked to consider relicensing nuclear facilities out to 80 years – twice their initial operating periods – but in California the industry is shutting down and the state is considering how to deal with its last facility.

By Robert Walton • Dec. 1, 2015

NextEra sells 3000 MW of Texas gas generation to Energy Future affiliate

NextEra Energy has sold its La Frontera merchant gas fleet to an affiliate of Energy Future Holdings in a deal including almost 3,000 MW of combined-cycle generation.

By Robert Walton • Dec. 1, 2015

What utilities should watch at the Paris climate talks

The COP21 talks could set the trajectory for energy policy for decades to come.

By Gavin Bade • Nov. 30, 2015

Tesla competitor Sonnenbatterie unveils community solar-storage system

The German company says its new solar-storage-control system will make conventional utilities obsolete.

By Peter Maloney • Nov. 30, 2015

MISO, SPP, ERCOT all hit new wind energy records in November

MISO, SPP and ERCOT took to Twitter to announce their new wind power records, breaking ones they set just last month.

By Robert Walton • Nov. 25, 2015

Google is first buyer of Duke Energy solar using utility's new Green Source Rider

In Duke’s first “sleeve project,” it will wheel solar to a key account at no cost to other customers

By Herman K. Trabish • Nov. 25, 2015

For California, gas 'is the new coal' as the East Coast embraces the resource

Gas-fired generation is expected to make up an increasing percentage of the country's power supply – but not in California, where officials are trying to leapfrog all carbon sources on the way to a greener future. 

By Robert Walton • Nov. 25, 2015

CA regulators cut anti-terror funding for utilities in dispute with legislature over legal fees

"Democracy is pretty messy," is how the executive director of the California Public Utilities Commission explains it.

By Robert Walton • Nov. 25, 2015

12 charts that show the state of the US clean energy revolution

A new DOE report highlights deployment and price trends for five key technologies in the clean energy revolution.

By Gavin Bade • Nov. 24, 2015

Michigan energy proposals will 'kill choice,' limit renewable investments, opponents say

Michigan is considering two pieces of energy billed as "compromises," but advocates for retail choice and renewables say they will do little to advance their causes.

By Robert Walton • Nov. 24, 2015

Portland General Electric joins CAISO energy imbalance market

The regional balancing authority headed by California’s grid operator will now span eight states.

By Herman K. Trabish • Nov. 24, 2015

Despite green outcry, CPUC approves SoCal Edison gas & storage plans

The California Public Utilities Commission approves 57 of 63 of controversial SoCal Ed procurement contracts, but sees room for improvment in the "all-source RFO process."

By Peter Maloney • Nov. 24, 2015

Kinder Morgan files $5B Northeast pipeline plan despite critical Mass. AG study

The Northeast Energy Direct project is a "transformative" plan to exand the Tennessee Gas Pipeline system in  Pennsylvania, New York and New England.

By Robert Walton • Nov. 24, 2015

Siemens, RWE team up to develop mass-market virtual power plant

The two companies will expand on a 2010 virtual power plant pilot, which included combined heat and power systems, hydro units and backup power, to include a wider range of resources. 

By Robert Walton • Nov. 24, 2015

EPA set to finalize carbon trading models for Clean Power Plan in August 2016

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the release of the the final model for how carbon trading could help states comply with the Clean Power Plan.

By Robert Walton • Nov. 24, 2015

New York Gov. Cuomo orders 50% renewables in bid to save 2 nuke plants

New York has a goal of reaching 50% renewables, but sources told the New York Times that Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) will direct state regulators to make that goal a mandate in an effort to stave off the closure of two nuclear plants.

By Robert Walton • Nov. 24, 2015

Utilities, regulators near settlements in Ohio power plant subsidy debate

American Electric Power and FirstEnergy are reportedly near settlements on proposed income guarantees for struggling power plants, but any such arrangements will likely be challenged in court by environmentalists and other power companies.

By Robert Walton • Nov. 23, 2015

Illinois to probe whether Wisconsin Energy, Integrys hid pipeline costs in merger proceeding

The Illinois Commerce Commission launched an investigation to see if executives knew costs associated with a Peoples Gas pipeline replacement project had almost doubled.

By Robert Walton • Nov. 23, 2015