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

100% renewables by 2045 is now the law in Hawaii

Gov. David Ige signed the landmark bill on Monday.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 10, 2015

DC Circuit throws out Murray Energy challenge to the Clean Power Plan

The coal company's challenge to the Clean Power Plan is premature, the nation's top appeals court said.

By Robert Walton • June 10, 2015

Demand management spending stalls: What does it mean?

Demand-side management spending was flat between 2012 and 2013, but observers say it likely indicates a more mature market rather than a move away from energy efficiency.

By Robert Walton • June 9, 2015

EEI 2015: Why Elon Musk thinks the future is bright for utilities

The Tesla CEO courted the industry at the Edison Electric Institute's annual convention, while Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz spoke about the need for a modern grid.

By Gavin Bade • June 9, 2015

UBS: Solar will soon be 'default technology of the future'

Analysts at UBS say solar generation is fast on its way to replacing coal, but home installations will not take customers completely off the grid.

By Robert Walton • June 9, 2015

Stock market gives Talen Energy, PPL's merchant generation spinoff, a lukewarm welcome

The company debuted on the New York Stock Exchange at $20/share but has traded lower since its opening.

By Robert Walton • June 9, 2015

Maine turns to battery storage to avoid transmission investment

The state was looking at innovative ways to solve a power shortage on its Boothbay peninsula and found a battery solution to be the most cost-effective.

By Robert Walton • June 9, 2015

ISO-NE: Renewables are driving up capacity market prices

New England's grid operator says increased dispatch of renewable energy is driving up costs in the capacity market and increasing the price of reliability.

By Robert Walton • June 9, 2015

California sets (another) new solar generation record

The California ISO said solar generation on its system exceeded 6,000 MW at noon on the last day of May.

By Robert Walton • June 8, 2015

RGGI chief: Northeast needs gas pipeline investments

The nine-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative needs more midstream pipeline capacity to feed the region's increasing reliance on natural gas.

By Robert Walton • June 8, 2015

Maine lawmakers propose groundbreaking way out of net metering wars

The Market-based Aggregation Credit is a new way to apply a Value of Solar study.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 8, 2015

PNM seeks more time to complete San Juan coal plant deals

PNM needs time to buy all 4 units and complete a coal deal for the 2 units it will keep running. 

By Herman K. Trabish • June 5, 2015

California Senate passes sweeping 12 bill climate & renewables package

Approval from the lower house is still needed to turn proposed mandates on renewable energy and CO2 emissions into law.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 5, 2015

Duke acquires rights to 80 MW North Carolina solar project

The project was initially being developed by SunEnergy1, with a construction price north of $200 million.

By Robert Walton • June 5, 2015

Danish company proposes over 100 floating wind turbines for Hawaii

The developer says the 400 MW installation could satisfy 30% of the energy needs for Oahu, Hawaii's most populated island.

By Robert Walton • June 4, 2015

PJM natural gas generation capacity surpasses coal for first time

Amid a wave of coal plant retirements, gas is now the dominant fuel in the PJM market.

By Robert Walton • June 4, 2015

Coal plant retirements April-June account for 3% of Q1 consumption

Analysis shows coal units being retired this year were dispatched frequently during the winter.

By Robert Walton • June 3, 2015

PPL completes spinoff of competitive generation business

Combined with generation asssets held by Riverstone Holdings, the new entity is among the largest independent power producers in the country.

By Robert Walton • June 3, 2015

BLM fast tracks permitting for 3 solar projects worth 440 MW on federal land

Streamlined permitting in pre-identified development zones shows the feds can move faster.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 3, 2015

SDG&E microgrid uses solar, storage to avoid outage in small town

In May, San Diego Gas & Electric used a microgrid to supply power to almost 3,000 people during planned maintenance of its system.

By Robert Walton • June 3, 2015

Growing public utility Sonoma Clean Power ousts PG&E from county

Three more communities in Sonoma County, Calif., have made the clean energy agency their default provider.

By Robert Walton • June 3, 2015

Central Hudson rate case will test REV rules on distributed resources

Central Hudson Gas & Electric included distributed energy resources in its new rate case, causing independent generators to question whether it violates state rules.

By Robert Walton • June 3, 2015

How the EPA Clean Power Plan will transform the US energy system

Carbon regulations will mean huge changes for solar, but how fast the market grows will depend on a number of policy choices and economic conditions.  

By Gavin Bade • June 3, 2015

DC Circuit Court rejects challenges to EPA ozone regulations

The top federal appeals court in the nation rejected multiple challenges to the agency's broad powers to regulate ground-level ozone, caused by fossil fuel burning. 

By Gavin Bade • June 2, 2015