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SunPower drops $20M into Tendril to connect solar, energy management
Smart products and services will interface with utilities to streamline solar and efficiency.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 17, 2014 -
Ohio utilities conceal cost data as they ask for govt cash for aging plants
Three Ohio utilities have asked for assistance keeping older plants open, but critics say they are unfairly protecting financial information that could be critical to analyzing the deal.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 17, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Solar in 2014: It was a very good year
Projects, financings, deals, technologies, and policy all jumped ahead for solar in 2014.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 16, 2014 -
Minnesota solar project beats natural gas on price, gets authorization
Minnesota regulators approved more than 600 MW of power for Xcel, including a 100 MW solar project.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 16, 2014 -
EIA: Coal's not dead — global consumption to rise
Despite attempts to curb its coal consumption, China accounts for 60% of the demand growth.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 15, 2014 -
National Grid to triple its solar in Massachusetts
19 new arrays totaling 16 megawatts will be online by June 2015, the utility says.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 15, 2014 -
New Mexico utility floats monthly solar fees in rate case
A $6 per kilowatt per month charge aims to cover what the utility says is a "cost shift."
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 15, 2014 -
New York approves 5 REV initiatives
The state raised its cap on net metering to allow double the amount of rooftop solar.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 15, 2014 -
Study: Nebraska could develop up to 10,000 MW of wind energy
Current transmission could transport as much as 2,000 MW according to the Brattle Group.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 15, 2014 -
Deep Dive
How utilities can plan for the future of transmission and distributed generation
PA Consulting’s Ron Norman explains how to choose a route to the grid’s future.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 14, 2014 -
Wind power tops 15% of ERCOT's November energy
It is the most wind energy generated in ERCOT since April 2013.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 14, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Showdown at the PSC: Inside the battles for Florida's energy future
Florida's utilities and environmentalists are feuding about how to quantify solar and efficiency.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 14, 2014 -
New W.Va. GOP majority will attempt repeal of alternative fuels mandate
Democrats, in retreat, may choose to rely on the EPA Clean Power Plan to drive alternatives to coal.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 14, 2014 -
New SC net metering agreement: Full retail rate, no solar fees
Utilities and renewable energy advocates have reached a landmark decision for rooftop solar in the state.
By Gavin Bade • Dec. 12, 2014 -
New England utilities struggle with lack of gas infrastructure
Almost half of the region's power is gas fired, but it lacks pipelines.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 12, 2014 -
Consumers says it needs $163M rate jump per year to operate coal plants
The utility cited costs to comply with environmental requirements as one factor behind the increase.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 12, 2014 -
NYISO Long Island power prices spike past $1,000/MWh
Colder temperatures drove demand past forecasts, regulators say.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 12, 2014 -
DOE will guarantee $12.5B in loans for advanced nuclear
The Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office now has open solicitations in four areas totaling about $40 billion.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 12, 2014 -
SolarCity partners with BofA for $400M solar financing program
Funding is expected to boost SolarCity’s sector-leading one-third market share of residential solar.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 11, 2014 -
Deep Dive
How power companies can get to Utility 2.0 and beyond
New distributed generation and a new distribution system are at the heart of a whole new way to make and sell electricity.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 11, 2014 -
EIA: Rise in coal use in 2014 foreshadows a coming decline
EPA regulations and the falling price of natural gas seem are main contributors to the decline.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 10, 2014 -
First Solar buys into CEC, the leading U.S. community solar developer
The move puts one of the world’s biggest utility-scale developers into distributed solar.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 10, 2014 -
Iowa lawmaker wants to expand state's hydro power
A bill could be introduced next year to study adding hydro power to the Iowa's resources.
By Robert Walton • Dec. 10, 2014 -
U.S. solar grew 1.3 GW in Q3 to 16.1 GW
Q3 2014’s 1,354 megawatts, a 41% jump over Q3 2013, took U.S. PV to 16.1 gigawatts
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 9, 2014 -
Regulators approve Duke proposal to invest $500M in solar
Duke will build 128 MW of solar and contract for 150 MW to meet the NC renewables mandate.
By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 9, 2014
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