Generation: Page 234
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Wisconsin Energy would be 'willing investor' to solve Upper Peninsula's power shortages
Generation woes in the upper peninsula could be impacting a bid by Wisconsin Energy to take over Integrys Energy Group.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 3, 2014 -
Dominion profit drops 7% on nuclear, offshore wind spend
Construction moves ahead on gas pipelines, fossil plants, and solar generation.
By Herman K. Trabish • Nov. 1, 2014 -
GE exec: Midwest wind doesn't require tax credit
Recent data from the U.S. Department of Energy shows wind power costing roughly 2.5 cents/KWh.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 31, 2014 -
Is the Ivanpah solar facility living up to expectations?
Data show the facility is producing far less power than project owners had anticipated.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 31, 2014 -
Southern Co. earnings dinged by Kemper plant price increases
Southern's Kemper County project could be the most expensive fossil-fuel facility ever constructed in the United States.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 30, 2014 -
Nuclear Regulatory Commission resumes plant licensing
Federal regulators have renewed the operating licenses for two units located northwest of Philadelphia.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 30, 2014 -
Edison International ups 3Q earnings on SoCal Edision growth
The California utility’s nuclear plant closure is not slowing rate base growth or new renewables.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 29, 2014 -
Deep Dive
How the EPA may change the Clean Power Plan
On Tuesday, the agency released the Notice of Data Availability on proposed carbon rules, announcing how it will address comments on the upcoming regulations.
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 29, 2014 -
Emission controls could mean a construction boom for Michigan
Aggressive targets mean the state will need to retire coal facilities and build cleaner generation, observers say.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 29, 2014 -
Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant will face additional oversight
An error at the facility could have led to an unnecessary emergency declaration.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 29, 2014 -
PJM market uncertainty tamps down Maryland bidding
There were 1.8 MW bid for every one needed, according to analysis of the October solicitation.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 29, 2014 -
Deep Dive
How utilities can integrate solar into their distribution plans
New tools make it easier to ascertain how distributed generation should be handled on the grid.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 28, 2014 -
Deep Dive
AEP CEO: EPA carbon rules may cause 'cascading outages' on the grid
The current 2020 targets "must be dropped," CEO Nick Akins said.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 28, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Winter is coming. Will utilities have coal shortages?
Utilities say reduced rail deliveries have left their stockpiles worryingly low. What—or who—is to blame?
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 28, 2014 -
FERC strikes 10% adder from PJM make-whole payments
Regulators rejected a request to grant make-whole payments to non-capacity generation.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 28, 2014 -
HECO to add 50 MW fast-acting power plant to support solar integration
The plant will help the utility smooth power fluctuations in the grid caused by solar PV.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 28, 2014 -
FERC: Renewables account for 40% of capacity additions this year
Solar and wind still make up a small portion of overall installed capacity.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 28, 2014 -
Xcel plans 187 MW of new solar
Xcel continues to add solar at lower costs and delay implementing the VOST.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 27, 2014 -
Deep Dive
How AEP is repositioning itself in a changing generation landscape
Ohio faces power shortages as AEP aims to improve economics of power plants.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 27, 2014 -
Penn. law lets legislators veto emission compliance efforts
Pennsylvania lawmakers want a say in how the state complies with the Clean Power Plan.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 27, 2014 -
PJM proposes 'stop-gap' rules to continue demand response programs
The government has until Dec. 16 to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider rulings striking down FERC Order 745.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 27, 2014 -
Utility CEOs to Congress: No new tax credits for wind energy
As a mature industry, wind shouldn’t get subsidies renewed in the lame duck session, say three CEOs.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 24, 2014 -
Illinois regulators approve $251M Grand Prairie Gateway transmission line
Overruling local concerns, the ICC greenlights 1,000MW of new capacity.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 24, 2014 -
Southern Power buys 150 MW solar farm in California
Southern Company continues to make waves with more solar.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 24, 2014 -
Natural gas to surpass coal in PJM fuel mix next year
Currently, coal makes up 40% of PJM’s capacity mix and gas is about 30%.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 23, 2014
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