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University of California makes biggest solar buy in U.S. education
The university now gets 60% renewable electricity on the way to being carbon neutral by 2025.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 11, 2014 -
Opinion
Why the net metering fight is a red herring for utilities
Net metering is not the only cross-subsidy embedded in electricity rates.
By William Pentland • Sept. 11, 2014 -
Federal regulators decide not to shut down PG&E's Diablo Canyon nuclear plant
PG&E claims a new study shows the plant can withstand earthquake forces.
By Davide Savenije • Sept. 11, 2014 -
Deep Dive
How new transmission will bring Wyoming wind to California
President Obama’s transmission plan aims to bring remote renewables to load centers.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 10, 2014 -
Google invests $145M in SunEdison solar plant
Google now has $1.5 billion invested in 2.5 gigawatts of capacity at 17 sites.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 10, 2014 -
Utilities ask North Carolina regulators for new delay of waste-to-energy mandate
There are not enough facilities turning the state's abundant swine and chicken waste into electricity.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 10, 2014 -
Texas energy use up 0.8%, but peak demand is down
The Texas grid is seeing cheaper natural gas and less coal power.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 10, 2014 -
NV Energy, others plan 480 MW of new utility-scale solar in Nevada
Concentrating solar gets bypassed as more big solar gets greenlighted.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 9, 2014 -
SDG&E seeks new local capacity, renewables and storage
Already on track to meet its 33% renewables mandate, SDG&E wants the cheapest sources.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 9, 2014 -
Industry groups, enviros challenge EPA's cooling water intake rule
Lawsuits have been filed in at least five courts. The rule would cover more than 500 power plants using millions of gallons of water to cool their systems.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 9, 2014 -
Indiana court remands rate hike for Duke Energy's Edwardsport gasification plant
State regulators failed to fully consider ratepayer arguments, the court ruled.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 9, 2014 -
Marijuana legalization to drive major demand growth in Northwest
Grow operations could be a significant new driver of power demand in states like Oregon and Washington.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 9, 2014 -
Will distributed resources lead to new energy-sharing platforms?
Distributed resources could be the next commodity in the shared marketplace.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 9, 2014 -
Xcel files to renegotiate solar contracts as prices drop to $0.085/kWh—or less
The PPA that beat natural gas last year is too expensive now as solar’s price keeps dropping.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 8, 2014 -
Hawaii utilities call for rogue solar systems to disconnect from grid
Unapproved solar threatens the grid while HECO’s interconnection queue remains an issue.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 8, 2014 -
California regulators reject $4.7B San Onofre settlement
Commissioner says SCE and SDG&E must pay more of the $4.7 billion closure costs.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 8, 2014 -
Florida utilities donate millions to avoid return of Governor Crist and his energy policies
The state's largest electric utilities have given millions to the GOP.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 8, 2014 -
Deep Dive
What doesn't stay in Vegas: Hillary Clinton's energy policy, NV Energy's solar leasing plan, and more
Clinton keynotes the National Clean Energy Summit as utility CEOs talk new business models.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 8, 2014 -
Minnesota regulators delay decision on social cost of carbon
The agency continues to use a social cost of carbon measure established in 1997.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 8, 2014 -
PPL sells hydro plants to NorthWestern Energy for $880M
The deal could strengthen the PPL-Riverstone merger that created the 3rd-biggest U.S. IPP.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 5, 2014 -
Austin, Texas, mandates 800 MW of solar by 2020
Austin Energy will add rooftop solar, advanced storage, and a new tariff.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 5, 2014 -
Hawaii utilities, solar installers feud over lengthy interconnection delays
HECO rooftop solar interconnections take nine months; installers say fixes would take minutes.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 5, 2014 -
Dominion, Duke Energy plan $5B gas pipeline
Two other minority partners are involved in the deal.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 5, 2014 -
AEP loses fuel cost case in Ohio Supreme Court
The unanimous decision determined the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio did not overstep in limiting AEP's recovery of a fuel settlement.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 4, 2014 -
Deep Dive
How PSEG's Long Island utility plans to become Utility 2.0
The utility is evolving, already meeting roughly 10% of its peak demand through distributed generation resources.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 4, 2014
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