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DTE Energy says EPA rules will impose 'sweeping changes'
The utility expects communities will welcome cleaner air, but not job losses.
By Herman K. Trabish • Nov. 3, 2014 -
Oklahoma Gas & Electric considers new charge for distributed generation
Higher fixed charges and lower per-kilowatt-hour rates would be fairer, says the utility.
By Herman K. Trabish • Nov. 3, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Inside the REV: Audrey Zibelman's bold plan to transform New York's electricity market
New York's head regulator tells Utility Dive why the status quo isn't working—and why it's an opportunity for utilities.
By Davide Savenije • Nov. 3, 2014 -
PSEG CEO 'supportive' of EPA carbon rules
EPA administrator Gina McCarthy is 'a brilliant regulator,' according to Ralph Izzo.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 3, 2014 -
Invenergy plans new 1,300 MW gas plant in Pa.
Proposed for Lackawanna County, the facility would be the second largest in Pennsylvania.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 3, 2014 -
ERCOT: CPS Energy can shutter unit at 1,074 MW plant
The grid operator said it anticipates the region will have sufficient electricity supplies this winter.
By Robert Walton • Nov. 3, 2014 -
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 -
Department of Energy
Deep DiveHow 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
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