AMS, SunEdison partner on 50 MW of strategic storage for SCE

The batteries will perform peak shaving and load shifting to relieve distribution system stresses.  

By Herman K. Trabish • July 16, 2015

Alabama Power seeks up to 500 MW of solar power

Over a six-year stretch, the utility wants to pursue a series of projects up to 80 MW each, for a total of up to 500 MW of renewable genration.

By Robert Walton • July 16, 2015

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Sustainability

Companies are pursuing increasingly ambitous sustainability goals around clean energy, but integrating rising amounts of renewables, minimizing environmental impacts, and achieving carbon reduction targets can be challenging.

By Utility Dive staff

FirstEnergy will spin off remaining transmission assets, form new subsidiary

The company says a separate transmission company will be able to finance projects at a lower cost. 

By Gavin Bade • July 15, 2015

San Diego Gas & Electric proposes unique customer-sited energy storage rate

The utility wants regulators to approve discounts for customers who allow the utility to utilize their home batteries for grid services. 

By Herman K. Trabish • July 15, 2015

DOE funding suspended for ailing CA carbon capture project

The HECA project failed to meet developmental deadlines, an agency spokesperson said.

By Gavin Bade • July 14, 2015

Iberdrola breaks ground on first large wind farm in Southeast US

The 208 MW wind farm shows how new turbine technology is opeining new and unexpeted areas to wind development. 

By Herman K. Trabish • July 14, 2015

NH governor signs bill allowing Eversource to sell generation fleet

If approved by regulators, Eversource will be the final utility in the state to divest from its plants and buy all its power on the open market. 

By Gavin Bade • July 14, 2015

IPL breaks ground on 20MW storage facility for MISO ancillary services

AES Energy Storage installation will provide MISO with system balancing ancillary services.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 14, 2015

Clean Energy Collective lands deal for CPS Energy's first community solar

CEC is building the first two community solar projects in Texas.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 13, 2015

NRC reopens Diablo Canyon nuclear plant license extension case

PG&E says the nuclear facility can endure a 10,000 year earthquake, but critics are concerned about recently-discovered fault lines.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 10, 2015

CA utilities want distributed generation to count towards renewables mandate

SCE says not including distributed renewables “picks winners and losers,” and will drive up customer costs.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 10, 2015

Inside Minnesota's disputed community solar deal

No one seems completely happy about the deal to limit the size of community solar arrays, but the market is set to expand anyway.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 9, 2015

Duke Energy Renewables buys into Texas wind project powering candymaker Mars

The utility will take half of the 211 MW Mesquite Creek Wind Farm powering the production of M&Ms and Snickers.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 9, 2015

NV Energy buys utility-scale solar at record low price under 4 cents/kWh

Just last week, Austin Energy reported the cheapest solar buy ever, but that record didn't last long.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 9, 2015

Facebook ramps up renewable targets, aims for 50% by 2018

Long term, the social network turned internet giant is looking to source 100% of its power from clean generation, but leadership wouldn't name a specific date.

By Robert Walton • July 9, 2015

Dominion Virginia moving ahead with controversial unlined coal ash storage pit

The utility and Virginia environmental regulators say the pit is safe, but environmentalists doubt an unlined pit can stop toxic leakage.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 8, 2015

National Grid nets $70M in customer savings with Opower efficiency program

The demand management company helped National Grid customers shed 300 million KWh through its energy efficiency program.

By Robert Walton • July 8, 2015

NRG, Ice Energy partner on 25.6 MW of behind-the-meter storage for SCE

SCE gets the jump on other California utilities in meeting AB 2514 storage requirements.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 8, 2015

New Georgia law cuts electric car rebates, raising concern about utility EV programs

The law ends a $5,000 EV tax credit and raises today’s $2.77 per gallon gas price to $2.86.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 7, 2015

How California's biggest utilities plan to integrate distributed resources

New plans filed with state regulators show where DERs should go and how much they are worth to utilities.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 7, 2015

Duke to upgrade 36 MW storage facility to better serve Texas grid

Duke plans to replace the lead acid batteries with lithium-ion technology next year.

By Robert Walton • July 6, 2015

SolarCity adds Tesla battery to its new solar-plus-storage home product

The new offering will provide backup power now and be a grid services tool in the future, company officials say.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 6, 2015

ITC offering transmission rights for Lake Erie Connector line

Line would tranverse Lake Erie to exchange electricity resources between Canada and PJM markets

By Herman K. Trabish • July 6, 2015

HECO files with regulators to cut solar net metering rates in half

HECO also wants to up the minimum monthly bill to cover a cost shift it says costs $53 million per year.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 2, 2015

Austin Energy gets record low solar bids at under 4 cents/kWh

Solar bids are getting cheaper so quickly that the utility is asking its oversight arm to slow down approvals so it can get the best deal possible.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 2, 2015