Stem, HECO partner on 1 MW battery storage pilot in Hawaii

Installations will be aimed at cutting commercial-industrial scale customers’ peak demand charges and providing grid support services.

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 21, 2015

NextEra-HECO filing reveals merger origin, compensation details

Hawaiian Electric Industries CEO Connie Lau defended her $11.6 million compensation package to utility regulators, which is contingent on the sale to NextEra Energy being completed.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 20, 2015

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Power demand is rising amid dramatic shifts in federal energy policy, but technology and markets continue to push the grid toward cleaner, more distributed resources. 

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How digital power plant tech can help utilities get the most from their assets

GE says its new plant technology can yield up to $230M in annual benefits for a gas plant and $100M for a wind farm.

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 19, 2015

Will Exelon's merger settlement push the Pepco deal past its final hurdle?

Energy stakeholders in DC disagree on whether Exelon has sufficiently addressed regulators’ merger concerns, but in the end its political clout may see its proposal over the finish line anyway.

By Gavin Bade • Oct. 15, 2015

Study: Integrating PacifiCorp and CAISO grids could create up to $9.1B in savings

Benefits of combining the electrical grids operated by CAISO and PacifiCorp can help Western states meet environmental goals and save $12.5 billion for customers on both grid systems over 20 years, according to a study. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 13, 2015

Clean Energy Collective debuts program to enable IOUs to rate base community solar

A Clean Energy Collective program allows investor-owned utilities to earn a guaranteed return on community shared solar and fulfill customer demand without subsidizing costs for non-solar users. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 13, 2015

Green Charge Networks to bring aggregated energy storage into CAISO market

The move will help the state meet its new 50%-by-2030 renewables mandate. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 13, 2015

NextEra refuses to back down as intervenors reject new HEI merger commitments

NextEra announced a slate of new merger promises in August, but none of the intervenors have said they are a compelling reason to support its purchase of Hawaiian Electric. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 12, 2015

Arizona Public Service claims $67 monthly solar cost shift in new regulatory filing

Arizona Public Service Co. submitted a cost-of-service study ahead of its next rate case, detailing for the first time how much it thinks non-solar customers subsidize those with rooftop arrays. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 12, 2015

Talen Energy announces sale of three power plants for $1.5B

The deal is the latest  in an ongoing trend of Canadian companies buying up U.S. power assets, with over $11 billion spent on such acquisitions this year. 

By Davide Savenije • Oct. 9, 2015

Developers propose competing $1.6B, 400 MW offshore wind projects in Hawaii

Hawaii’s strong ocean winds make offshore wind an economic choice, as a wind project developer say they can deliver power at a lower cost than the average Oahu electrical price. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 7, 2015

As regulators pump brakes, what's next for PG&E's EV charging program?

Ratepayer advocates convinced regulators the Golden State’s biggest electricity provider needs to be slowed down. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 7, 2015

NextEra, HECO withdraw application for utility solar project on Oahu

Some had criticized the proposal, saying the PPA between NextEra and HECO represented a conflict of interest because the companies are trying to merge. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 7, 2015

Panasonic touts new solar module as most efficient in the world

Panasonic rolled out its new solar module which claims 22.5% efficiency, outpacing SolarCity's recently-released modules that claim 22.04% efficiency. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 6, 2015

SunEdison to lay off 15% of its workforce in bid to streamline business

Projects are being liquidated as hedge funds and short sellers bedevil the world's largest renewables developer.

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 6, 2015

GE to sink $1 billion into energy efficiency, storage venture

General Electric (GE) is developing a new business venture to focus on energy efficiency and storage, targeting commercial, industrial, utility and municipal customers.  

By Robert Walton • Oct. 6, 2015

Comcast expands home energy management with new partner Crius

The nation's largest cable provider has teamed up with Crius Energy to expand energy offerings in Pennsylvania, Illinois, and New Jersey.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 5, 2015

Black Hills proposes rate-based gas production investments in 5 states

Black Hills Corp. has asked regulators in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming for authority to recover the costs investments in gas wells or reserves, the latest in a growing list of utilities to do so. 

By Robert Walton • Oct. 5, 2015

Updated: Exelon, DC mayor reach settlement on Pepco merger

The deal would still need to be approved by the D.C. Public Service Commission, which rejected the initial merger proposal in August.

By Gavin Bade • Oct. 2, 2015

SolarCity touts its new rooftop solar panels as most efficient in the world

SolarCity will manufacture the 22.04% efficient silicon thin film hybrid PV module in New York and California, showing the fruits of vertical integration.

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 2, 2015

NextEra indicates it won't go through HECO merger process twice

After already throwing “significant funds” and “many thousands of employee hours” into the merger with Hawaiian Electric, NextEra says it wouldn't go through a competitive bidding process if regulators block its acquisition. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 2, 2015

Georgia Power opens 11 EV charging stations, with more planned

The utility has plans for 61 public stations to be operating by the end of next year, in part thanks to Georgia's push to incentivize EV markets. 

By Robert Walton • Oct. 2, 2015

What's at stake in the FirstEnergy and AEP Ohio power plant subsidy hearings

The marathon regulatory sessions could have far-reaching consequences for the region's fuel mix and electricity market structure.

By Gavin Bade • Oct. 1, 2015

SolarCity maintains 34% residential solar market share in 1H 2015

Four of the top five U.S. solar installers are vertically integrated, and the one that isn't is losing market share.

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 1, 2015

GE unveils Digital Power Plant software to make generation more efficient, responsive

Cloud-based capabilities can add $230 million in value to new gas plants and $100 million to wind projects, the company says.

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 1, 2015