Hewlett-Packard and Amazon Web Services join list of corporate buyers of wind

Big private sector names move to renewables to hedge against fossil fuel price volatility.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 23, 2015

For top utilities, customer satisfaction hinges on empowerment

It's not enough to provide reliable, affordable power anymore. If you want satisfied customers, you've got to provide them with timely, actionable information.

By Robert Walton • July 22, 2015

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Top 5 Stories from Utility Dive

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. 

By Utility Dive staff

Hawaii Gov. Ige opposes NextEra acquisition of Hawaiian Electric

Governor Ige has “serious reservations” about NextEra’s readiness to meet the state's aggressive energy goals.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 22, 2015

Cost overruns in SPP transmission projects draw ire of RTO's leaders

Over 85% of projects in SPP’s current pipeline have cost estimates that are inaccurate by 30% or more.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 22, 2015

SC regulators approve final deal between Duke, solar installers

Duke will begin expanding its South Carolina solar portfolio with a 53 MW RFP.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 21, 2015

PPL spinoff Talen buys 2,500 MW of gas capacity

Talen Energy will pay $1.175 billion for three gas-fired facilities in New York, Massachusetts and Arizona.

By Robert Walton • July 21, 2015

SunEdison moves into rooftop solar with Vivint acquisition

The move aims to make the vertically integrated developer competitive with installers like SolarCity.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 21, 2015

TECO Energy confirms it is considering sale, shares spike

Shares of the Florida utility surged last week to their highest values in months.

By Robert Walton • July 20, 2015

HECO launches community solar pilot project

Subscribers are expected to cut bills by 45% and HECO guarantees 80% of the savings.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 20, 2015

New software offerings help utilities boost community solar programs

Competition is heating up in the software-as-a-service field for shared solar.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 16, 2015

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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