Lawsuit alleges Duke flouted coal ash regulations before Dan River spill

The allegations of the sealed lawsuit were made public in Duke's SEC filing.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 12, 2015

Minnesota solar company teeters as lawmakers debate pulling incentives

Module manufacturer Silicon Energy is struggling to keep its Iron Range facility in operation.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 12, 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. 

By Utility Dive staff

CenterPoint files to build $300M transmission line to serve Houston

State utility regulators will decide within 180 days whether to approve the project, which ERCOT has already backed. 

By Herman K. Trabish • May 11, 2015

Maui will study impacts of potential split from HECO

An RFP from the city asks for strategies on how to establish a co-op and get to 100% renewables

By Herman K. Trabish • May 8, 2015

Solar protesters disrupt Duke shareholder meeting

Four activists chanting "stop blocking rooftop solar" were escorted from the room while more protests were held outside.

By Gavin Bade • May 8, 2015

Minnesota Power affiliate Allete Clean Energy adds 7th wind farm in 15 months

Allete will purchase a 100 MW Pennsylvania wind farm in its latest move. 

By Herman K. Trabish • May 8, 2015

Duke moves further into natural gas with stake in $3B pipeline

Electric utilities are increasingly getting into the gas production and delivery business to hedge against price spikes.

By Gavin Bade • May 6, 2015

California utilities ready plans for community solar programs

California's mandate will see 600 MW of community solar installed at the state's IOUs.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 5, 2015

PNM strikes deal to keep coal plant operating through 2022

Environmentalists and consumer advocates would rather see the New Mexico utility consider more renewables, instead of coal.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 5, 2015

Dominion earnings beat expectations

These are the company's first earnings since a controversial rate freeze took effect.

By Davide Savenije • May 5, 2015

How utilities can leverage their grids to integrate solar faster and cheaper

Clean Coalition’s Solar Siting Survey is a first step toward DER optimization at the community and utility levels.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 5, 2015

Developers submit plans for world's largest fuel cell installation in CT

The 63.3 MW facility would bring the fuel cell crown to Connecticut, a state with a long history in the industry.

By Gavin Bade • May 5, 2015

Report: The top 10 solar utilities in the US

California utilities added more solar last year than the rest of the nation combined, but smaller power companies are making strides as well.

By Gavin Bade • May 5, 2015

Report: Wind rush continues with 1,200 MW capacity installed in Q1 2015

Large corporate buyers like Dow Chemical, Walmart, Kaiser Permanente, and Google Energy took over half the capacity of the of Q1 PPAs.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 4, 2015

Minnesota IOU gets OK to sell assets to 12 co-ops

Customers may see higher rates due to a 10-year PPA with the IOU's parent company.

By Gavin Bade • May 4, 2015

FirstEnergy earnings jump on line investments, 'conservative' competitive strategy

The company will significantly lower the amount of power it generates this year.

By Robert Walton • May 4, 2015

Xcel earnings fall on weather, nuclear costs

A normal winter weather led to a reduction in power sales compared to last season's bitter cold.

By Robert Walton • May 4, 2015

Weather, operating performace push Duke earnings higher

After missing expectations for the two previous quarters, Duke exceeds analysts' predictions.

By Robert Walton • May 4, 2015

PSEG earnings get a boost from weather, settlement of Sandy claims

An insurance settlement related to Superstorm Sandy provided more than $200 million.

By Robert Walton • May 4, 2015

Wisconsin approves We Energies-Integrys merger

Regulators attached conditions to the merger approval, including returning sharing excessive profits with customers.

By Robert Walton • May 4, 2015

Xcel subsidiary Northern States Power tests community solar in Wisconsin

A proposed 3 MW offering comes in response to co-ops’ development of solar.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 1, 2015

All you need to know about Tesla's big battery announcement

Elon Musk revealed two batteries, a possible 250 MW utility project, and his longstanding ambition to "fundamentally change the way the world uses energy."

By Davide Savenije • May 1, 2015

What you missed at CS Week: How the utility-customer relationship is changing

Utilities need to change the way they think about customers or go the route of the landline telephone, Duke's CEO said in the keynote address. 

By Gavin Bade • May 1, 2015

San Bruno penalty slashes PG&E earnings

The company tallied $584 million in non-recurring costs, the bulk of which related to the San Bruno explosion in 2010.

By Robert Walton • May 1, 2015

Southern Co. profits boosted by lower Kemper construction charges

 Southern's earnings included a $6 million after-tax charge related to construction of the Kemper power facility.

By Robert Walton • May 1, 2015