Boulder municipal utility plans hit another setback

The city will have to present condemnation plans to state regulators before it can pursue Xcel Energy's local distribution system.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 15, 2015

Duke's utilities hit bottom in customer satisfaction survey

But overall satisfaction is rising, according to a recent J.D. Power survey of business utility customers.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 15, 2015

Explore the Trendline➔

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

NRG plans big expansion into rooftop solar markets

The company says it wants to be the second biggest installer, behind SolarCity.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 15, 2015

Groups ask Hawaii PSC to focus on HECO reforms before acquisition

Clean energy advocates are worried regulators will let NextEra take over before completing reforms to modernize HECO's grid and boost distributed generation.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 15, 2015

How new turbine technology will open up the Southeast to wind development

"The message is that wind energy could be a more significant generation opportunity in this region than you thought." 

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 15, 2015

SRP will supply free wind power to Super Bowl XLIX

Salt River Project will provide free renewable power to the Super Bowl as part of a $1 million sponsorship package.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 15, 2015

Rooftop solar is now cheaper than the grid in 42 American cities

Homeowners in some of the largest U.S. cities can get a better return from rooftop solar than from a pension fund or the S&P 500, a new study found.

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 14, 2015

Tennessee clears transmission line to deliver Oklahoma wind to Southeast

The Plains & Eastern HVDC transmission line adds local clearance to DOE’s draft EIS approval.

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 14, 2015

FERC approves Great Northern transmission line to link Manitoba hydro and Minnesota wind

The line will be built by Canadian and U.S. utilities and will connect to MISO.

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 14, 2015

Michigan, We Energies agree to solution for U.P. power woes

The accord will allow the planned Integrys merger to move forward without opposition from Michigan.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 14, 2015

IRENA: U.S. can 'affordably' get to 27% renewable generation

With current policies, the U.S. energy mix will only reach 10% renewables by 2030 according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 14, 2015

Study: Consumers motivated by sustainability, not cash, to save energy

Researchers at UCLA show environmental benefits, not savings, push the most energy conservation.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 14, 2015

EIA forecast: Lower natural gas prices, increased renewables in 2015

Growth in electricity prices nationwide will drop to 1.1% from 2014’s 3.1%, EIA forecasted.

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 14, 2015

Xcel solar project meets resistance in Minnesota

Locals fear the NextEra Energy’s 62 MW installation will hurt land values.

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 13, 2015

Wind generation hits records, mitigates price spikes during cold snap

Wind energy shows it can help regulate power prices during extreme weather events.

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 13, 2015

ICF: Coal's future grim as power markets face fuel, regulatory uncertainty

Natural gas will continue to dominate the new generation mix.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 13, 2015

IPL asks Indiana regulators to raise fixed charges

IPL becomes the latest example in a nationwide trend to reshape rate structures.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 13, 2015

Predictions 2015 Part 2: 7 insider views on the utility business

Utilities, policymakers, researchers and more tell us what will change the way power companies do business in 2015.

By Gavin Bade • Jan. 12, 2015

New details emerge regarding origins of HECO-NextEra deal

NextEra CEO Jim Robo believed the renewable energy giant could bring its expertise to HECO's service territory.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 12, 2015

Northeast Utilities rebrands itself as Eversource Energy

The new name will go into effect Feb. 2.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 9, 2015

EEI: Utilities spent a record $37B on new T&D in 2013

A new EEI survey shows 2013 transmission spending to meet new needs up 14.2%.

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 8, 2015

IHS: Global solar PV to reach 53 GW in 2015, Calif. to become global leader

China, Japan, and the U.S. remain leaders and grid-tied solar plus storage will triple this year.

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 8, 2015

Stem closes funding round with committment from Exelon finance arm

The funding will allow Stem to expand its predictive analytics energy optimization platform.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 8, 2015

The new guide to the nation's best solar policies — and how to emulate them

It takes a suite of good policies to significantly boost solar, but every state is "different and special and changing."

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 8, 2015

Boulder releases muni finance data showing electicity price increases

The city has published a cash flow analysis of its municipalization plans but will not have to release software that helped develop its models.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 7, 2015