Cape Wind hit with new setback as two utilities back out of PPAs

National Grid and NStar say the project failed to meet its financing and construction deadline.

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 7, 2015

Arizona's utility-owned solar programs: The new business models utilities are looking for?

APS will pay a monthly fee to solar hosts solar and TEP will reward them through rates.

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 7, 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

Missouri utilities propose new fixed charges to cover infrastructure costs

KCP&L and Empire Electric want new charges to mitigate fixed and variable charge “distortions.”

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 6, 2015

Exelon needs to nearly double power prices to keep Ginna nuclear plant open

New York regulators' tolerance of unprofitable plants will be tested in the coming months.

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 6, 2015

Winter weather pushes PJM prices to nearly $300/MWh

A mass of Arctic air has brought bone chilling temperatures to large portions of the eastern United States.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 6, 2015

AEP weighing sale of merchant generation business

The Ohio-based utility could sell as many as seven generation facilities, reports say.

By Gavin Bade • Jan. 6, 2015

Activists push for new RTO as Southeast utility reserve margins called into question

NC WARN wants federal regulators to investigate Duke, Southern, FPL, TVA, and other Southeastern utilities, saying their new generation capacity is actually unneeded overbuilding aimed at pumping profits and blocking renewables.

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 6, 2015

Predictions 2015 Part 1: 7 energy insiders envision the year to come

From distributed energy to customer engagement, industry professionals weigh in on what we can expect in 2015.

By Gavin Bade • Jan. 5, 2015

California public utility chooses storage over new gas plant

Imperial Irrigation District plans to install a $68 million storage system to help integrate solar power into the grid.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 4, 2015

Study: Spending on outage managment systems to reach $1.3B in 2023

Utilities will increase spending on smart technologies to streamline outage detection and repair, Navigant Research found.

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 2, 2015

North Carolina regulators reject proposals to change utility-scale solar regulations

NCUC upholds standard contract term, project size, and avoided cost calculation for utility scale solar projects.

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 2, 2015

Vivint Solar plans 20 new offices in big national market epansion

Building on solar’s boom and its billion dollar IPO, Vivint Solar eyes 20 new markets.

By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 30, 2014

Utility Dive's 10 most popular stories of 2014

Business model innovations proved most appealing on Utility Dive this year. 

By Gavin Bade • Dec. 29, 2014

EPA's long-awaited coal ash rule pleases nobody

EPA says it went as far as the law and the facts will allow in ruling on the handling of coal ash.

By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 28, 2014

Warm December drives natural gas prices to near two-year low

There is more gas in storage now than there was at this point last winter, but levels are still significantly below the five-year average.

By Robert Walton • Dec. 23, 2014

New PG&E emails show more unethical dealings with California regulators

Commission Chair Peevey warned the utility on negotiations over its deadly pipeline explosion.

By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 23, 2014

Jobs fall in generation industry — except for renewables

Jobs in solar energy generation are up more than 200% since the beginning of 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but nuclear energy generation has lost more than 4,900 jobs.

By Randy Lilleston • Dec. 23, 2014

Nebraska utility will get nearly half its energy from renewables by 2016

New 25-year contracts for wind and solar will save ratepayers $429 million.

By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 22, 2014

FERC proposes $30M in penalties for Powhatan trading firm

Federal regulators are charging Powhatan Energy Fund with manipulation of wholesale power markets.

By Robert Walton • Dec. 22, 2014

Was the Sony hack a practice run for later attempts on utilities?

Experts say the hacking scandal which has plagued Sony may have been a test run for even more serious digital incursions.

By Robert Walton • Dec. 22, 2014

SolarCity brings in head Obama campaigner, preps major customer acquisition drive

Former Obama organizer Jon Carson, SolarCity’s new sales ambassador, believes connecting people will get more solar on the grid.

By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 21, 2014

Florida PSC: Utilities may charge customers for natural gas drilling

The almost unprecedented decision backs FPL’s commitment to price-volatile natural gas

By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 19, 2014

DC residents organize against the $6.8B Exelon-Pepco merger

Locals say Exelon’s commitment to nukes will block their drive for renewables and efficiency.

By Herman K. Trabish • Dec. 19, 2014

How YieldCos and independent generation will drive utility mergers in 2015

An increase in power utility deals this year is expected to carry over into 2015, according to an analyst at PwC US.

By Robert Walton • Dec. 19, 2014

DOE to fund 22 projects focused on emissions, efficiency

The $60 million in funding was announced by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.

By Robert Walton • Dec. 18, 2014