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NRG, Green Charge partner on integrated vehicle recharging stations
The charging stations use an integrated battery to cut consumer costs.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 10, 2014 -
Report: NRC missed chance to spot problems at San Onofre nuclear plant
More rigorous procedures could have flagged critical problems, according to a new report.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 9, 2014 -
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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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Utilities turn to gas to preserve dwindling coal supplies
Coal is more economical, but utilities are worried about having enough this winter.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Duke mistakently reports 500,000 payments as late
The error is not a data breach, the company said.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 8, 2014 -
SolarCity moves into solar loan market
SolarCity joins several competitors in loaning customers the money to purchase solar equipment.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Deep Dive
How SDG&E wants to power the electric vehicle market
The utility has put forth an ambitious plan to develop charging stations and explore rate design, but many challenges lie ahead.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Supreme Court will not hear challenge to EPA ozone rules
The agency is in the process of reviewing acceptable levels of the pollutant.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 7, 2014 -
Study: EPA GHG rules will save 3,500 lives each year
The Clean Power Plan would also prevent 1,000 hospitalizations and 220 heart attacks annually.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 7, 2014 -
SolarCity, Vivint take more than half of home PV market in Q2
SolarCity and Vivint accounted for more than 50% of the residential solar installation market in the second quarter.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 7, 2014 -
We Energies will keep existing solar rates unchanged for 10 years
New solar PV customers, however, will likely see new charges and altered rates.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 7, 2014 -
AEP asks Ohio PUC to guarantee income for 4 coal plants
Without ratepayer support, AEP says there could be plant closures, job cuts, and compromised power supplies.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 6, 2014 -
PSEG looking for M&A partner, may spin off merchant business
Deals with Pepco and PPL fell through earlier this year.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 3, 2014 -
Cost overruns for South Carolina's V.C. Summer nuclear plant hit $1B
The SCANA Corp.-Santee Cooper project is more than $10 billion over budget and almost 3 years behind.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 3, 2014 -
Department of Energy
Deep DiveWhat net metering will do to the utility business
Researchers take a close look at rooftop solar's impact on utility earnings and rates.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 3, 2014 -
HECO and Hawaii lawmakers plan push for community solar gardens
Electricity customers without available roofs can still own and benefit from solar.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 2, 2014 -
Ameren Missouri plans to replace coal plants with gas and renewables
The utility is moving away from coal in response to new EPA emission regulations.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 2, 2014 -
NRG acquires Pure Energies to grow customer acquisition for solar
NRG Solar is following market leaders SolarCity and Vivint toward vertical integration.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 2, 2014 -
Report: Duke Energy's NC utilities earning more than regulators authorize
Regulators say they are watching the situation closely.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 2, 2014 -
Entergy wants to merge two Louisiana utilities
The two Entergy subsidiaries plan $5 billion in upgrades, up to 1,600 MW of industrial load growth.
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 2, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Elon Musk reveals Tesla's next big thing: 'The D'
Tesla Motors' stock price jumped nearly 5% while Twitter and the rest of the Internet made jokes about Musk's "D."
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 2, 2014 -
Department of Energy
Vivint Solar IPO offer: $16 per share, market cap of $1.5 B
The second biggest vertically integrated solar installer-financier follows SolarCity into the market.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 1, 2014 -
NERC finds grid performed reasonably well during polar vortex
Communication and demand response helped the grid through record cold last winter, but improvements are needed, the report said.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 1, 2014 -
Duke Florida under increasing pressure from lawmakers in crucial week
Florida legislators want to make Duke refund $54 million to consumers, investigate its ties with PSC
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 30, 2014 -
APS, ratepayer advocate strike major deal on alternative procurement
The deal opens the door for price-competitive storage, efficiency, renewables, and demand response
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 30, 2014 -
Texas PUC says CenterPoint must share Houston Import Project
The decision effectively calls the transmission initiative six different “projects.”
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 29, 2014
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