Rocky Mountain Power to buy 320 MW of solar

Rocky Mountain Power boosts renewables portfolio in Idaho and Utah after striking new deals with FirstWind.

By Claire Cameron • June 22, 2014

PG&E to spend $100M to harden substations against attacks

The armed attack on PG&E's Metcalf substation has brought grid security back into the national spotlight.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 20, 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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Duke Energy is top utility for women

Duke and Sempra Energy made the top five of Ernst & Young's rankings of power companies for gender diversity.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 20, 2014

Louisiana utility Cleco for sale

A Canadian infrastructure firm's unexpected bid has led Cleco Corp. to put itself up for sale for the second time in two years.

By Claire Cameron • June 20, 2014

AES sells part of solar portfolio to SunEdison for up to $207 million

SunEdison will own 50% of 336 MW of solar. 

By Herman K. Trabish • June 19, 2014

Report: 50% of U.S. homebuilders to offer rooftop solar for single-family homes by 2016

Solar is becoming an increasingly standard offering for homebuilders.

By Claire Cameron • June 19, 2014

Decisions loom on aging U.S. coal plant fleet

With environmental regulations looming large, utilities must decide what to do with their oldest, most inefficient coal plants.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 18, 2014

San Francisco proposes competing with PG&E for electricity customers

The city Board of Supervisors has proposed selling hydropower from the Hetch Hetchy reservoir to customers. 

By Herman K. Trabish • June 18, 2014

SolarCity buys Silevo to become 4th U.S. vertically integrated solar giant

The acquisition will assure adequate module supply as the company expands installation capacity to “tens of gigawatts per year” through the next ten years.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 18, 2014

Public power chief eyes 'substantial challenges' ahead

At the American Public Power Association's annual meeting, CEO Sue Kelly criticized the EPA and warned of significant challenges ahead for public utilities.

By Claire Cameron • June 18, 2014

Reliant launches all-you-can-use electricity plan

Texas customers will be able to enroll in Reliant's unlimited electricity contract with monthly flat fees calculated according to customer needs.

By Claire Cameron • June 18, 2014

MISO may double number of power plants pulled out of retirement

In an effort to maintain grid reliability, MISO expects to continue ordering power plants to keep operating even when they are inefficient and unprofitable. 

By Claire Cameron • June 16, 2014

Xcel to invest $557M in transmission in Texas, New Mexico

New high-voltage power lines are coming to meet growing demand in the Southwest.

By Claire Cameron • June 16, 2014

ACEEE: 10% electric sales decline won't cause utility death spiral

Though mass customer defections are unlikely, new revenue sources are needed to sustain the profitability of electric utilities, according to a new report.

By Claire Cameron • June 16, 2014

Elon Musk opens up all of Tesla Motors' patents

Tesla Motors have made their patented electric vehicle and charger technology open to the public domain in an attempt to boost electric vehicle production.

By Claire Cameron • June 16, 2014

Arizona substation attacked with bomb

A "really crude" homemade bomb was placed next to a 50,000-gallon diesel storage tank.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 15, 2014

Minnesota introduces statewide off-peak EV charging rate

Regulators have required utilities to offer a discounted, overnight refueling rate.

By Claire Cameron • June 13, 2014

NRG to refuel NY coal plant with natural gas

New York's Dunkirk coal plant has been given a second lease of life after state regulators approved a plan to refuel it with natural gas.

By Claire Cameron • June 13, 2014

62% of Americans want to cut emissions even if energy costs increase

EPA's plan to reduce CO2 emissions will likely raise electric rates; turns out most consumers are fine with that.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 12, 2014

Rocky Mountain Power seeks surcharge for rooftop solar owners

The utility is pushing for a $4.25 flat fee as part of its Utah rate case.

By Claire Cameron • June 12, 2014

Google entering utility software and hardware market, sources say

Operating the transmission and distribution network could one day become as simple as a quick Google search. 

By Herman K. Trabish • June 11, 2014

Hawaii provides U.S. utilities a glimpse of the future

“While states are starting to debate these questions and looking to five to 10 years down the road, we are dealing with these challenges in real-time.”

By Davide Savenije • June 11, 2014

New bill would change community choice aggregation rules in CA

If the bill is passed, community choice aggregation would become "opt-in" instead of "opt out."

By Claire Cameron • June 11, 2014

Duke Energy agrees to pay for Dan River clean-up, no matter the cost

The utility signed off on a deal with North Carolina and Virginia environmental agencies.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 10, 2014

PPL, Riverstone agree merger to form 3rd largest IPP in US

Talen Energy, the resulting company, will own and operate over 15,000 MW of generation.

By Herman K. Trabish • June 10, 2014