Facing decline, NRG Energy forges new business models

NRG's long-term strategy focuses on business self-generation, home energy services and off-grid resources.

By Ethan Howland • March 4, 2014

Energy Future Holdings may sell T&D utility Oncor

Dallas-based Energy Future Holdings may sell Oncor, its distribution and transmission business, as part of a bankruptcy plan.

By Ethan Howland • March 4, 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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Opower releases financial details in $100M IPO filing

Opower lost $14.2 million last year because of the efficiency company's expansion drive, according to the company's IPO filing.

By Ethan Howland • March 4, 2014

Xcel Energy plans 150-MW solar RFP in Minnesota

Xcel Energy plans to meet a new Minnesota law that requires utilities to get 1.5% of their energy from solar by 2020.

By Ethan Howland • March 3, 2014

Warren Buffett: MidAmerican to make more 'major' acquisitions

"NV Energy will not be MidAmerican's last major acquisition," Warren Buffett told investors.

By Davide Savenije • March 3, 2014

Exelon wants legislative fix to prevent nuclear plant shutdowns

Exelon has been meeting with Illinois lawmakers to figure out a way to keep three nuclear plants that are unprofitable or barely making money from shutting down.

By Ethan Howland • March 3, 2014

PNM's electric sales fall 1.8% in New Mexico

PNM Resources saw sales fall 1.8% in New Mexico, but jump 2.6% in Texas, company officials said.

By Ethan Howland • March 3, 2014

NRG Energy to offer rooftop solar to its 2.3M retail customers

NRG sees rooftop solar as its largest growth opportunity over the next few years, said David Crane, NRG president and CEO.

By Ethan Howland • March 3, 2014

Despite talent shortage, hiring on rise in smart grid sector

A massive issue facing the industry is the imminent retirement of older power engineers, the report found.

By Davide Savenije • Feb. 28, 2014

Integrys sees zero growth in unregulated business

Integrys Energy Group expects zero earnings growth from its unregulated operations in the next few years, company officials said.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 28, 2014

Great Plains, AEP seek power line projects across U.S.

Great Plains Energy and American Electric Power are looking to bid on power line projects through their Transource joint venture.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 28, 2014

ITC Holdings sees more utility competition in power line business

Transmission company ITC Holdings is preparing for increased competition from regulated utilities, company officials said.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 28, 2014

Dayton Power & Light may sell power plant fleet

AES is considering selling Dayton Power & Light's roughly 3,450 MW power plant fleet, company officials said.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 27, 2014

Avista boosts planned capital expenditure to replace old infrastructure

Avista is increasing its planned capital expenditures to about $1 billion during the next three years, mainly to deal with aging infrastructure, company officials said.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 27, 2014

N.D. regulators approve 4-year rate hike pact for Xcel Energy

North Dakota regulators approved a first-of-its-kind four-year rate hike agreement for Xcel Energy.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 27, 2014

NextEra plans undersea power line from N.H. to Massachusetts

NextEra Energy Resources plans to build an $800 million undersea transmission line from Seabrook, New Hampshire, to near Boston.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 27, 2014

Tesla plans to have $5B battery factory running in three years

Tesla Motors and partners plan to spend about $5 billion building a factory in the Southwest that will start making low-cost batteries in three years.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 27, 2014

FirstEnergy to invest $4.2B in transmission

FirstEnergy plans to spend $4.2 billion on transmission in the next four years as part of the company's shift to focus on its regulated operations.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 26, 2014

North Carolina may require Duke Energy to remove coal ash

North Carolina regulators may require Duke Energy to remove the coal ash from a basin that recently leaked into the Dan River.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 26, 2014

Report: Customers to leave utilities as grid parity nears for solar-storage

As solar and energy storage prices fall, utilities in some markets will likely see increasing customer defections as grid parity gets closer in the next decade, according to a report from the Rocky Mountain Institute.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 26, 2014

Alliant Energy's residential sales grow for first time in 3 years

Alliant Energy's two utilities saw an increase in residential sales in 2013, company officials said.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 26, 2014

Edison International plans to seize distributed generation opportunities

Edison International, parent to Southern California Edison, plans to be active in emerging utility markets like distributed generation, company officials said.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 26, 2014

SDG&E's approach to rooftop solar, electric vehicles and the smart home

SDG&E's director of customer programs and projects spoke to Utility Dive about its business models.

By Davide Savenije • Feb. 25, 2014

Report: Concentrating solar can beat PV on electricity price

The concentrating solar market will shrink, but the technology will produce less expensive electricity than multicrystalline silicon, according to Lux Research.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 25, 2014

Minneapolis urged to stay with Xcel under new deal

Instead of forming a municipal utility, Minneapolis should seek ways to work with the utility to cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to a city-hired consultant.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 25, 2014