TransAlta sells renewables, natural gas stakes to MidAmerican

TransAlta is selling about 420 MW of geothermal, hydroelectric and natural-gas fired capacity to MidAmerican Energy Holdings for $193.5 million.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 21, 2014

Regulators approve Ameren Illinois power line project

Illinois regulators approved a $1.1 billion, 345-kV power line to be built by an Ameren transmission subsidiary.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 21, 2014

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Sustainability

Companies are pursuing increasingly ambitous sustainability goals around clean energy, but integrating rising amounts of renewables, minimizing environmental impacts, and achieving carbon reduction targets can be challenging.

By Utility Dive staff

New York PSC approves ConEd climate change plan

New York regulators approved a rate freeze for ConEd that allows the utility to spend $1 billion hardening its system to adapt to climate change.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 21, 2014

Sumitomo develops storage system from used EV batteries

Japan's Sumitomo Corp. has developed an energy storage system that uses old batteries from electric vehicles.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 20, 2014

SunEdison plans to keep its solar projects, not sell them

SunEdison plans to keep its solar projects instead of selling them, which will lower near-term revenue but lead to higher profits.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 20, 2014

Salt River Project sees rise in rooftop solar installations

Salt River sees a 25% jump in rooftop installations while new solar in Arizona Public Service's territory falls in half.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 20, 2014

DNV GL's van Nispen predicts the future of the utility business

The director of DNV GL's energy advisory says utilities are struggling with “inertia” due to “uncertainty over the political dynamic.” 

By Davide Savenije • Feb. 19, 2014

Duke Energy expects to spend up to $5.5B on environmental compliance

Duke Energy expects to spend up to $5.5 billion to meet environmental rules through 2023, including changing how the company handles coal ash.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 19, 2014

NiSource plans $2.5B in utility infrastructure spending

NiSource, parent to Northern Indiana Public Service Co., expects to spend about $2.5 billion on electric infrastructure projects.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 19, 2014

DOE poised to grant $6.5B in nuclear loan guarantees for Vogtle plant

The Department of Energy is poised to grant $6.5 billion in loan guarantees for Southern Co.'s two new reactors at the Vogtle nuclear plant in Georgia.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 19, 2014

Arizona Public Service to add gas-fired units

Arizona Public Service plans to roughly double the size of a Tempe, Arizona, power plant to 620 MW.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 18, 2014

Navigant: Utility-scale battery market to grow to $2.5B by 2023

The global market for utility-scale battery storage will grow to $2.5 billion by 2023 from $164 million this year, according to Navigant Research.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 18, 2014

Duke Energy to sell Midwest power plants

Duke Energy plans to sell its stakes in 13 unregulated power plants totaling about 6,600 MW.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 18, 2014

DTE Energy: Deregulated power markets 'in trouble'

Deregulated power markets are "in trouble" and it is unlikely Michigan policymakers will expand the state's competitive market, according to DTE Energy's CEO.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 17, 2014

Peco faces record $120M in ice storm costs

Peco Energy faces a record $120 million price tag for the ice storm that hit Pennsylvania earlier this month.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 17, 2014

Portland General Electric plans $3B in capital spending

Almost half of Portland General's planned investments are for new generation.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 17, 2014

12 unforgettable quotes from NRG Energy CEO David Crane

For ten years, NRG Energy President and CEO David Crane has been telling us what he thinks. Here are some gems. 

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 14, 2014

EnerNOC buys Irish, German demand response firms

EnerNOC buys European firms as part of international expansion push.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 14, 2014

Calpine plans to sell Southeast power plants

Calpine to sell some of its plants in the Southeast, company officials told analysts.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 13, 2014

NorthWestern Energy says Montana coal units losing money

Two coal-fired Colstrip units are losing money, according to NorthWestern Energy.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 13, 2014

Bill Gates' Optim Energy goes bankrupt

Optim Energy claims it was a victim of a poor energy market in Texas.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 13, 2014

SunPower plans to add storage to PV systems

SunPower aims to add energy storage to its solar panel systems, officials say.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 13, 2014

The future of Opower and the rest of the cleantech space

Opower's IPO is yet another sign that the sector is maturing.

By Davide Savenije • Feb. 12, 2014

Cogenra Solar aims to bring hybrid storage to market

Cogenra Solar intends to use $2 million DOE grant to develop a modular solar system that includes energy storage.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 12, 2014

PG&E says it has enough power to get through drought

Despite a drought, PG&E believes it has enough power supply to meet its summer needs.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 12, 2014