Corporate News: Page 154
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'Tis the season: This week's most read utility news
What's under the utility industry's Christmas tree?
By Davide Savenije • Dec. 6, 2013 -
Fitch: Despite fears, positive outlook for California IOUs
California's regulatory environment supports utility business, Fitch says.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 6, 2013 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineSustainability
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.
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SolarCity offers solar storage with Tesla batteries
The battery systems aim to cut peak demand charges for commercial customers.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 5, 2013 -
Xcel Energy plans to start transmission company
Xcel to focus on New Mexico, Texas.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 5, 2013 -
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Bank of America issues $500M 'green' bond
The bank will use the bond to fund efficiency and renewables.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 5, 2013 -
California utility plans power lines to export renewables
The 500-kV lines would deliver power to Los Angeles and Arizona.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 4, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Why utilities are betting on wind
Here's a hint: it's not renewable mandates.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 4, 2013 -
SDG&E, NRG Energy in talks over new power plant
The new plant would replace power from the shuttered San Onofre nuclear plant.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 4, 2013 -
Hitachi unveils grid-scale energy storage system
The batteries would help integrate renewables onto the grid.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 3, 2013 -
Calpine expands Texas power fleet
Calpine in $625 million deal for 1,050-MW plant.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 3, 2013 -
Deep Dive
How Opower sells energy efficiency to utilities
Utility Dive's Davide Savenije spoke to CEO Dan Yates about Opower's business model and utilities' reluctance to embrace energy efficiency.
By Davide Savenije • Dec. 3, 2013 -
Regulators OK Idaho Power emissions plan
But the Idaho PUC denies cost recovery assurance for the coal plant project.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 3, 2013 -
GE, Iberdrola invest in battery storage startup
Stem plans to increase production with new funds.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 3, 2013 -
Judge clears path for proposed Utah nuclear plant
Legal hurdle removed, but who will buy power from Blue Castle plant?
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 2, 2013 -
Federal regulators won't hold up NRG Energy's power plant deal
NRG is poised to buy about 8,000 MW from Edison Mission Energy.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 2, 2013 -
Startup offers one-stop shopping for solar
Geostellar aims to cut solar's "soft" costs.
By Ethan Howland • Dec. 2, 2013 -
Deep Dive
8 disruptive companies that utilities should watch in 2014
These companies are leading the way on DSM, renewables, storage and lighting.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 27, 2013 -
SunEdison plans solar IPO
Solar company could raise $300 million to fund development.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 26, 2013 -
SolarCity to expand operations in California
SolarCity sees a growing market. Workers wanted.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 26, 2013 -
Duke Energy plans to sell over 12 power plants
Duke's Midwest fleet can't keep up with natural gas prices on the wholesale market.
By Davide Savenije • Nov. 26, 2013 -
Deep Dive
What SolarCity's landmark financing deal means for utilities
Securitization lowers costs and raises cash. Good for SolarCity; not so much for utilities.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 25, 2013 -
SolarCity lowers prices to offset Arizona solar fee
But the new fee has already driven a small solar installer out of business.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 25, 2013 -
DTE Energy fires worker for mocking customers on Facebook
DTE Energy fired a call center worker after she wrote a profanity-laced complaint about customers on her Facebook page.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 24, 2013 -
Calm before the storm: This week's most read utility news
The net metering "debate" in Arizona is just a premonition of what's coming.
By Davide Savenije • Nov. 22, 2013 -
Whistleblower sues Consumers Energy over alleged $3B rate fraud
The suit charges that Michigan utility overcharged customers.
By Ethan Howland • Nov. 20, 2013
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