Outage at Exelon's Mystic plant drove tight ISO-NE Labor Day conditions

The unplanned event, caused by a power line fault, highlights the issues at stake in debates over fuel security in New England and grid resilience at FERC. 

By Gavin Bade • Updated Sept. 21, 2018

Navajo Generating Station buyer backs out, putting coal plant future in doubt

The largest coal plant west of the Mississippi could close next year unless a new buyer is found. 

By Robert Walton • Sept. 21, 2018

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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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Sempra to sell $1.54B solar, storage assets to Con Edison

The sale is the first part of a multiphase, portfolio-optimization initiative for Sempra.

By Iulia Gheorghiu • Sept. 21, 2018

FERC allows construction to resume on Atlantic Coast Pipeline

The 600-mile pipeline was put on hold after a federal appeals court invalidated permits for where it crosses federal lands in Virginia.

By Gavin Bade • Sept. 18, 2018

EV charging providers scale up amid a 'revolution in transportation'

ChargePoint and EVBox plan to expand their charging networks as new numbers show electric vehicle adoption is growing faster than analysts previously thought.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 18, 2018

Duke's Brunswick nuclear plant declares low-level emergency as floodwaters block access

Federal rules require a utility to declare an "unusual event" when access to a plant is impeded, but NRC officials say public safety was never at risk.

By Gavin Bade • Sept. 18, 2018

Massachusetts governor puts rival utility in charge of Columbia Gas disaster response

Baker handed the restoration efforts for more than 70 fires to Eversource Energy, saying the "follow through" from Columbia Gas "was just not there."

By Gavin Bade • Sept. 17, 2018

Hurricane Florence triggers coal ash spill, cuts power to millions

Hundreds of thousands of customers remain without power in the Carolinas and Virginia after the storm dropped record-breaking rain on the region this weekend. 

By Gavin Bade • Sept. 17, 2018

FERC, NERC open inquiry into winter load event that stressed Midwest grids

The inquiry could take on special significance given FERC's open grid resilience proceeding and the looming threat of a coal and nuclear bailout from the White House. 

By Gavin Bade • Sept. 13, 2018

Outages, coal plant flooding top concerns as utilities brace for Hurricane Florence

Environmental groups are afraid flooding could release toxic coal ash, but utilities say their bigger worry involves cooling ponds at regional power plants. 

By Catherine Morehouse • Sept. 12, 2018

SCE floats new wildfire grid upgrades after passage of California law

SCE's proposed $582 million hardening package comes in response to Senate Bill 901, which required utilities to update fire mitigation plans.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 12, 2018

McIntyre again defends FERC chief of staff amid political influence concerns

The FERC chairman said his chief of staff is "highly qualified" despite his comments that were widely interpreted as a statement that FERC is working with the White House on a bailout for coal and nuclear generators. 

By Gavin Bade • Sept. 12, 2018

Lyft commits to 100% renewable energy, full carbon neutrality

The company is "doubling down on our climate and clean energy commitments" just in time for the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco.

By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 11, 2018

Developers see value in California offshore wind development

Following market growth and big contract price drops along the East Coast, offshore wind developers are taking on floating foundations and the Navy on the West Coast. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 10, 2018

Let's bring back utility preferred stock... Sort of

The former senior director of S&P Global Ratings and founder of Utility Credit Consultancy makes a modest proposal to fundamentally change utility capital structures by adopting hybrid securities.

By Todd Shipman • Sept. 10, 2018

Pepco unveils $15M transportation electrification program for DC

Electric vehicle growth has been uneven in the District of Columbia, where two-thirds of residents are renters and have limited access to charging infrastructure.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 10, 2018

Duke 15-year plans lean heavy on gas to replace coal

Two-thirds of Duke's new capacity through 2033 will be from gas-fired power plants if regulators approve two resource plans submitted by the utility last week. 

By Robert Walton • Sept. 10, 2018

NextEra aims to reduce CO2 emissions rate 65% by 2021

Claiming one of the lowest emissions profiles of electric companies in North America, NextEra Energy announced a target to lower its rate of emissions 13% beyond reductions achieved since 2001.

By Iulia Gheorghiu • Sept. 7, 2018

Arizona Supreme Court rules 50% renewables initiative will appear on ballot

A utility-backed opposition group says it will now focus on convincing customers to vote against the measure, which would set a 50% renewable portfolio standard.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 4, 2018

NRG completes sale of renewables platform to GIP

The deal allows NRG to shed $6.7 billion in debt and refocus on its retail electricity business. 

By Robert Walton • Sept. 4, 2018

As Kentucky regulators reject smart meter plans, troubling trend continues for AMI

Kentucky Utilities and Louisville Gas & Electric "failed to provide sufficient evidence" that smart meters would benefit customers, regulators ruled last week.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 31, 2018

LBNL: Wind prices at record lows but future installations remain uncertain

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory expects installed wind capacity to plateau after 2021, when the resource's federal production tax credit begins to phase out.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 29, 2018

Playing with wildfire: California lawmakers outline utility liabilities in new report

What can state legislators accomplish in the last days of voting regarding the exposure that investor-owned utilities face to wildfire damages?

By Iulia Gheorghiu • Updated Aug. 28, 2018

Eversource completes sale of New Hampshire hydro plants

Company officials say the sale is the "final milestone in the deregulation of the electric utility industry in the Granite State."

By Robert Walton • Aug. 27, 2018

HECO warns of extended outages as Hawaii braces for Hurricane Lane

Experts are concerned the slow-moving storm could disrupt fuel deliveries or petroleum refining in the state, which relies on oil for much of its electricity generation.

By Gavin Bade • Aug. 24, 2018