Irma restoration expected to conclude this week as Duke apologizes for lapses

Florida Power & Light still has 300,000 customers without power and Duke Energy missed a self-imposed restoration deadline, sowing discontent among thousands. 

By Robert Walton • Sept. 18, 2017

Alectra Utilities CEO: 'Someone's going to cannibalize our business — it may as well be us'

"Someone's going to eat our lunch. They're lining up to do it," CEO Brian Bentz told Utility Dive. Here's how the Canadian utility is moving aggressively into DERs.

By Gavin Bade • Sept. 14, 2017

Explore the Trendline➔

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

Anheuser-Busch buys enough wind power to brew 20 billion beers a year

The company is buying 152.5 MW from Enel Green Power's Thunder Ranch wind farm in Oklahoma, which is expected to come online later this year.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 14, 2017

DOE expands SunShot program after hitting original cost goal 3 years early

The new program aims to cut utility-scale solar costs to $0.03/kWh and boost durability and lifetimes in panels. 

By Krysti Shallenberger • Sept. 13, 2017

Customer grid defections are a utility branding issue

For decades, customers regarded electricity as a commodity, and electric utilities as its regional monopoly providers. Fast forward to today, and the landscape is undergoing a tectonic shift.

Sept. 12, 2017

Vivint, ChargePoint to pair home solar with EV charging

The companies plan to offer a suite of energy tools, including solar arrays, an EV charger, a home battery and an intelligent energy management system.

By Peter Maloney • Sept. 12, 2017

Half of Florida still without power as Irma churns into Southeast

Federal officials say storm recovery and power restoration will involve the "largest ever mobilization of line restoration workers in this country."

By Robert Walton • Sept. 12, 2017

California energy interests set to square off over Puente natural gas plant

Solar and storage can meet power needs cheaper than outdated capacity analyses suggest, clean energy advocates will tell regulators this week. 

By Robert Walton • Sept. 11, 2017

Millions without power in Florida as FPL warns of 'extensive' Irma rebuild

Hurricane Irma weakened to a tropical storm Monday after battering southern Florida over the weekend.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 11, 2017

Arizona regulator can't demand campaign finance records, APS says

The utility filed court documents against Arizona Corporation Commissioner Bob Burns, saying only state lawmakers can demand more details of campaign spending.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 11, 2017

Bankruptcy court approves Sempra plan to acquire Oncor

The energy company last month announced a $9.45 billion bid for Energy Future Holdings, the parent company of Texas utility Oncor.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 8, 2017

New emails reveal behind-the-scenes battle over Summer nuke

Utility officials suspected they were victims of "financial malfeasance" by contractor Westinghouse as early as last summer, hiring bankruptcy lawyers in June 2016.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 8, 2017

Choosing the right grid infrastructure in the wake of the DOE grid study

Rocky Mountain Institute's Mark Dyson says the grid study failed to highlight the opportunities to boost resiliency with distributed energy resources. 

By Mark Dyson • Sept. 7, 2017

Cyberattacks raise risk of access to US power system, Symantec says

The attacks in Europe and the U.S. could lead to hackers gaining control of power system operations, the security firm said.   

By Krysti Shallenberger • Sept. 6, 2017

Utilities knew of Summer nuke problems months before termination, audit claims

Santee Cooper and SCANA resisted the release of the internal audit, which warned them of significant construction issues in early 2016.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 5, 2017

Tesla, Vestas pair up to develop ways to combine storage and wind

The deal moves the market for Tesla's batteries beyond its electric vehicles and Powerwall batteries designed for use in homes and businesses.

By Peter Maloney • Sept. 5, 2017

Sunrun, Comcast team up to market residential solar systems

Comcast plans to begin marketing the solar company’s services to its customers on a selective basis later this year.

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 30, 2017

Xcel Energy proposes shuttering 2 Colorado coal plants

The agreement, reached with about a dozen stakeholders, could also lead to $2.5 billion in clean energy investments in rural Colorado.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 30, 2017

How top utilities are attracting next-gen workers

 Lloyd Adams from SAP for Utilities explains how utilities could attract a more diverse workforce

By Lloyd Adams • Aug. 29, 2017

Duke proposes 700 MW of solar, 50 MW of storage in revised Florida settlement

The settlement, originally approved in 2013, would include additional investments in smart meters and 500 EV chargers, while ending the proposed Levy Nuclear Project. 

By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 29, 2017

Microgrids are poised to grow as large utilities see a growth vehicle

These facilities could be going mainstream as big utilities ramp up C&I services. 

By Peter Maloney • Aug. 28, 2017

Case study: APS invests in microgrid as Phoenix metropolitan area grows

The 63 MW microgrid can swiftly pivot into operating on solar and storage. 

By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 28, 2017

Duke proposes to pull plug on Lee nuclear project, raise rates to cover coal ash cleanup

The North Carolina utility wants to cancel its Lee Nuclear project in the wake of Westinghouse Electric's financial demise. 

By Robert Walton • Aug. 28, 2017

ERCOT: Hurricane Harvey knocked out power to 300K Texas customers

Nearly 68,000 MW of capacity was at risk or lay directly in the Category 4 storm's path. 

By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 28, 2017

Mississippi Power CEO 'very surprised' by failed Kemper negotiations

Mississippi Power and the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff have yet to reach a settlement regarding the utility’s canceled Kemper integrated gasification combined-cycle project.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 28, 2017