Duke confirms coal ash spill at North Carolina plant due to Hurricane Matthew flooding

The amount of ash spilled may be small, but environmental groups say it points to larger structural issues with Duke's coal ash storage. 

By Shalina Chatlani • Oct. 17, 2016

6 ways the presidential election will influence the electric utility sector

From FERC appointments to nukes and natural gas, experts outline how Trump or Clinton could shift the trajectory of the power sector. 

By Robert Walton • Oct. 17, 2016

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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

Great Plains, Westar strike merger settlement with Missouri PSC staff

Staff at the state regulatory agency agreed not to exert jurisdiction in exchange for a promise that Missouri power prices will not go up due to the merger. 

By Peter Maloney • Oct. 17, 2016

Video: US Civil Rights chair Castro says utilities, EPA need to 'step up' coal ash safety

The head of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights sat down to talk about his 2016 enforcement report, focused on environmental justice and coal ash.

By Shalina Chatlani • Oct. 14, 2016

Xcel to replace 1.4 GW of coal with renewables, gas as Minnesota regulators approve IRP

Environmentalists praised most of the plan, but said new gas generation could be avoided with enhanced demand response and efficiency. 

By Peter Maloney • Oct. 14, 2016

With new control technology, demand response set to become operational tool for utilities

The age of manual demand response is closing as new software allows automatic load management for utilities, Navigant's Brett Feldman argues in this guest post. 

By Brett Feldman • Oct. 13, 2016

Big Sky solar: On the long, hard road to net metering reform in Montana

Years of legislative wrangling have achieved little lasting reform, but recent utility talks behind closed doors could point a way forward.

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 13, 2016

EIA: Carbon emissions from US power sector lowest in 25 years

Coal-to-gas shifting and mild weather across the nation meant U.S. emissions dropped to the lowest level seen since 1991. 

By Peter Maloney • Oct. 13, 2016

Updated: Ohio regulators scale back FirstEnergy subsidy proposal

The decision comes after FERC blocked an earlier plan to cover costs at FirstEnergy's aging coal and nuclear plants. 

By Robert Walton • Oct. 13, 2016

Consumer group asks FERC to block sale of Entergy's Fitzpatrick nuke plant to Exelon

National consumer group Public Citizen says the companies omitted references to New York's $8 billion nuclear subsidy in their filing.

By Peter Maloney • Oct. 13, 2016

Amid rancorous solar rate debate, APS first non-California utility to surpass 1 GW of solar capacity

APS says it has invested a total of about $2 billion in solar power.

By Peter Maloney • Oct. 12, 2016

Solar split: How a new petition is dividing rooftop and utility-scale installers in SEIA

Rooftop installers want a bigger voice in the trade group, but leaders on both sides stress unity is still the priority. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 12, 2016

After a banner year, energy storage on track to best 2015's record-setting growth

Navigant Research's third-quarter report sees continued growth for storage and a growing role for residential installations.

By Peter Maloney • Oct. 11, 2016

Arizona draft order seeks shorter-term value of solar calculation

A recommended order from an Arizona administrative law judge pushes a five-year window for assessing the avoided costs of rooftop solar generation.

By Krysti Shallenberger • Oct. 11, 2016

10 charts that explain America's divide on energy and climate policy

Ideology trumps science when it comes to energy and climate, and that's bad news for utility leaders. 

By Gavin Bade • Oct. 11, 2016

Lawsuit seeks to stifle Nevada energy choice ballot initiative

Opponents of the initiative say that it could send energy prices "sky-high" if NV Energy's monopoly is ended. 

By Robert Walton • Oct. 11, 2016

Backlash grows against New York's nuclear plan as greens, consumer groups join forces

Opponents say keeping three older nuclear facilities online will cost consumers $8 billion.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 11, 2016

Energy, climate change make brief appearance at second presidential debate

Donald Trump again maligned the EPA's carbon regulations while Clinton focused on energy independence and natural gas as a "bridge."

By Robert Walton • Oct. 10, 2016

Kansas settlement would allow Algonquin Power & Utilities to buy Empire District

The acquisition is the latest in a trend of Canadian companies showing interest in U.S. utilities. 

By Robert Walton • Oct. 10, 2016

Solar group: Georgia Power not on track to meet 100 MW solar target by year's end

The Georgia Solar Energy Industries Association says the utility stopped evaluating and awarding projects last month.

By Peter Maloney • Oct. 7, 2016

Hawaii solar sector on the 'brink of collapse' as employment dips 42%

Hawaiian Electric Co. has reached caps on the grid-supply program that replaced net metering, meaning new customers no longer have an option to sell excess capacity back to the grid. 

By Robert Walton • Oct. 7, 2016

EIA: US residential electricity prices set to decline for first time since 2002

But if gas prices follow EIA projections, the trend will likely reverse next year. 

By Peter Maloney • Oct. 7, 2016

Duke to recycle coal ash from North Carolina plant to settle federal lawsuit

North Carolina's coal ash law requires the company to install three recycling units across the state.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 7, 2016

As the solar industry matures, business gets a little more complicated

While solar got a much-needed boost when Congress extended the 30% ITC, state policy changes are slowing down the residential market.

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 6, 2016

Developer of Two Elks carbon capture plant charged with federal fraud

Mark Ruffatto, head of the North America Power Group, has also been ordered to pay back $5.7 million of the $7.8 million in grant money received for the project. 

By Peter Maloney • Oct. 6, 2016