Hawaii PUC nixes Hawaiian Electric bid to purchase oil power plant

Hawaii regulators said the benefit to ratepayers was "marginal," particularly since the utility has to hit 100% renewables by 2045.

By Krysti Shallenberger • May 10, 2017

Michigan regulators to decide fate of Palisades nuclear contract by August

The Michigan Public Service commission held public meetings this week focusing on a plan to terminate a nuclear power purchase agreement between Consumers Energy and plant operator Entergy.

By Krysti Shallenberger • May 10, 2017

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Data Centers and the US Grid

A look at how data centers are affecting the U.S. grid today and how new technologies and rate structures could affect that trajectory in the years to come.

By Utility Dive staff

Report: Power customers 'forced' to fund EEI political activities

A report from the Energy and Policy Institute calls into question which trade group political operations should be eligible for cost recovery from ratepayers.

By Gavin Bade • May 10, 2017

Virginia governor signs 11 energy bills, including solar, pumped hydro proposals

A slew of energy bills landed on the desk of Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D), including measures on community solar pilot projects, green development zones and rate approval for new pumped storage projects.  

By Krysti Shallenberger • May 9, 2017

Trump to nominate Powelson, Chatterjee to FERC

The Pennsylvania regulator and longtime Senate aide are steadfast supporters of state's rights and expanding energy infrastructure.

By Gavin Bade • May 9, 2017

CAISO updates proposed rules for demand response, energy storage

The California ISO plans to present updated station power rules and standards assessing the DR potential of aggregated customers at its late July board meeting. 

By Peter Maloney • May 9, 2017

NPCC: Northeast has sufficient power supplies to meet demand this summer

Even extreme weather wouldn't amount to enough power demand to cause reliability problems, the Northeast Power Coordinating Council said in its seasonal assessment. 

By Peter Maloney • May 9, 2017

Google eyes defection from NV Energy service

The tech giant asked Nevada regulators last week how to avoid exit fees if it chooses to source power from suppliers other than the incumbent utility. 

By Krysti Shallenberger • May 9, 2017

Choice in La La Land: LA County community aggregation has California utilities on full alert

Up to a million customers could shift service away from SCE, leaving the state's utilities worried about the costs of departing load.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 9, 2017

Study: Storage, renewables could replace New York's Indian Point nuke

A new study shows replacing lost capacity from Indian Point with storage and clean energy could save state ratepayers $315 million over a 5-year span. 

By Krysti Shallenberger • May 9, 2017

NextEra files for rehearing of 'arbitrary and capricious' Oncor deal rejection in Texas

Instead of accepting financial conditions Texas regulators want on the $18 billion acquisition, NextEra is charging that they broke the law in denying the deal last month.

By Gavin Bade • May 8, 2017

EPA chief Pruitt to recuse himself from lawsuits he brought as Oklahoma AG

Pruitt brought legal action against the federal EPA 14 times in his previous role as attorney general of Oklahoma. 

By Gavin Bade • May 8, 2017

Report: Wind energy sets 8-year record as installations swell in Q1

A new report released by the American Wind Energy Association says the industry "switched on more megawatts in the first quarter than in the last three quarters."

By Krysti Shallenberger • May 8, 2017

TVA Watts Bar-2 nuke to shut until summer amid safety culture concerns

The pump problem prompting the nuclear reactor's shutdown is not a safety concern, the utility says, but the plant had more employee complaints to the NRC than any other U.S. nuke last year.

By Peter Maloney • May 8, 2017

After a series of court wins, the question remains: Can Trump bring back coal?

Litigation delays at the D.C. Circuit last month bolstered Trump's campaign to undermine environmental regulations, but analysts say coal's decline is due to more "fundamental" issues. 

By Robert Walton • May 8, 2017

California ISO preps solar-heavy grid for total eclipse this summer

CAISO expects to see a 4,194 MW reduction in solar generation during the 82-minute eclipse on August 21.

By Peter Maloney • May 8, 2017

California's SGIP opens to strong demand for storage incentives

Tesla and AMS lead in allocations for large-scale storage in the first round of SGIP allocations. 

By Peter Maloney • May 5, 2017

EPA chief Pruitt: Coal plants necessary to ensure grid reliability

Pruitt's comments hit on a familiar theme of national security, giving an indication to how the administration may be approaching an ongoing review of baseload power supply.

By Robert Walton • May 5, 2017

Pressed by nuke subsidies, Dynegy to decide by year-end whether to leave Illinois market

If nuclear supports continue, Dynegy CEO Bob Flexon told a FERC conference that coal generation in MISO Zone 4 will "vanish."

By Peter Maloney • May 5, 2017

As utilities embrace DERs, pilot projects emerge as key element of compromise

Utility DER pilots are helping build familiarity with new technologies and resolve sector disputes over distributed energy policies. 

By Herman K. Trabish • May 4, 2017

Bucking Trump, US cities press ahead on clean energy, climate goals

More than two dozen cities now have renewable energy commitments, putting them on the front lines of climate action in the Trump era. 

By Jackie Snow • May 4, 2017

Green designs: Corporate demand pushes new generation of utility green tariffs

Utilities are rolling out more sophisticated, lucrative green tariffs to satisfy corporate sustainability goals. Can they prevent key accounts from defecting to independent suppliers? 

By Herman K. Trabish • May 4, 2017

Fanning: Southern needs $3.7B from Toshiba to finish Vogtle nuke

And even with that guarantee, Southern's CEO is unsure whether the utility can complete construction of the Georgia plant. 

By Peter Maloney • May 4, 2017

California PUC finalizes new 500 MW BTM battery storage mandate

The new utility mandate for 500 MW of behind-the-meter and distribution-connected storage is separate from private deployments under the state's SGIP incentive program, which re-opened Monday.

By Peter Maloney • May 4, 2017

The carbon consensus: Generators, analysts back CO2 price at FERC technical conference

Putting a price on carbon was just about the only common ground power sector stakeholders could find in two days of discussion on wholesale market reforms.

By Gavin Bade • May 3, 2017