Trivedi on NY's REV order: Why the utility should not be the DSP

New York's REV is innovative, but regulators should not let utilities own and operate the Distributed System Platform (DSP), writes consultant Navneet Trivedi. 

By Navneet Trivedi • March 2, 2015

Beyond the substation: How 5 proactive states are transforming the grid edge

Regulators are reshaping the role of the distribution system.

By Gavin Bade • March 2, 2015

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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

Michigan still struggling with partial deregulation scheme

Should the state remove caps on an energy choice program, or eliminate it altogether?

By Robert Walton • March 2, 2015

Regulators: HECO must continue to interconnect rooftop solar systems

The agreement affirms the Public Utilities Commission ability to determine what is in the best interest of customers.

By Robert Walton • March 2, 2015

Bills to end retail rate net metering fail in West Virginia, Indiana

Solar advocates expect further attacks from American Electric Power and other utilities.

By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 27, 2015

SRP board votes to increase charges on solar owners

Arizona's history of contention between utilities and solar installers gets another juicy chapter.

By Gavin Bade • Feb. 27, 2015

NY regulators approve state's first CCA program

The CCA pilot will be integral to determining the role of CCAs in New York's energy future.

By Davide Savenije • Feb. 27, 2015

Why utilities and solar advocates can't agree on what solar costs

A row over the cost of solar in Arizona is illustrative of other battles nationwide.

By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 26, 2015

Kansas lawmakers again push to end state's renewable energy mandate

Kansas IOUs have already contracted or committed to renewable sources for the 2020 mandate.

By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 26, 2015

Atoms for electricity: Inside Exelon's push to save its Illinois nuclear fleet

Is nuclear power so vital to the climate fight that it is worth subsidizing?

By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 26, 2015

NY regulators issue groundbreaking REV order

Regulators tell utilities to develop Distributed System Platforms.

By Davide Savenije • Feb. 26, 2015

Proposed drone rules could revolutionize grid monitoring

San Diego Gas & Electric is already experimenting drones, and said the potential savings are significant.

By Robert Walton • Feb. 26, 2015

Ohio regulators reject AEP proposal to guarantee coal plant income

The proposal was seen by many in the coal power industry as a possible precedent.

By Gavin Bade • Feb. 26, 2015

Virginia Gov. signs law freezing Dominion rates until 2020

The bill freezes rates for five years while also protecting the utility from regulatory oversight.

By Robert Walton • Feb. 26, 2015

Green Tea Coalition opposes solar bill in Florida Senate

SB1118 allows third party sales of solar electricity but includes utilities and regulators.

By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 25, 2015

Regulators approve Kentucky Power efficiency, demand management programs

Residential customers will see the efficiency surcharge decrease significantly, 

By Robert Walton • Feb. 25, 2015

ComEd used $60M in ratepayer money for charity, "politically influential" donations

ComEd says its charitable giving benefits the community.

By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 25, 2015

FERC approves risk-based approach for NERC planning

The approach will focus on higher-risk problems will still tracking less immediate issues.

By Robert Walton • Feb. 25, 2015

Consumer advocates press for variable pricing in Illinois

Time-of-use rates will lower energy consumption and customer costs, advocates say.

By Robert Walton • Feb. 25, 2015

Oregon city worries legal pot will raise electric rates for all

Because the city of Ashland, Ore., buys power from the Bonneville Power Administration, a single large grow operation could raise rates for all residents.

By Robert Walton • Feb. 25, 2015

What electric reliability is actually worth and what it means for utilities

Different utilities can use the same means to get to different reliability needs.

By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 25, 2015

Secret PG&E "self-investigation" finds obstructions on 20% of its gas pipelines

State regulators secretly green-lighted a "self-investigation" for PG&E after the deadly San Bruno explosion in 2008.

By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 24, 2015

Greens: Duke's maligned coal ash handling is typical for industry

Over 200 contaminations and spills document water contamination and deformed fish near coal ash sites.

By Herman K. Trabish • Feb. 24, 2015

SDG&E: If you're not prepared for the change, it's too late

Sunny San Diego may be the perfect place for solar, but solar adoption is causing serious problems on the grid. 

By Davide Savenije • Feb. 24, 2015

West Virginia solar advocates urge governor to veto net metering bill

Solar advocates say a bill in West Virginia could ruin the resource's value proposition.

By Robert Walton • Feb. 24, 2015