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Eight utilities join MISO
Cleco Corp. and seven other utilities have joined the Independent System Operator.
By Davide Savenije • June 3, 2013 -
Why SCE's San Onofre disaster may be worse than you thought
See why Forbes' Ken Silverstein says the utility employed the "dumbest of all management strategies."
By Malena Amusa • June 3, 2013 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineSustainability
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.
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Fired employee claims PG&E plotted to mislead regulators
A layoff following a dispute over the use of key data for a rate increase has spiraled into a lawsuit.
By Malena Amusa • June 3, 2013 -
Georgia Power faces solar standoff with Tea Party
The Tea Party and GOP are demanding Georgia Power crank out more solar energy.
By Malena Amusa • June 3, 2013 -
Most Read Utility News of the Week: Warren Buffett, NV Energy and FERC
Need to catch up on the news posts that mattered most to Utility Dive readers this week? Here's your cheat sheet.
By Brian Warmoth • May 31, 2013 -
Patience is running out on Ameren's leaking coal ash ponds
An unlined ash pond leaked 50,000 gallons of contamination a day at one point.
By Malena Amusa • May 31, 2013 -
Duke wins first major NC rate case to finance grid updates, coal overstock
The new rate will funnel millions to pad Duke's rising costs.
By Malena Amusa • May 31, 2013 -
CT's Renewable Portfolio Standard Slated For Change
The Connecticut House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday that would allow large-scale hydropower to qualify as a Class I resource under the state's [...]
By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013 -
Sound-Off: Gina McCarthy confirmation delayed
On May 16, Gina McCarthy won the support of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on her confirmation as "head honcho" of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) but received no Republican votes.
By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013 -
Kansas coal a "financial loser"
The D.C. Circuit Court has dismissed an appeal by Sunflower Electric of a ruling requiring environmental review of Sunflower's proposed coal plant in Holcomb, Kansas. The decision lets stand a district court ruling that the U.S. government violated the law by allowing Sunflower to pr...
By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013 -
Mandatory groundwater monitoring demanded for Ameren coal plants
In 1988, Ameren found groundwater contamination at the Meramec coal ash disposal site, according to a report it filed with the DNR. The contamination was associated with one of two ash ponds at which Ameren is now proposing to build a coal ash landfill.
By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013 -
Citi Sees Brent-WTI Oil Price Spread Narrow ‘For a While’
Citi’s commodity research team just released a densely-packed note that breaks down the US oil transportation system reorganization currently underway and models potential market impacts associated with shifting crude and product flow patterns. Global oil price benchmark crude West Texas...
By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013 -
Wake-up call: big utilities finally pursuing rooftop solar
Many of the country's more "traditional" utilities are shaking off their reluctance and seriously considering getting into the rooftop solar business. Once considered a threat to the conventional utility business model, solar is looking like a more attractive option in an era of ...
By Linda Cui • May 30, 2013 -
Utilities want in on FCC's $4.5B rural broadband dollars
A utility trade group looks to FCC broadband funds to better finance smart grid development.
By Malena Amusa • May 30, 2013 -
PJM capacity prices knock Exelon stock, revenue to new low
With its stock tumbling 7% this week, Exelon braces for a big revenue shock.
By Malena Amusa • May 30, 2013 -
AEP unit plans coal-to-natural gas conversion at power plant
Appalachian Power requested approval from the Virginia State Corporation Commission to convert two of three coal-fired units at the 705 MW Clinch River Plant to run on natural gas.
By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013 -
PA coal-fired power plant subject to hourly SO2 limits
The Homer City Generating Station, a nearly 2 GW coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania, will now be subject to an hourly limit for sulfur dioxide pollution.
By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013 -
West Virginia PSC hearing testimony on power plant deal
The West Virginia Public Service Commission is hearing testimony this week on whether a power plant transaction between two FirstEnergy subsidiaries is in the best interest of customers.
May 29, 2013 -
Total Hit with Nearly $400 million in SEC and DOJ Fines
Total has agreed to pay more than $398 million to settle Securities Exchange Commission and Department of Justice charges for violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Total will pay the SEC $153 million and the DOJ $245.2 million related to charges that the French oil major paid $60 mil...
By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013 -
New Law Mandates 1.5% Solar Carve-Out For Minnesota IOUs
On May 23, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed into law a bill requiring the state's investor-owned utilities (IOUs) to procure 1.5% of their electricity from [...]
By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013 -
DOI To Streamline Energy And Transmission Projects In Pacific Northwest
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell has signed a declaration of cooperation with Oregon and Washington to expedite the review and permitting of energy generation, [...]
By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013 -
Illinois smart grid back on track
Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) is back on track since the Illinois General Assembly overrode a veto against its enactment. The legislation, which clarifies language in the original smart grid law, takes effect immediately.
By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013 -
FERC chairman submits resignation to President Obama
There is no word yet on who may replace him.
By Davide Savenije • May 29, 2013 -
Deep Dive
What have bill-pay utility scammers been up to lately?
Maybe it's the summer heat—because bill-pay scammers are coming out in throngs.
By Malena Amusa • May 29, 2013 -
Regulators to Energy Traders: HELP (or else)
One of the most frightening scenes from the financial crisis unfolded in the staid environs of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Washington offices, where the regulators charged with monitoring derivatives trade gathered together the heads of commodity trading from recently sham...
By Linda Cui • May 29, 2013
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