Regulation & Policy: Page 342
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Barclays to fight FERC’s $453M market manipulation penalty in court
This is FERC's biggest market manipulation case to date.
By Malena Amusa • July 17, 2013 -
Brutal heat may lead NYISO to reduce power usage for second day
The grid's demand response programs are meant to conserve power usage on peak demand days.
By Roger Riddell • July 16, 2013 -
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Power demand is rising amid dramatic shifts in federal energy policy, but technology and markets continue to push the grid toward cleaner, more distributed resources.
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Review of Mississippi Power's spending on Kemper plant may take months
The review may all depend on what the utility knew when it made spending decisions.
By Roger Riddell • July 16, 2013 -
Deep Dive
The 10 greatest challenges the utility industry faces today
Panelists at this year's National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid shared opinions on everything from dynamic pricing to the evolution of the utility business model.
By Davide Savenije • July 16, 2013 -
‘Trade secrets’ are reason for Xcel nuclear plant upgrade's $267M cost overrun
Xcel’s plant repairs ran 83% over budget but the utility hopes customers will back the costs.
By Malena Amusa • July 16, 2013 -
NYISO implements power reduction programs due to heat wave
Near-record electricity demand is expected over the next few days.
By Roger Riddell • July 15, 2013 -
New energy efficiency rules approved in Miss.
The state ranks last in the nation for energy efficiency policy and spending.
By Malena Amusa • July 15, 2013 -
Departing TVA nuclear chief to get $500K farewell bonus
Preston Swafford will be rewarded handsomely despite the NRC citing one of his plants for safety issues.
By Malena Amusa • July 15, 2013 -
Maryland PSC approves PEPCO’s reliability surcharge
More than a half-million PECO customers must now pay a premium price for reliable electricity service.
By Malena Amusa • July 15, 2013 -
Report: FirstEnergy's loophole-heavy efficiency practices cost customers $400M
What does FirstEnergy have against energy efficiency?
By Malena Amusa • July 15, 2013 -
DOE study: Climate change to ravage U.S. energy industry, costing trillions
The entire U.S. energy value chain is under siege and “the costs are significant,” the Department of Energy says.
By Malena Amusa • July 12, 2013 -
Exelon changes incentive policy, gives ComEd execs stock again
The executive incentive practice was previously halted due to disputes with Illinois lawmakers in 2008.
By Roger Riddell • July 11, 2013 -
Entergy, ITC offer to offset rate hikes for approval of transmission spin-off
State regulators gave the FERC-approved deal the cold shoulder, but Entergy and ITC are trying to sweet talk into approving it.
By Davide Savenije • July 11, 2013 -
Judge wants to cut Xcel’s $285M Minn. rate request in half
Xcel is already making enough money, Judge Jeanne Cochran claims.
By Malena Amusa • July 11, 2013 -
Should Duke Energy pay penalty for bogus charges?
A watchdog group is fighting Duke’s North Carolina rate hike proposal tooth and nail.
By Malena Amusa • July 11, 2013 -
Tri-State claims it will take $1B to meet Colorado mandate
Colorado’s second-biggest utility might add 430MW of wind by 2020, but skepticism looms.
By Malena Amusa • July 11, 2013 -
Deep Dive
What the utility industry will look like in 10 years: 6 predictions
Panelists at the National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid were asked what the utilities might look like in 10 years—in just one sentence.
By Davide Savenije • July 10, 2013 -
Md. reports drop in utility contracting among companies with diverse ownership
The report comes on the 20th anniversary of the state's voluntary diversity contracting program.
By Roger Riddell • July 10, 2013 -
Deep Dive
DOE's Patricia Hoffman lays out her vision for the smart grid
The National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid hosted Hoffman, who spoke on where demand response is headed and what Secretary Moniz wants to see.
By Davide Savenije • July 10, 2013 -
Duke Energy removes political money mistakenly added to NC rate hike
Duke admits making an accounting error regarding $326,000 in political contributions.
By Malena Amusa • July 10, 2013 -
Utilities campaign to fight EPA coal plant crackdown in Wyoming
Utilities are piping mad over EPA’s latest plan to reduce atmospheric haze through a set of controls that might cost utilities more than $1B.
By Malena Amusa • July 10, 2013 -
Judges urge Texas PUC to stop Entergy's $1.78B asset spin-off
Entergy plans to spin off and merge its transmission assets across four states with an ITC Holdings subsidiary, but Texas regulators may get in the way.
By Davide Savenije • July 9, 2013 -
NRG Yield plots $411M IPO
The NRG Energy subsidiary, which was formed in 2012, operates natural gas, solar and wind plants.
By Davide Savenije • July 9, 2013 -
U.S. Justice Dept. suing OG&E over $61M coal plant upgrades
The federal government says the Oklahoma utility violated the Clean Air Act after spending $61M in coal plant upgrades without attaining the necessary permits.
By Malena Amusa • July 9, 2013 -
Net-metering setbacks for utilities in Idaho and Louisiana
Recent rulings indicate an uphill battle for utilities wanting to curtail net-metering payments.
By Malena Amusa • July 9, 2013
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