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Shareholders grill Duke Energy on coal ash fiasco
Big investment funds demand an independent investigation.
By Kathy Larsen • March 28, 2014 -
Indiana kills its energy efficiency program
The Governor says he will order up a new program next year.
By Kathy Larsen • March 28, 2014 -
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TrendlineData 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.
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100 MW distributed solar plan wins over regulators in Minnesota
Plan marries distributed solar and new gas generation.
By Kathy Larsen • March 27, 2014 -
New gas units will power North Dakota oil country
The state's oil boom leaves the region panting for power.
By Kathy Larsen • March 27, 2014 -
Deep Dive
NRG CEO: Who's going to empower the American energy consumer?
David Crane wants NRG Energy to become the Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google of the power sector.
By Davide Savenije • March 27, 2014 -
PG&E hit 22.5% renewables milestone in 2013
The utility exceeded its 20% annual requirement for 'eligible' green power for the first time.
By Kathy Larsen • March 27, 2014 -
Duke Energy outlines plans for coal ash ponds
CEO Lynn Good says some North Carolina ash will be moved to lined landfills.
By Kathy Larsen • March 27, 2014 -
Kansas rejects repeal of renewable portfolio standard
Senate voted for repeal, but bipartisan House group votes no on conservative-led effort
By Kathy Larsen • March 26, 2014 -
Rooftop solar wins big in Vermont
Lawmakers significantly upped the net metering cap for solar deployments on utility systems.
By Kathy Larsen • March 26, 2014 -
Retired California regulator declares war on the 'duck curve'
The anxiety around California ISO's so-called duck curve stymies creative solutions to solar power production, says a former utility regulator.
By Kathy Larsen • March 25, 2014 -
FirstEnergy to pass polar vortex costs on to customers
FirstEnergy Solutions to impose one-time surcharge to cover high wholesale power costs
By Kathy Larsen • March 25, 2014 -
New Jersey seeks to undo ban on Tesla direct sales
Proposal would reverse Christie administration rule forcing the electric vehicle maker to sell through dealers.
By Kathy Larsen • March 25, 2014 -
New Senate bill would boost carbon capture funding
A North Dakota senator has major interest in cleaning up coal.
By Kathy Larsen • March 25, 2014 -
Sierra Club's anti-coal campaign targets Minnesota Power
Group says utility violated emission standards thousands of times.
By Kathy Larsen • March 25, 2014 -
Public power utilities get risk management relief
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission put government-owned utilities on the same footing as other energy companies for "swaps" hedging deals.
By Kathy Larsen • March 25, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Could terrorists really black out the power grid?
If nine substations are knocked out, the U.S. could suffer a crippling nationwide blackout for 18 months.
By Davide Savenije , Ethan Howland • March 24, 2014 -
Planned coal plant retirements on the rise
U.S. power producers have announced 5,360 MW in planned coal plant retirements since November.
By Davide Savenije • March 24, 2014 -
FERC rebukes Montana PSC for impeding renewable projects
FERC issued a declaratory ruling that would allow Montana regulators to remove "unreasonable obstacles" to the development of renewable power projects -- or face legal action.
By Davide Savenije • March 23, 2014 -
Ex-DOE chief explains how to solve the utility death spiral
Many utilities are fighting rooftop solar in the regulatory arena, but Steven Chu believes utilities can profit from distributed generation given the right business models.
By Davide Savenije • March 23, 2014 -
Regulators order DP&L to speed up power plant divestiture
Ohio regulators have directed Dayton Power & Light to speed up plans to off load its power plant fleet and move to full competition.
By Ethan Howland • March 21, 2014 -
New Jersey rejects offshore wind plan
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities rejected plans for a 25-MW offshore wind farm.
By Ethan Howland • March 21, 2014 -
NRDC: Latest trends cut costs of GHG reduction
The Natural Resources Defense Council's proposal for cutting greenhouse gas emissions could make steeper cuts and would be less expensive than an earlier analysis.
By Ethan Howland • March 21, 2014 -
Regulators: Duke Energy illegally pumped ash pond water into river
Duke Energy illegally pumped up to 61 million gallons of water from an ash basin into the Cape Fear River, according to state regulators.
By Ethan Howland • March 21, 2014 -
Regulators crack down on competitive power suppliers in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is moving to require increased product disclosure from competitive power suppliers.
By Ethan Howland • March 20, 2014 -
Groups blast PacifiCorp's coal power plans
Ratepayer advocates and environmental groups are urging the Oregon Public Utility Commission to withhold approval of PacifiCorp's planned investments in its coal-fired power plant fleet.
By Ethan Howland • March 19, 2014
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