Regulation & Policy: Page 356


  • 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
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    Top 5 Stories from Utility Dive

    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. 

    By Utility Dive staff
  • 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
  • Duke Energy faces overcharging accusations at rate hearings

    Advocacy groups contend Duke Energy submitted a $446M rate request with the intention of overcharging its customers.

    By Davide Savenije • July 8, 2013
  • Duke CEO proposes pay-as-you-go billing for new plant construction

    The newly minted CEO wants a pay-as-you-go policy for funding new plants.

    By Malena Amusa • July 8, 2013
  • British utilities to bust up energy-sucking cannabis farms or face fines

    Regulator Ofgem has pressed utilities into this precarious crime fighting endeavor.

    By Malena Amusa • July 3, 2013
  • PSE&G sues 11 insurance companies over $1B Superstorm Sandy payout

    Here are the insurance companies PSE&G says snuffed their Sandy storm coverage.

    By Malena Amusa • July 3, 2013
  • DOE announces $8B draft loan guarantee for emissions reduction projects

    Utilities may be at the forefront of getting funds to develop technology to reduce emissions.

    By Malena Amusa • July 3, 2013
  • EPA Runoff Limits Costs Exceed Gains

    Wednesday, July 3, 2013 Search: EPA Runoff Limits Costs Exceed Gains Recently proposed Clean Water Act limits on wastewater discharges from generation facilities could cost electric cooperatives millions of dollars, and more than their environmental benefits, NRECA says. The Environmental Protect...

    July 3, 2013
  • PNM plans to add more wind, solar power

    Public Service Co. of New Mexico (PNM) announced a plan Monday that would increase the amount solar power it owns by 30 percent next year and increase the wind power on its system by 50 percent in 2015.

    July 2, 2013
  • Duke's $200M/year rate hike request faces final public hearing

    North Carolina protestors are expected.

    By July 2, 2013
  • Southern Co.’s new coal gasification plant incurs more cost over-runs

    Southern Co.’s new coal gasification plant in Mississippi's Kemper County is generating more controversy than electricity.

    By Malena Amusa • July 2, 2013
  • Consumers Energy's smart meter opt-out fee approved in Mich.

    Michigan's Public Service Commission will allow Consumers Energy to charge customers who don't want smart meters.

    By Davide Savenije • July 1, 2013
  • TVA employee buyouts signal big changes

    In the face of crippled power sales, thousands of TVA employees will be asked to retire or resign.

    By Malena Amusa • July 1, 2013
  • Background on Ron Binz: Obama’s FERC nominee

    A big pusher of renewables and the smart grid, Binz has earned the respect of utility execs.

    By Malena Amusa • July 1, 2013
  • Duke’s Lynn Good starts new CEO job, symbolizes new era for Duke-Progress merger

    The CFO-turned-CEO could mark a shift away from Duke’s high-drama merger with Progress.

    By Malena Amusa • July 1, 2013
  • Kentucky Power goes after 23% rate increase to pay for EPA compliance

    What one utility will do in the name of meeting EPA demands.

    By Malena Amusa • June 28, 2013