Regulation & Policy: Page 358


  • Pepco's Atlantic City Electric solicits 7% rate hike

    The utility has requested a 7% rate increase to cover rising costs and restoration expenses as a result of Sandy.

    By Davide Savenije • Dec. 12, 2012
  • New Jersey officials question bill program designed to aid utility customers

    A recent audit has questioned some of the program's expenditures and security measures.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 12, 2012
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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
  • Massachusetts utilities to appeal fines

    Several companies were fined in the wake of 2011 storms.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 12, 2012
  • SolarCity postpones IPO after lowering share price

    The solar firm's complicated financials made the IPO process impossible to traverse.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 12, 2012
  • Cleco Power files to join MISO

    The company has officially filed a request with Louisiana regulators.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 12, 2012
  • JCP&L president defends against post-Sandy criticism at Monday hearing

    With 90% of JCP&L's customers left without power, Don Lynch said the utility could not have reached all of its everyone.

    By Dec. 11, 2012
  • Indiana court hears Duke ice storm case

    Duke's attorney is urging the state's Court of Appeals to reverse a decision that prohibits the utility from passing storm recovery costs on to its customers.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 11, 2012
  • TVA board will delegate authority to CEO if positions aren't filled

    The TVA board is typically made up of nine members, but five seats are pending congressional action.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 11, 2012
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    FERC and Hawaii PUC sign information sharing agreement

    In addition to the information exchange, the agreement may also include joint studies and training activities.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 10, 2012
  • La.'s Cleco to leave SPP, requests to join MISO

    After Entergy's decision to leave the SPP, another Louisiana utility company is following suit.

    By Davide Savenije • Dec. 7, 2012
  • Ohio court rules against AEP in excessive profit case

    The Ohio Supreme Court found American Electric Power's profits to be excessive but did not fine the utility any more than the $42 million it already paid.

    By Davide Savenije • Dec. 7, 2012
  • Michigan utility to issue $23M in refunds to electricity customers

    The refunds will be paid out over a six-month credit.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 7, 2012
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    Colorado utilities board forming volunteer task force to determine fate of power plant

    Ten people will sit on the citizen task force and be tasked with studying the potential decommission and removal of a power plant.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 7, 2012
  • New Jersey utility's execs won't attend meeting with customers to discuss Sandy response time

    A planned town hall meeting between JCP&L executives and customers has been cancelled after it was announced that JCP&L wouldn't be attending.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 7, 2012
  • Con Ed spending $250M on hurricane upgrades, says Mayor Bloomberg

    The mayor announced the agreement as the city works to prepare for future hurricanes.

    By Dec. 6, 2012
  • California wins first rate complaint with JPMorgan

    The decision is the first of three battles between the state and the investment bank regarding bidding practices.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 6, 2012
  • Controversial Minnesota utility line project still a go

    The project will not only upgrade utility lines, but also add cosmetic touches to city's main street.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 6, 2012
  • Xcel Energy files application for rate increase it hopes will boost revenue by $90M

    The extra money will go toward the cost of generating and delivering energy to its Texas customers.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 6, 2012
  • Illinois regulators approve ComEd smart meter installation delay until 2015

    The Illinois Commerce Commission said it would revisit the matter once the utility submits a progress report in April.

    By Davide Savenije • Dec. 5, 2012
  • Emanuel drops municipal aggregation surcharge

    Chicago's mayor had planned to use savings from the city's bulk electricity purchasing agreement on clean-energy project.

    By Davide Savenije • Dec. 5, 2012
  • Contractors reach settlement with San Diego utility over 2007 wildfires

    The wildfires affected the area in October 2007 and destroyed more than 1,500 homes.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 5, 2012
  • Duke president reacts to merger settlement

    Brett Carter said he believes the merger investigations were a bigger distraction for senior management than to anyone else in the company.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 5, 2012
  • Illinois regulators to decide if ComEd smart meters will be installed now or in three years

    ComEd had been expecting additional smart grid funding, but could not commit to the installation after the funding was cut.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 5, 2012
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    Rep. Jo Ann Emerson to become CEO of the NRECA

    Emerson becomes the second representative to announce her move to the private power sector in recent weeks.

    By Dec. 4, 2012
  • Connecticut Attorney General say Northeast Utilities are breaking terms of merger

    The state's attorney general and consumer counsel claim that NU is required to answer questions about layoffs and staffing levels.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 4, 2012