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Deep Dive
Most Read Utility News of the Week: Green energy, Indiana and meter tip-offs
Need to recharge your utility news awareness for the week? Check out Utility Dive's most popular reads.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 26, 2012 -
Entergy's nuclear tax lawsuit dismissed by federal judge
Entergy sued the state of Vermont to keep the legislature's tax increases from taking effect.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 26, 2012 -
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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California regulators examine troubled San Onofre plant
The debate involves whether utility customers should pay for the repairs to the plant.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 26, 2012 -
Texas electricity provider passing costs onto customers
The company is blaming the additional costs on measures taken by the state’s PUC.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 26, 2012 -
Contractor wants full control of Minn. wind project over $11.4M loan
Fagan Inc. has asked a court to step in in its case against the Idaho-based Exergy Development Group.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 25, 2012 -
Deep Dive
7 green energy challenges that are holding back development
Utility Dive highlights seven impediments to alternative energy expansion for solar, wind and other technologies.
By Shehryar Nabi • Oct. 24, 2012 -
What are the top 10 clean tech cities in the U.S.?
Clean Edge ranks the clean energy achievements of the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S. Here are their top 10.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 24, 2012 -
Idaho governor seeks answers about electricity line
The governor says the new line disregards collaborative efforts in Idaho on route selection.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 24, 2012 -
Public Staff head at N.C. Utilities Commission will retire in 2013
Robert Gruber, the executive director of Public Staff of the North Carolina Utilities Commission, waited it out in 2012 due to the Duke Energy merger with Progress.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 23, 2012 -
Chicago's mayor pushes forward with bulk electricity buying, bidding plans
ComEd could see competition in Chicago, depending on how a Nov. 6 referendum goes and how the bidding process proceeds.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 23, 2012 -
Former top Indiana regulator to stand trial for misconduct
The state’s court of appeals has ruled that Indiana’s former top utility regulator must stand trial on misconduct charges.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 23, 2012 -
Idaho Power wants regulators to reconsider FERC ruling
The ruling forbid utilities from rejecting electricity from wind farms during periods of low demand.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 23, 2012 -
Progress seeks first rate increase in 25 years
If approved, residential rates would 14.2%.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 23, 2012 -
West Virginia utilities to meet to discuss their response time to June storms
The meeting was called by the state’s Public Service Commission and will feature the utilities’ reports on the storm.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 22, 2012 -
Regulators propose solar flare grid protection measures
The electricity grid attracts currents from geomagnetic storms which have the potential to severely its damage transmission systems.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 19, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Utility News of the Week: Wi-Fi, the smart grid and Itron
Recharge your utility news awareness for the week with Utility Dive's most popular reads.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 19, 2012 -
Many New Yorkers who switched to independent energy providers are now paying more
According to state’s Public Service Commission, customers who left major utilities for smaller ones are no longer benefiting from the switch.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 19, 2012 -
Ohio regulators say electricity costs can be deferred
Ormet Corp. is being permitted to defer electricity costs that were set to be due in a few weeks.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 19, 2012 -
Advice to Fortune 500 CEOs on Senator Rockefeller's cybersecurity request
Lawyers advise companies to measure responses based on past and potential future disclosures.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Northeast Utilities sets aside almost 1,000 acres for green space in Conn.
981 acres will be preserved as a part of NU's $5 billion deal to buy NStar.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Georgia Power plans to lower electricity bills
The utility plans to file a request to lower rates for its customers starting in January.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 18, 2012 -
ComEd says it will continue to meet reliability standards despite dispute with regulators
The Chicago-based company is being tight-lipped, however, on what penalties it will agree to should the standards not be met.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Florida regulators set date to discuss Progress’ broken Crystal River plant
The Public Service Commission will hold a hearing to discuss the future of the nuclear plant.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Idahoans reject spending more on wind in poll
The poll comes as Idaho Power seeks to changes to current wind power purchasing requirements in the state.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 17, 2012 -
Edison Mission Energy completes 3rd Nebraska wind farm
Construction on the Broken Bow wind project in Custer County, Nebraska is complete and will begin commercial operation in several weeks. The $145 million wind project, operated by Edison Mission Energy, is capable of generating up to 80 MW of energy. The Nebraska Public Power District will pur...
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 17, 2012
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