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Hawaiian Cable Project 'May Boost Hopes' for US Offshore Wind
A plan to build a 100-mile undersea cable linking power grids on Hawaii's islands would help meet the state's ambitious renewable-energy goals, reduce its heavy dependence on imported oil, and cut electric bills for consumers.It could also become an important test case for the ability ...
By Lindsey Smith • June 25, 2012 -
Industry challenges FERC on demand response
Utilities say the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission went too far in Order 745 on demand response.
By Ron Gallagher • June 23, 2012 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineThe Energy Transition to Renewables
New policy and business actions are giving a significant boost to renewable energy in the U.S., but opposition is growing and grid interconnection, permitting, labor and other challenges remain.
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Interior approves first solar project on tribal land
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has approved a 350 MW solar energy project on tribal trust land of the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians in Clark County, Nev.
By Lindsey Smith • June 22, 2012 -
Canadian Solar and SkyPower close transaction and launch international JV
Canadian Solar Inc. and SkyPower Global have announced the close of a purchase transaction, under which Canadian Solar has acquired a majority interest in 16 solar projects representing approximately 190 to 200MW DC from SkyPower.
By Lindsey Smith • June 22, 2012 -
N.Y. State bill for $1.4 billion clean energy effort dies
The plan being advocated by Gov. Andrew Cuomo ran into the crush of end-of-session business in the Legislature.
By Ron Gallagher • June 22, 2012 -
Tax uncertainty in the U.S. is blowing wind developers' interest to Ontario
U.S. tax policy – a lot less certain than the wind and about as predictable now – has wind-energy developers in a holding pattern.
By Ron Gallagher • June 21, 2012 -
John Floyd: Complacency is Dangerous
In John Floyd’s experience, complacency has been the root of more accidents. As a trainer and supervisor for PEPCO and a member of the Inter Utility Substation Training Association, Floyd tells students “Safety first” in everything they do.
By Shehryar Nabi • June 21, 2012 -
Westinghouse to help advance nuclear power program in Poland
Westinghouse Electric Co. on June 20 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Center for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) in Poland and a letter of intent (LOI) with the Warsaw University of Technology marking the start of Westinghouse’s collaboration with the National Center ...
By Lindsey Smith • June 20, 2012 -
Protecting mission-critical utility customers in an increasingly digital age
Bigger, more data-heavy networks help performance, but offer places that need to be defended against cyber attacks.
By Ron Gallagher • June 20, 2012 -
NRC report blames undetected design flaws for SONGS steam-tube problems
A report says that a computer analysis was done incorrectly and missed design flaws responsible for excessive wear in steam tubes at the California station.
By Ron Gallagher • June 20, 2012 -
$3.2B engineering contract brings U.K. closer to getting first N-plant in two decades
The French-government-owned EDF Energy plc made the award contingent on the British government's agreeing to set a baseline price for the power, however.
By Ron Gallagher • June 20, 2012 -
Government support of power generation is not just about wind
SunEdison's founder, Jigar Shah, says government subsidy is not the best way to scale the wind industry, but fossil fuels matured long ago and still get support.
By Ron Gallagher • June 19, 2012 -
NREL: Renewables can meet 80% of U.S. generation in 2050
The federal research center says flexibility in generation, transmission and distribution is key to getting to that point.
By Ron Gallagher • June 19, 2012 -
Nuclear power plant in Japan to restart
Japan is beginning to allow nuclear power to re-enter the mix for the nation's electric supply.
By Ron Gallagher • June 19, 2012 -
Green Mountain, Central Vermont get state's nod on merger
The companies will use Green Mountain's name as a subsidiary of Gaz Metro.
By Ron Gallagher • June 15, 2012 -
NRC cites one N-plant among abnormal events in FY 2011
The NRC lists 23 events involving radioactive materials in Fiscal 2011, but only one, at the Browns Ferry power plant, involved a utility.
By Ron Gallagher • June 13, 2012 -
DOE conducting peer reviews for reliability and cyber-security programs
The Department of Energy will hold peer reviews for the Real Time Reliability Management program and the Cybersecurity for Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS) program this summer.
By Ron Gallagher • June 13, 2012 -
SCE says California nuclear plant likely offline through summer
The possibility of losing San Onofre's power during the summer months had weighed on recent projections about meeting demand.
By Ron Gallagher • June 12, 2012 -
Nuclear power partnership NuStart to disband
NuStart was funded by what was designed to be a 50-50 cost-shared program between the nuclear industry and the DOE.
By Ron Gallagher • June 12, 2012 -
Detroit will charge utilities for emergency-services costs
A new ordinance allows the city to recover costs it says it incurs for responses to incidents involving utility lines.
By Ron Gallagher • June 12, 2012 -
Entergy project restores nearly 3,000 acres of bottomland hardwood forests
Entergy partnered with The Conservation Fund and Trust for Public Land, which helped acquire the lands.
By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2012 -
Guest post: Frenemies - Solar and natural gas will be central to energy policy
The reality is that meeting our energy needs will require fossil fuels and renewables not merely to co-exist, but to co-develop.
By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2012 -
Getting California to 12,000 megawatts of distributed generation
The goal, set by Gov. Jerry Brown, will take a lot of rooftop solar, community wind and other sources that are not in place yet.
By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2012 -
Duke, Progress head for final merger hurdle: State approval
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave its blessing late Friday, so the focus returns to regulators in the Carolinas.
By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2012 -
Co-op rep: EPA off base on carbon rules
Mid-Atlantic G&T executive argues to Congress that carbon capture and storage are not certain to work.
By Ron Gallagher • June 11, 2012
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