CAISO proposes load-shifting product for energy storage

The program aims to reduce the need to curtail solar power during peak generation hours, combating negative prices.

By Peter Maloney • Sept. 25, 2017

Indiana regulators approve Vectren's 7-year grid modernization plan

Per a settlement, Vectren's $514 million proposal was reduced to $446 million in grid modernization investments.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 25, 2017

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The Energy Transition to Renewables

Rising demand for power is continuing to drive demand for renewables, but policy uncertainty and mixed signals from the Trump administration add to existing challenges.

By Utility Dive staff

Updated: ITC finds injury to US solar manufacturers, sending tariff decision to Trump

The ITC will submit formal recommendations to the White House by November, after which President Trump has two months to decide on a final policy.

By Krysti Shallenberger • Sept. 22, 2017

Xcel considers splitting off North Dakota operations

Divergent state renewable energy policies are pushing Xcel to consider separating its North Dakota and Minnesota operations.

By Peter Maloney • Sept. 22, 2017

Solar sector girds for ITC ruling on tariff case

Sector leaders expect the International Trade Commission will find injury to domestic manufacturers, giving President Trump the chance to impose tariffs. 

By Krysti Shallenberger • Sept. 22, 2017

Reporter's notebook: Utility pilot projects could soothe contentious regulatory proceedings

Utility Dive reporter Herman Trabish says pilot projects can bridge divides between utilities and stakeholders. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 21, 2017

Report: States take the reins on clean energy, despite federal policy changes

States have enacted 59 key energy-related policies through 2017, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 21, 2017

General Motors inks PPAs for 200 MW of wind

The turbines will come online at the end of 2018 and provide all the power for the company's factories in Ohio and Indiana.

By Peter Maloney • Sept. 21, 2017

Duke to build its first utility-scale regulated battery storage projects

The utility pledged $30 million to install a 9 MW lithium-ion battery system and a similar 4 MW system near two towns in western North Carolina 

By Peter Maloney • Sept. 21, 2017

Solar insiders expect ITC harm finding, handing tariff decision to Trump

Sector leaders are confident the International Trade Commission will find that imported solar panels have hurt domestic manufacturers, but how the president will respond remains unclear. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 19, 2017

Connecticut Senate passes Millstone nuclear support bill

The bill would set up an annual 12,000 GWh clean energy procurement, contingent on an economic viability study of the nuclear facility.

By Peter Maloney • Sept. 19, 2017

New York regulators unveil new DER compensation implementation plan

But the Natural Resources Defense Council says it now expects less market growth than it would have seen under "a better implementation plan."

By Robert Walton • Sept. 19, 2017

Arkansas net metering working group fails to reach consensus

Stakeholders in a state proceeding over net metering submitted two recommendations for regulators, instead of one. A decision is expected by the end of the year.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 19, 2017

Storage gets boost as 100% renewables, grid expansion fail in California

The state isn't yet following Hawaii and its mandate to achieve a 100% renewable electric sector, but the Los Angeles area got an energy storage stimulus.

By Peter Maloney • Sept. 19, 2017

An inside look at using energy storage to integrate renewable resources

Soaking up solar power during the day and dispatching it in the evening is often cited as a renewable-enabling use for energy storage, but in practice it's often not so simple.

By Peter Maloney • Sept. 18, 2017

How utility pilot programs are driving renewable energy integration

SCE and APS want to use electric vehicles, water heaters and demand response to help add more wind and solar to the grid.

By Krysti Shallenberger • Sept. 18, 2017

No, resiliency arguments won't save coal

DOE’s grid study misses the main future threats to system reliability and resiliency, SparkLibrary's cofounder Alex Gilbert argues. 

By Alex Gilbert • Sept. 18, 2017

PJM task force heads into the next stage of capacity market redesign

The grid operator's capacity construct group will begin evaluating 10 proposals for market reforms this week.

By Peter Maloney • Sept. 18, 2017

Solar panel prices fell 30% in the first quarter of 2017, NREL report says

Most of the price decline is tied to the collapse of photovoltaic module prices as a result of a mismatch between supply and demand in China.

By Peter Maloney • Sept. 18, 2017

Baseload compensation a high priority for FERC, Chatterjee tells Congress

Threats to reliability could cause federal regulators to change plant compensation, the acting FERC chair told House lawmakers in a hearing that also touched on climate change and renewables integration.  

By Gavin Bade • Sept. 15, 2017

DOE awards $20M to commercialize new energy technologies

More than 50 projects at 12 national labs will receive funding to help them bridge the gap to commercial use. 

By Peter Maloney • Sept. 15, 2017

DOE seeks stakeholder input, data for net metering cost-benefit study

Public comments are due by the end of October, and the agency will present the study's findings to Congress. 

By Robert Walton • Sept. 15, 2017

Alectra Utilities CEO: 'Someone's going to cannibalize our business — it may as well be us'

"Someone's going to eat our lunch. They're lining up to do it," CEO Brian Bentz told Utility Dive. Here's how the Canadian utility is moving aggressively into DERs.

By Gavin Bade • Sept. 14, 2017

Anheuser-Busch buys enough wind power to brew 20 billion beers a year

The company is buying 152.5 MW from Enel Green Power's Thunder Ranch wind farm in Oklahoma, which is expected to come online later this year.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 14, 2017

ERCOT: Natural gas composed 50% of August generation

Nuclear generation also rose to 9% of the state's resource mix, but was still well below its 11% mark in August 2016. 

By Peter Maloney • Sept. 14, 2017