Hawaii's KIUC shoots for 70% renewables by 2030

Kaua`i Island Utility Cooperative expects to get 50% of its power from renewable power by 2018—five years ahead of the previous goal.

By Robert Walton • Feb. 2, 2017

Maine PUC tries to strike balance in phased reduction of NEM credit

Maine regulators opted to reduce the net metering credit by 10% annually over a 15-year span for new rooftop solar customers. 

By Robert Walton • Feb. 2, 2017

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Sustainability

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.

By Utility Dive staff

New York tweaks solar interconnection rules to weed out stalled projects

To remain in the interconnection queue, a new rule would require solar developers to demonstrate they have obtained the property owner’s consent to develop their projects.

By Robert Walton • Feb. 2, 2017

Tesla's 80 MWh battery storage facility starts operations for SoCal Edison

The battery storage system will help Southern California Edison address any reliability issues resulting from the Aliso Canyon gas leak in 2015. 

By Peter Maloney • Feb. 1, 2017

DOE picks 13 solar integration projects for $30M in SunShot funding

These projects seek to advance next-generation grid planning and operation tools that help to integrate more solar onto the grid.

By Robert Walton • Feb. 1, 2017

Maryland House votes to override Gov. Hogan's veto of energy bill

The Senate will vote tomorrow on whether or not to override Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of a bill boosting the state's renewables goal to 25% by 2020. 

By Robert Walton • Feb. 1, 2017

AES and Mitsubishi pair up for India's first grid-scale storage project

The project will help India meet its goal to integrate 175 MW of renewables by 2022. 

By Peter Maloney • Jan. 31, 2017

How behind-the-meter storage could make up 50% of the U.S. market by 2021

Falling costs for residential solar systems and changing net metering policies are contributing to the growth of the BTM storage market. 

By Peter Maloney • Jan. 31, 2017

Texas residents used the most electricity in 2015, EIA data shows

California and Florida claimed the second and third spots for the most electricity usage for that year. 

By Peter Maloney • Jan. 31, 2017

After 'banner year,' power sector deal momentum set to carry through 2017

Despite policy uncertainty, low gas prices and stagnant load growth are set to drive more consolidation.

By Peter Maloney • Jan. 30, 2017

Apple, Nevada utility strike deal to build 200 MW solar project

After a wave of customers applied to exit the utility's service, NV Energy is now attracting a big customer by building renewable energy.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 29, 2017

SoCal Edison's 20 MW storage project at Pomona gas plant site comes online

The system, designed by Greensmith and commissioned after the Aliso Canyon gas leak, was installed and integrated in less than four months.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 27, 2017

The lurking surprise for solar in Arizona's recent ruling to end net metering

The landmark decision in the state's value of solar proceeding could end up slashing rooftop compensation in half.

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 26, 2017

New York muni inks 20-year contract for largest US offshore wind project

Deepwater Wind's 90 MW South Fork Wind Farm will help New York reach its goal to have 2.4 GW of offshore wind online by 2030. 

By Robert Walton • Jan. 26, 2017

Trump infrastructure priority plan includes transmission, wind, energy storage

An 50-item infrastructure priority list reported yesterday includes seven provisions for modernizing the nation's energy system.  

By Gavin Bade • Jan. 25, 2017

Indiana bill seeks to eliminate net metering by 2027

The bill would shift solar customers to a sell-all buy-all system that clean energy advocates fear would dramatically slow the industry.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 25, 2017

Amid legal uncertainty, California agency proposes cap-and-trade expansion

The California Air Resources Board wants to extend and expand the world's second-largest cap-and-trade program, but faces legal challenges from business groups. 

By Peter Maloney • Jan. 25, 2017

As energy storage matures, leading system integrators embrace a flexible project approach

The best storage integrators do it all — from utility-owned turnkey facilities to merchant battery projects — according to a new report from Navigant. 

By Peter Maloney • Jan. 24, 2017

What Australia's DER revolution can teach US utilities about the age of Trump

When federal support for clean energy faltered, states took the lead on the power sector transition. Sound familiar?

By Herman K. Trabish • Jan. 24, 2017

Montana PURPA battle returns to PSC jurisdiction after FERC ruling

Utility Northwestern Energy has asked regulators to cut the avoided cost rate paid to solar farms nearly in half. 

By Peter Maloney • Jan. 24, 2017

Massachusetts lawmakers float aggressive bill mandating 100% renewables by 2035

The bill also requires the state to phase out all fossil fuels by 2050. 

By Robert Walton • Jan. 24, 2017

New York PSC chair Zibelman to leave for Australian grid operator in March

Zibelman will head the Australian Energy Market Operator as the country grapples with rising penetration of distributed solar and storage. 

By Krysti Shallenberger • Jan. 23, 2017

FirstEnergy to sell 1,572 MW of generation to LS Power for $925M

The power plant sale is part of FirstEnergy's shift back to a focus on regulated assets. 

By Peter Maloney • Jan. 23, 2017

Tesla batteries help power small North Carolina island

Ocracoke will use a solar-plus-storage microgrid to maintain reliability and cut demand charges.

By Robert Walton • Jan. 23, 2017

DOI: 9 companies picked to bid for North Carolina offshore wind development

The Department of Interior will hold a lease sale in mid-March for 122,405 acres to develop offshore wind near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. 

By Robert Walton • Jan. 20, 2017