Southern Co. jumpstarts operation of Georgia solar+storage test project

Southern Co. and the Electric Power Research Institute collaborate on the 1 MW system. 

By Robert Walton • Sept. 18, 2015

SunPower: Keys to solar success are utility partners, being a 'good citizen of the grid'

The company's strong utility relationships have helped it grow in multiple solar sectors, an exec says.

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 17, 2015

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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

The top 10 trends transforming the electric power sector

From the decline of coal power to the rise of energy storage, big changes are quickly taking hold in the industry.

By Gavin Bade • Sept. 17, 2015

Ohio solar-storage project will be nation's largest, developer claims

S&C Electric will develop a 7-MW storage project to help an Ohio town manage peak energy use.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 17, 2015

Joe Biden at SPI: 'We are on the cusp of something huge'

In the first executive office visit to a solar conference, Vice President Joe Biden praised the renewable energy sector and took aim at its fossil fuel opponents.

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 17, 2015

Tesla battery storage tapped for Texas' first community solar project

Austin Energy's community solar project is expected to come online next year, and will utilize a 1.5 MW storage system to help integrate the power.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 16, 2015

North Carolina budget compromise does not include renewable tax credit extension

The state's 35% tax credit for renewable energy projects is set to expire at the end of the year.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 16, 2015

CPUC pushed to study solar-storage further after filing pegs value at $0.25/kWh

California is at risk of improperly valuing storage unless it opens a separate regulatory track on its value, an industry group says. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 15, 2015

Record wind generation pushes ERCOT prices into negative territory

Texas wind generation spiked over the weekend and bled into Monday, combinging with lower demand to force prices into negative territory.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 15, 2015

SPI 2015: Tax credit sunset preoccupies a fast-maturing industry

Growing pains hit solar industry as a rift appears over the fight for the extension of a vital federal tax credit.

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 15, 2015

CA lawmakers pass bill to bolster efficiency, mandate 50% renewables by 2030

The mandate, originally proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown, now heads to his desk for a signature. 

By Gavin Bade • Sept. 14, 2015

SoCalEdison & SolarCity partner to study aggregated distributed resources

The pilot project will study 50 homes equipped with solar, storage, controllable thermostats, and smart inverters.

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 14, 2015

Southern's renewables push continues with 151 MW wind buy

Southern Power, the company's unregulated power developer, now has more than 20 renewables projects on the books. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 11, 2015

Renewables opponents make late-session push to freeze North Carolina RPS

Fossil fuel advocates say the mandate is costing residents, but recent studies have found any bill increases based on renewables have been small. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 11, 2015

Report: Despite green claims, Rocky Mountain Power undermining renewables in Utah

Environmental group HEAL Utah says the utility's green programs don't deliver and the company is making renewable power more expensive.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 11, 2015

Why the installed price of distributed solar keeps dropping

Module prices are flat, but the industry is increasingly effective at cutting soft costs, a new Berkeley Lab report finds.

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 10, 2015

SunEdison expands partnership with Dominion Resources on solar assets

SunEdison and Dominion are now partnered on two Utah solar arrays with a combined capacity of 685 MW.

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 10, 2015

Hawaii co-op, SolarCity ink deal for dispatchable power from solar-storage project

The goal is to use the power, which can be stored in a 52 MWh battery, for peak shaving purposes in the evenings. 

By Gavin Bade • Sept. 10, 2015

Luminant buys 116 MW of solar from SunEdison at market-competitive price

The PPA is the biggest solar contract signed by a merchant generator to date.

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 10, 2015

CA climate & renewables bill set to pass after Dems strip petrol provisions

Lawmakers were forced to alter an aggressive climate change bill in order to move past objections from the petroleum and auto industries.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 10, 2015

CPS Energy gets 1,200 applications for its rooftop solar program in first 48 hours

The program will place solar panels on a customer roof at no charge, in exchange for bill credits.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 10, 2015

Growing NY wind power spurs proposal for transmission line under Lake Champlain

Anbaric and National Grid had want to construct a 60-mile, $600 million transmission line to bring wind energy from New York to Vermont.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 9, 2015

Community solar catching on in Maine with 10 projects announced in a year

Maine's first community solar facility was constructed last fall, and another 10 are already in development.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 9, 2015

Wyoming wind held back by transmission backlog, avian deaths

Builders in limbo on 5,100 MW-plus of potential while bickering over tax credits, regulations continues

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 9, 2015

Minn. community solar deal leads to scaled back contracts for big consumers

Caps on the size of community solar gardens has led some contracts to be renegotiated, the Star Tribune reports.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 9, 2015