Montana will delay action on net metering until a study of its impacts is complete

NorthWestern Energy, concerned about a cost shift, supports the study.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 9, 2015

How Wellinghoff, Rabago, and other grid reformers would design their own electricity markets

SEPA asks stakeholders to design the "51st State." Here's a rundown of the contributions from industry analysts and academics.

By Gavin Bade • April 9, 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

NextEra adds $640M, 400MW to its Colorado wind investments

The largest U.S. wind developer is doubling down in its investments in the Centennial State. 

By Herman K. Trabish • April 8, 2015

Developer scraps Maryland wind project due to local political opposition

The wind installation might have interfered with Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s radar 

By Herman K. Trabish • April 8, 2015

Florida utility battles pit solar advocates against natural gas expansion

A left-right political coalition has formed to pressure the state's utilities to invest in more solar, rather than natural gas.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 8, 2015

PPL, Peco join list of utilities seeking big fixed fee hikes

The utilities say falling revenues and aging infrastructure must be addressed.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 7, 2015

Why utilities could soon face massive load defection, and how they can prevent it

A new study from the Rocky Mountain Institute shows that in coming decades millions of customers will be able to get off the grid completely, and that spells trouble for utilities.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 7, 2015

Duke proposes 80 MW solar facility for North Carolina

The facility would be North Carolina's largest solar plant.

By Robert Walton • April 7, 2015

Mississippi regulators expected to take up net metering this week

A study last year found the state's ratepayers would benefit from a net metering policy.

By Robert Walton • April 7, 2015

Maui mayor floats splitting with Hawaiian Electric, creating public utility

Could NextEra Energy's bid to acquire Hawaiian Electric Industries have opened the door for Maui Electric to become a public utility?

By Robert Walton • April 7, 2015

APS proposes higher fixed charges for rooftop solar customers

Arizona Public Service wants fees raised to about $21 per month from about $5.

By Gavin Bade • April 6, 2015

Inside the utility industry's 2015 playbook

As utilities push for favorable federal and state policies, critics say the industry is shifting risk to consumers and limiting their options.

By Robert Walton • April 6, 2015

DOE: Initial results show employee solar discount program growing

More than 1,400 employees engaged with a program that tied solar power to workplace benefits.

By Robert Walton • April 6, 2015

Duke Energy Florida proposes 500 MW of utility-scale solar

The proposal is a part of Duke's 10-year plan in the Sunshine State.

By Robert Walton • April 6, 2015

DOE: Wind could provide 35% U.S. electricity by midcentury

That much wind growth could decrease power prices in the long term.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 2, 2015

World solar PV grew 26% in 2014, now more than 1% of electricity globally

Annual growth was only 2.9% higher than 2013, and the European market is fading.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 2, 2015

Why it can take so long to get rooftop solar connected to the grid

A new study on interconnection reveals that utilities and installers can both do more to cut delays.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 2, 2015

Three trends that get the grid to 70% renewables by mid-century

System operators and renewables builders have new metrics, new rules, and a new vision of the electricity delivery system.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 1, 2015

Solar runs up against net metering cap in Massachusetts

When no more solar is eligible for net metering, what will developers do?

By Herman K. Trabish • April 1, 2015

Another Southern Co. subsidiary buys into Oklahoma wind

Southern Power buys 299 MW wind project, brings its renewables portfolio to 970 MW.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 1, 2015

Settlement money from Duke Edwardsport case funds storage research

$1 million in Edwardsport settlement money will be invested to research renewables integration and resiliency capabilities of behind-the-meter batteries.

By Herman K. Trabish • March 31, 2015

Inside the new approach to finding the true value of solar

A new study argues that a well-designed value of solar program is the way out of the battles over net metering and fixed charges.

By Herman K. Trabish • March 31, 2015

Report: Los Angeles muni should boost solar to wean off coal

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power needs to streamline the permitting process to boost community solar projects.

By Robert Walton • March 31, 2015

HECO clears PV interconnection queues in Maui, Hawaii Islands

Pressure from regulators to gets results, with HECO nearing the end of its interconnection backlog.

By Herman K. Trabish • March 30, 2015

How APS, APPA, and NRECA would design a 'blank' electricity market

A new project from SEPA allows utilities and other energy stakeholders to design the "51st State."

By Gavin Bade • March 30, 2015