Sniper attack on Utah substation highlights grid vulnerability

A substation owned by Garkane Energy Cooperative came under fire last month, resulting in 13,000 outages.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 13, 2016

Southeast utilities avoid direct hit from Hurricane Matthew, but thousands of outages remain

About 550,000 remained without power in Duke's service territory on Sunday night, though most Florida customers had been restored.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 10, 2016

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Grid Resiliency

Utilities and grid operators are facing increasing threats from climate change as well as cyber and physical attacks, and are deploying a variety of responses to meet the rising challenges.

By Utility Dive staff

Maryland's REV: How utility regulators plan to tackle business model, DER reforms

New York and California have begun broad reviews of how the utility sector operates, but both those states operate their own marketplace. Maryland must deal with PJM, potentially complicating its transformation.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 10, 2016

Over 470,000 FPL customers without power as Hurricane Matthew skirts Florida coast

The National Hurricane Center downgraded the storm to a category 3, but it remains a threat to the southeast coast.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 7, 2016

EIA: US residential electricity prices set to decline for first time since 2002

But if gas prices follow EIA projections, the trend will likely reverse next year. 

By Peter Maloney • Oct. 7, 2016

The new offshore wind playbook: Inside the feds' plan to spur 86 GW by 2050

Rapidly declining costs and proximity to load centers are expected to help make offshore wind a major resource in the next decades. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 6, 2016

Energy Future retail, generation units emerge from bankruptcy

Luminant and TXU Energy have emerged from Chapter 11, but the regulated side of Energy Future Holdings, which includes Texas utility Oncor, is still undergoing bankruptcy proceedings. 

By Robert Walton • Oct. 6, 2016

FERC trims MISO transmission returns

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission cut return on equity for MISO transmission owners to 10.3% from the previous 12.38%. 

By Peter Maloney • Oct. 5, 2016

All hands on deck: Growing energy storage in Massachusetts needs holistic overview of grid, markets

The Department of Energy Resources wants ISO-NE to create a working group to advance storage integration. 

By Peter Maloney • Oct. 4, 2016

How market forces are pushing utilities to operate nuclear plants more flexibly

Nuclear plants in Europe follow load; can U.S. plants follow suit?

By Peter Maloney • Oct. 4, 2016

APS joins Western EIM

Arizona Public Service claims its participation in the California Energy Imbalance Market will save customers up to $18 million per year.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 4, 2016

Duke to sell some shares of Atlantic Coast Pipeline project after Piedmont deal

The company completed its acquisition of Piedmont Natural Gas this week.

By Robert Walton • Oct. 4, 2016

Missouri utility pushes for changes to rate case process

Ameren Missouri told lawmakers there are $1 billion in infrastructure improvements it would undertake if rates were calculated on previous years' costs. 

By Robert Walton • Oct. 3, 2016

Duke-Piedmont deal clears final regulatory hurdle

The North Carolina Utilities Commission approval was the last hurdle left to move the deal forward. It is expected to close on Monday.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 30, 2016

Following New York's lead, Maryland targets electric distribution transformation

Utility regulators plan to zero in on renewables and electric vehicle integration, rate design and affordability.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 29, 2016

Boulder drops push for Xcel assets in new supplemental application

The plan calls for more than $265 million in spending to condemn some assets and construct others, but would not provide service outside the city limits.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 29, 2016

Xcel, 10 utilities near completion of CapX2020 transmission project

The group has invested almost $2 billion to construct four transmission line projects totaling nearly 725 miles. A fifth will come online next year.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 28, 2016

'Eyes wide open': Despite climate risks, utilities bet big on natural gas

Scientists say the United States can't build much more fossil fuel infrastructure if it wants to meet the Paris climate goals. So why are utilities going all-in on gas?

By Gavin Bade • Sept. 27, 2016

Settlement between bidders, Great Plains Energy opens possibility of bidding war for Westar

The settlement removed provisions in the original process that barred potential bidders from entering a higher bids. 

By Peter Maloney • Sept. 26, 2016

ConEd reaches settlement on $200M rate increase, boosts efficiency spending

The deal has support from environmental advocates, including $99 million for new energy efficiency programs over the next three years.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 22, 2016

How Southern California Edison's new rate case would transform the grid

SCE wants to spend $2.3 billion to ready its grid for distributed resources. Here's what that money would buy.

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 21, 2016

MISO proposes $2.76B transmission investment in 2016 expansion plan

The Midcontinent ISO transmission expansion plan includes 394 individual transmission projects.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 21, 2016

United Illuminating proposes $49.9M rate increase for storm upgrades

The utility is planning four projects aimed at hardening its grid from storm-related damage on top of another proposed $100 million rate increase. 

By Robert Walton • Sept. 19, 2016

As utilities ramp up gas, Enbridge play for Spectra highlights increasing value of pipelines

Utilities are using more gas and pipelines are getting harder to build, meaning existing gas transportation is getting more lucrative.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 16, 2016

Missouri PSC approves $11.3B Fortis acquisition of ITC

The deal would be transformative for Canadian Fortis, making U.S. assets account for 62% of the company’s revenues.

By Peter Maloney • Sept. 16, 2016