Transmission & Distribution: Page 119
-
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 -
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 -
Explore the Trendline➔
Mario Tama / Staff via Getty Images
TrendlineGrid 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 -
Deep Dive
Utilities spent $17B on the grid in 2013. So why has reliability gotten worse?
A new Berkeley Lab study finds that more money doesn’t necessarily mean fewer, or shorter, outages.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 4, 2015 -
After multiple outages, CPUC orders SCE to do full inspection of Long Beach grid
Four outages in two months raise questions about the utility’s management of reliability.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 4, 2015 -
Puerto Rico’s electric utility PREPA reaches deal with bondholders
PREPA has reached a deal to restructure more than $5 billion in bonds.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 3, 2015 -
Mass. utilities target TOU rates, DER integration in grid modernization filings
Similar to California and New York, utilities in Massachusetts are being asked to envision what the electric grid of the future will look like.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 2, 2015 -
CA regulators fine PG&E $50K for lax security in Metcalf substation burglary
Substations are critical assets for the grid, but regulators said PG&E wasn’t protecting one properly when it was burglarized last year.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 2, 2015 -
MISO transmission plan includes more than 350 projects totaling $2.4B
It is the same amount as was proposed last year, but more would be spent on baseline reliability.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 2, 2015 -
Plans to join PacifiCorp with CAISO grid move closer to reality
A joint system would expand renewables use and reduce coal use across six Western states.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 1, 2015 -
Colorado regulators double list of interveners in Boulder muni proceeding
Despite some concern that the move will just mean delays, observers said transparency and oversight is key to Boulder’s bid to take over portions of Xcel Energy’s electric system.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 31, 2015 -
Kansas regulators grant Westar rate hike, but push off solar fee decision
Kansas regulators have approved a $78 million rate increase for Westar Energy, the largest utility in the state.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 28, 2015 -
Louisiana approve Entergy bid to merge 2 in-state utility subsidiaries
The combination of Entergy Louisiana and Entergy Gulf States Louisiana will produce a utility with more than $16 billion in assets.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 28, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Is variable pricing the way out of Hawaii’s solar wars?
Rates that vary with the grid’s needs may change customer behaviors, but will they settle the cost shift question?
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 27, 2015 -
Deep Dive
SolarCity wants to help utilities plan better for distributed resources
The leading national solar installer has a new, innovative framework to modernize utilities’ interconnection, planning, procurement, and data sharing practices.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 27, 2015 -
Deep Dive
How demand flexibility is about to transform electricity delivery
For utilties, when consumers use energy could become just as important to their bottom lines as if they generate it themselves.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 26, 2015 -
Navigant: Big opportunities for utilities to electrify ports for shipping use
The global market for shore power utility electricity revenue will exceed $330 million by 2024, according to a new report by Navigant.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 25, 2015 -
Deep Dive
How Warren Buffett’s bet on an Energy Imbalance Market in the West is paying off
NV Energy is in, Arizona Public Service and Puget Sound Energy are coming next year, and others want to know more.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 24, 2015 -
Southern Co. to buy gas distributor AGL Resources in $12B deal
The deal would create the second-largest utility in the nation by customer base, the companies say.
By Gavin Bade • Aug. 24, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Why can’t utilities innovate like startups?
A new paper produced by a utility-private sector working group outlines how utilities can be set free to innovate.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 21, 2015 -
Deep Dive
How regional compliance can help states meet EPA emissions targets faster and cheaper
SPP study concurs with MISO and PJM studies: States can meet emissions targets faster and cheaper by sharing generation and transmission resources.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 19, 2015 -
In SolarCity’s ‘new paradigm’ for distribution planning, DERs come first
Top solar installer calls for new distribution system planning with priority on distributed resources.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 18, 2015 -
California regulators propose framework to put a value on DERs
Establishing value appears to be the first step to creating a distributed energy marketplace.
By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 18, 2015 -
CEO of nation’s largest municipal utility will resign
CPS Energy President and CEO Doyle Beneby has announced he will step down from his post at the San Antonio, Texas, municipal utility.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 13, 2015 -
Industry group outlines radical new vision for California’s power economy
Advanced Energy Economy Institute has released a position paper developed with a broad range of stakeholders showing how new technologies can transform the grid.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 12, 2015 -
Duquesne Light seeks more time to comply with new consumer rules
The utility’s new customer service platform is strained and further speeding customer requests to switch power providers is not possible right now, according to Duquesne.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 10, 2015
Previous
