RES announces 6 MW Ohio energy storage project

The 6 MW project will be owned by Sumitomo Corp. and provide frequency regulation for PJM.

By Robert Walton • April 22, 2015

How a smart grid project is pushing Northwest utilities to innovate

As the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration winds down, participants are focusing on implementing their experiments.

By Robert Walton • April 22, 2015

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AI in the Power Sector

Artificial intelligence is uniquely positioned to impact the electricity industry from both ends: as the technology driving large load demand growth and as a tool with the potential to make the power system more efficient. 

By Utility Dive staff

'Mission accomplished?' Inside the battle over Texas renewable energy incentives

SB 931 supporters say the renewables incentives have accomplished their intent, but others say there's more work to do.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 22, 2015

NERC: EPA should ease Clean Power Plan timeline to ensure reliability

Utilities need more time to build new generation and transmission, the NERC report says.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 22, 2015

New Jersey regulators launch broad investigation of JCP&L

The inquiry could lead to an audit of the FirstEnergy subsidiary.

By Robert Walton • April 21, 2015

Utility cable connector startup cashes in big on 'Shark Tank'

Mark Melni thinks he's found a better way to fix utility cables, and Mark Cuban agrees.

By Gavin Bade • April 20, 2015

Virginia Supreme Court deals setback to major Dominion transmission project

The court ruled that the proposed James River transmission line is subject to local zoning approval.

By Robert Walton • April 17, 2015

Texas Senate votes to end RPS, CREZ

The leading wind state in the U.S., Texas has already surpassed its non-binding renewables goal for 2025. 

By Davide Savenije • April 17, 2015

CPUC head: California grid can soon handle 100% renewables

CPUC President Michael Picker says state grid has handled 40% renewables and more flexibility is coming.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 16, 2015

Virginia town should not sell municipal utility, advisory group says

The study group is instead considering giving industrial customers a choice of power suppliers.

By Robert Walton • April 15, 2015

Caterpillar outbreak causes Texas outages

An outbreak of caterpillars — millions of them — is causing power outages in east Texas.

By Robert Walton • April 15, 2015

Clean Line proposes Grain Belt Express route for Illinois regulators

The HVDC line to deliver 3,500 MW of Kansas wind to points east aims to be in construction in 2017.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 15, 2015

Report: ISO-NE winter power prices down by nearly half this year

New England's preparations paid off, and in February and March consumers saw power prices more than 40% below year-ago levels.

By Robert Walton • April 14, 2015

Warren Buffett's PacifiCorp considers joining California ISO

If the utility integrates in the California system, it could mean expanded access to renewables and a financial hit for traditional generation. 

By Gavin Bade • April 14, 2015

Colorado's biggest coal users turn toward low-priced renewables

Tri-State G&T and Platte River Power discover the emerging affordability of wind and solar.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 14, 2015

California PUC fines PG&E record $1.6B for 2010 San Bruno pipeline blast

Commissioners will now investigate the utility’s safety culture.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 13, 2015

FERC cuts ITC Midwest's requested tariff adder in half

The commission split by “disincentive” for new transmission in decision

By Herman K. Trabish • April 13, 2015

Entergy Arkansas plans $62 million transmission project

The 24-mile line will help move more power, more reliably and efficiently, into the region and is designed to help attract economic investment.

By Robert Walton • April 13, 2015

FERC denies incentives for SDG&E transmission project

San Diego Gas & Electric had requested a greater return on equity, citing risks inherent in the project's accelerated schedule.

By Robert Walton • April 10, 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

Washington, DC power outage spikes PJM prices

A power outage in the Washington, D.C., region pushed real-time power prices higher in the PJM Interconnection market.

By Robert Walton • April 9, 2015

Northern long-eared bat designated as threatened, requiring power sector mitigations

Ruling protects transmission reliability maintenance and mitigated wind production

By Herman K. Trabish • April 8, 2015

Grid 'stable' after outages hit Washington, DC and Maryland

Conflicting reports emerged over the source of the outage, which caused 200-500 MW of outages and about 2000 MW of generation to go offline, according to PJM.

By Gavin Bade and Davide Savenije • April 7, 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

Midwest regulators to FERC: Clean Power Plan is too much, too soon

Regional grid operators MISO and PJM say collaboration is the key to cost-effective compliance.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 6, 2015