Sempra Energy earnings jump on new revenues from gas, renewables

A proposed settlement over the SONGS shutdown would allow SDG&E to recover costs.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 4, 2014

OG&E earnings rise on weather and transmission

OGE Energy Q1 earnings more than doubled over last year.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 4, 2014

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CenterPoint Energy earnings positive amid grid investment plans

CenterPoint Energy has filed for full control of a new power line construction in Texas, after ERCOT ruled that it would split responsibility with two other parties.

By Claire Cameron • May 1, 2014

PSEG earnings jump on new transmission, high demand

PSEG also announced it had reached a $1.2 billion settlement to move its Energy Strong program forward. 

By Herman K. Trabish • May 1, 2014

Solar up, but PG&E earnings drop on gas line explosion costs

Pacific Gas & Electric may be the leading utility for solar, but it's not keeping earnings up. 

By Herman K. Trabish • May 1, 2014

Edison CEO: 'Primary strategy' to invest in distribution network

Edison International announced first quarter earnings for 2014, hailing a new deal over the closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Plant. 

By Claire Cameron • May 1, 2014

Dominion's earnings up as coal-to-liquids plant, new solar move ahead

"Favorable weather" drove some of the gains, according to Dominion CEO Thomas Farrell II.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 30, 2014

Exelon moves to buy Pepco Holdings for $6.8B

The deal would bring Exelon's combined utility rate base to $26 billion.

By Davide Savenije • April 30, 2014

FERC decision forces solar, wind generators to pay for wires in SoCal desert

California ISO has ceded control of certain power lines and transformers in the L.A. metro area to Southern California Edison.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 29, 2014

Energy Future Holdings files for bankruptcy

Will Warren Buffett buy Oncor in a fire sale?

By Herman K. Trabish • April 29, 2014

DOE issues new cybersecurity guidelines

The guidelines are for power delivery systems. 

By Claire Cameron • April 28, 2014

Is Hawaii your solar future? A postcard to the mainland

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By Kathleen Hardy • April 28, 2014

AEP earnings up on cold weather, transmission builds

AEP CEO Nick Akins said the company would continue to pour capital into transmission.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 28, 2014

New York's new energy vision to reimagine the grid

Governor Cuomo asked regulators to fundamentally re-envision the way electricity is produced, distributed and consumed.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 25, 2014

Entergy sees 2.1% sales growth

Entergy reports strong earnings, positive sales growth and the benefits of having a diverse power fleet.

By Claire Cameron • April 25, 2014

AEP CEO: Coal plant closures, emissions cuts, and new transmission

AEP to retire coal plants and invest in transmission. 

By Herman K. Trabish • April 25, 2014

Minnesota Power plans power line to import Canadian hydro

The Great Northern Transmission Line would bring Canadian hydro to the U.S.

By Claire Cameron • April 21, 2014

ITC Holdings announces $4.5B investment plan

The company will "remain open-minded" to M&A after missing out on the acquisition of Entergy's transmission business.

By Claire Cameron • April 21, 2014

PSEG CEO frustrated by inaction on $3.9B storm hardening plan

Ralph Izzo challenged opponents to come up with a more cost-effective plan.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 17, 2014

Power players warn Senate subcommittee of grid threats

Keeping the lights on is mission critical for U.S. utilities, but it may get harder as the EPA rolls out its power plant regulations.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 15, 2014

FERC pledges to improve energy grid intel security

The agency has come under fire for a report in the Wall Street Journal outlining a sensitive FERC analysis of major physical vulnerabilities in the energy grid.

By Claire Cameron • April 14, 2014

Research: Microgrids better than one massive grid

The optimal grid has 500-700 connections, according to a new report. The Western U.S. grid has 16,000. 

By Claire Cameron • April 10, 2014

NRDC: Nobody wins if utilities are 'caught in a death spiral'

NRDC sees industry interest in finding new ways to regulate utilities.

By Davide Savenije • April 8, 2014

N.J. regulators tell utilities to get tough on trees

Tighter rules for vegetation management are in the works.

By Kathy Larsen • April 2, 2014

Utility dispute could go to Supreme Court

KCP&L says Missouri regulators violate law on state-federal jurisdiction.

By Kathy Larsen • April 1, 2014