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Mississippi regulators reconsider Southern Co. rate hike
The state's PSC has approved a settlement that allows the company to seek higher rates.
By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 25, 2013 -
Constellation completes solar project for Oregon utility
The project is comprised of more than 20,000 photovoltaic panels.
By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 25, 2013 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineElectricity Supply and Demand
After nearly two decades of flat demand, U.S. electricity consumption reached an all-time high in 2024 and is expected to continue rising. This trendline brings together the best of Utility Dive’s coverage of emerging trends in supply and demand and the decisions being made today that will impact the power system for years to come.
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Duke Energy wants ratepayers to fund power plant retrofits
The utility is looking for permission to bill its customers for power plant upgrades.
By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 24, 2013 -
DOE discovers mismanagement of $700M smart grid program
A top inspector for the agency found almost a billion dollars in funding wasn't properly managed.
By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 24, 2013 -
Duke completes Texas energy storage project
The facility will provide capacity to ERCOT, which manages 75% of the deregulated market of the state.
By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 24, 2013 -
Deep Dive
The 10 longest power outages of 2012
Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on power infrastructure in 2012, and the EIA's outage data for the year shows just how bad things got.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 23, 2013 -
Forbes: Innovations to reshape energy market, whether utilities like it or not
According to Forbes, the long-stagnant energy industry is about to dramatically change due to imminent technology breakthroughs.
By Davide Savenije • Jan. 23, 2013 -
Duke may decide on Crystal River plant by February
The plan has been shut down since 2009 after cracks were found in the reactor's containment building.
By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 23, 2013 -
Indiana utility to invest more than $500 million in environmental controls
The controls are being added to two coal-fired power generating plants.
By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 23, 2013 -
BrightSource, SoCal Edison terminate solar deal
The termination involves the Rio Mesa 2 project.
By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 23, 2013 -
Xstensible Solutions to develop smart grid solution with Oracle
The plan is for an industry data warehouse and analytics solution.
By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 23, 2013 -
MidAmerican Energy reaches settlement with environmental group
The settlement stem form violations at three Iowa power plants.
By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 23, 2013 -
Duke Energy, Silver Spring among new ADS members
Five new members in total have been added as the group looks to strengthen its voice in 2013.
By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 22, 2013 -
How do you deal with a smart meter refusal?
Just because a mandated install is lawful, don't expect it to always be enforceable.
By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 22, 2013 -
Tennessee-based EPB says smart grid is saving customers money
The utility also claims that its recent investment is leading to less customer aggravation.
By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 22, 2013 -
192,000 acres of Arizona land designated for renewable projects
The land will be used for utility-scale solar and wind developments in the state.
By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 22, 2013 -
Silver Spring Networks to continue relationship with Oklahoma utility
The extension means the utility will continue to use the SmartHours DR initiative.
By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 22, 2013 -
Virginia utility expects power restoration to take days
Power has been out for thousands since Friday night.
By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 22, 2013 -
Telling statistics show China's increasing electicity usage
The country saw growth rates shrink, but Q4 brought a rebound.
By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 18, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Utility News of the Week: Viruses, AEP-Ohio and Chinese smart meters
Miss out on the week's top utility news stories? We're here to help with a rundown of our readers' most read posts.
By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 18, 2013 -
Wind beats out natural gas as most installed energy source in 2012
An FERC report shows that by capacity, wind energy is now the most installed energy source in the United States.
By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 18, 2013 -
California solar program hits MW milestone
The new total puts the state's solar initiative more than halfway to its goal.
By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 18, 2013 -
BPA gets new administrator
The DOE has appointed a new head of the nonprofit federal agency.
By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 18, 2013 -
New York utility audit cites $44M in inflated rates
An audit of National Grid's spending has revealed accounting problems at the utility from several year's ago.
By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 18, 2013 -
Virginia commission to consider utility regulation changes
"Adders" would get the boot after an agreement between the attorney general's office and Dominion and Appalachian representatives.
By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 17, 2013
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