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

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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

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

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

New initiative aims to bring smart grid to Silicon Valley

The initiative is part of a plan to bring an advanced commercial power network to California.

By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 17, 2013

Connecticut backs $300 million utility storm plan

The plan is designed to strengthen the state's electrical system.

By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 17, 2013

Massachusetts utility chooses meter data management solution

Harris Utilities will supply the new technology to a utility that serves 16,000 customers.

By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 17, 2013

Oregon utility may see changes to its transmission project proposal

The changes could benefit the local grid while significantly reducing environmental impacts.

By Christopher Sacco • Jan. 17, 2013

National Grid to have 10,000 smart meters for Mass. program

The rollout represents a pilot program expansion for National Grid in Worcester.

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 16, 2013