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  • Pecan Street trial to test out smart grid incentives

    Automation, alerts and special rates will be used a as ratepayer behavior goes under the microscope.

    By March 21, 2013
  • Xcel sets wind power generation record for Midwest area

    The record represented nearly a third of the company's upper Midwest customers.

    By Christopher Sacco • March 21, 2013
  • A large data center campus under construction in a desert Explore the Trendline
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    Data Centers and the US Grid

    A look at how data centers are affecting the U.S. grid today and how new technologies and rate structures could affect that trajectory in the years to come.

    By Utility Dive staff
  • Texas panhandle wind power capacity set to double by 2015

    The capacity surge is a result of new construction in the region.

    By Christopher Sacco • March 21, 2013
  • TVA identifies its ideal transmission line route

    The line aims to seek supply cleaner energy to the Tupelo area.

    By Christopher Sacco • March 21, 2013
  • Cape Wind completes financing for offshore wind project

    The debt financing for the company's 468 MW wind farm is complete.

    By Christopher Sacco • March 21, 2013
  • Texas may grant regulators 'cease and desist' powers

    Newly proposed legislation would expand the Texas Public Utilities Commission's authority.

    By Davide Savenije • March 20, 2013
  • SCE hands over $4M in stray electricity lawsuit

    A California woman was awarded $4 million after her house became a literal live wire.

    By Davide Savenije • March 20, 2013
  • Lowe's VP says utilities need to partner with him

    There's a lot of self-interest involved here, of course; but Meagher may have a point about the importance of partnerships to the future of the smart grid.

    By March 20, 2013
  • GE announces program to protect power systems from cyberattacks

    The manager is designed specifically to guard substation power system assets from malicious attacks.

    By Christopher Sacco • March 20, 2013
  • U.S. utility ownership changes are unlikely

    Despite recent developments, it remains a long shot that municipalities will overtake utilities.

    By Christopher Sacco • March 20, 2013
  • Los Angeles to stop using electricity generated by coal

    The city will become the largest in the country to abandon the energy source.

    By Christopher Sacco • March 20, 2013
  • Sempra expands Hawaiian wind project

    The expansion will rely heavily on a plan for a cable project that runs between Maui and Oahu.

    By Christopher Sacco • March 20, 2013
  • Idaho electricity proposal could lower bills

    The proposal is part of the FCA's annual adjustment to electric rates.

    By Christopher Sacco • March 20, 2013
  • GE and Energate get together on residential demand response

    The parternship will bring together tech, hardware and management from both companies at the home level.

    By March 19, 2013
  • 130,000 without power after storms in Alabama, Georgia

    Utilities are still working to combat the outages, which affected as more than 200,000 Monday night.

    By March 19, 2013
  • Michigan city would sell bonds to replenish its reserve fund

    The utility has to wait for a 45-day countdown to expire if it wants to sell the bonds.

    By Christopher Sacco • March 19, 2013
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    Georgia Power lays concrete at Vogtle nuclear plant

    The construction is the first step in the expansion of the plant's Unit 3.

    By Christopher Sacco • March 19, 2013
  • Five companies express interest in NC coast wind projects

    A new report shows that the development of wind farms off the state's shore has sparked interest from five companies.

    By Christopher Sacco • March 19, 2013
  • Sempra to start construction on new solar project

    The project will be located in Nevada and should be completed in 2015.

    By Christopher Sacco • March 19, 2013
  • Duke files for 15.1% rate hike in S.C.

    Duke Energy Carolinas requested the $220 million rate increase to recoup investments it has already made.

    By Davide Savenije • March 18, 2013
  • American Transmission plans $60M power line upgrade

    The project will modernize some of Wisconsin's aging grid infrastructure.

    By Davide Savenije • March 18, 2013
  • Deep Dive

    Energy Star-certified buildings are most popular in these 10 cities

    Is there value in green building? These U.S. cities seem to think so.

    By Davide Savenije • March 18, 2013
  • First Solar sets solar efficiency record

    Tests by the DOE confirm that the company has set a new record for conversion efficiency.

    By Christopher Sacco • March 18, 2013
  • Peco speeds up its smart meter rollout timeline

    Despite trouble with overheating meters, the utility intends to accelerate its installation plans.

    By Christopher Sacco • March 18, 2013
  • Deep Dive

    Most Read Utility News of the Week: Twitter, smart meters and the grid

    Need to catch up on the most important utility news reads of the week? We've got you covered right here.

    By March 14, 2013