NY Gov. Cuomo asking federal government for $30B after Sandy

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Governor Cuomo plans to repair damages and rebuild his state's aging energy grid. 

By Davide Savenije • Nov. 12, 2012

Electricity deregulation has a history of pitfalls

According to utility experts, switching electricity suppliers is likely to be more trouble than it's worth. 

By Davide Savenije • Nov. 12, 2012

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Columbia utility customers paid more after choice

Since being offered a choice between gas carriers, certain Ohio customers have paid more for their service.

By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 12, 2012

Utilities continue restoration attempts in the northeast following storms

More than 125,000 customers still remained without power over the weekend.

By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 12, 2012

Con Ed estimates Sandy costs at $450 million

Most of its recovery work is complete, but the utility expects to take a financial hit.

By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 12, 2012

Nebraska company receives wind turbine grant

A rural energy grant will pay for the turbine.

By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 12, 2012

LIPA ignored warnings, had sluggish Sandy response, according to report

After the Long Island Power Authority's drawn-out response to Hurricane Sandy, officials and ratepayers criticized the utility for its outdated outage management system.

By Davide Savenije • Nov. 9, 2012

Shareholders authorize $1.94B NRG-GenOn deal

Pending regulatory approval, the $1.94 billion deal will go through by the first quarter in 2013.

By Davide Savenije • Nov. 9, 2012

492,000 without power after nor'easter

One week after Hurricane Sandy, a nor'easter initially left residents across six states without power.

By Davide Savenije • Nov. 9, 2012

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By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 9, 2012

New York's governor blasts utilities for Sandy outages

The damage exposed a flawed structure among the state's utilities.

By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 9, 2012

West Virginia utility bills might be incorrect because of Sandy

The state's Public Service Commission has warned customers that the error is imminent.

By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 9, 2012

Chicago sets timeline for electric aggregation deal

The city laid out a plan for its switch to a new electricity supplier.

By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 9, 2012

Missouri utility will be permitted to charge for conservation losses

The charges come as a result of sales lost under a new energy efficiency program.

By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 9, 2012

Oklahoma Co-op chooses BTI Systems for smart grid solutions

BTI will deliver new services to its customers.

By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 9, 2012

Nor'easter brings 100,000 outages and record snow to the Northeast

New York's Central park and other areas received historic amounts of snowfall as outages now total as much as 700,000 in the region.

By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 8, 2012

Utility crews hope nor’easter doesn’t follow Sandy’s path

As the recovery continues, utilities are forced to prepare for another storm.

By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 8, 2012

More than 350,000 New Jersey residents still don’t have electricity

This number accounts only for outages associated with Sandy and doesn’t include any additional losses from the current nor’easter.

By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 8, 2012

Moody’s maintains New Jersey utility credit ratings despite Sandy restoration costs

The state’s two largest utilities will not have lower credit ratings as a result of the storm.

By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 8, 2012

PECO wraps up its Sandy recovery efforts

The Pennsylvania utility has finished almost all of its restoration work.

By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 8, 2012

Chicago votes to approve municipal aggregation

On Election Day, voters in Chicago decided to allow the city to find an alternate supplier of electricity.

By Davide Savenije • Nov. 7, 2012

Nor'easter may delay power restoration in NJ

Depending on the strength of the impending storm, utility crews in New Jersey may be forced to temporarily suspend restoration efforts.

By Davide Savenije • Nov. 7, 2012

Utility grid protection an issue following Sandy

The storm has called into question vulnerabilities of the grid.

By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 7, 2012

New Jersey’s governor warns utilities to ramp up their recovery efforts

Chris Christie has set a deadline for power restoration this week.

By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 7, 2012

Smart meter deployments continue to rise

The number of electrical customers with smart meters has risen in 2012.

By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 7, 2012