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    Colorado utilities board forming volunteer task force to determine fate of power plant

    Ten people will sit on the citizen task force and be tasked with studying the potential decommission and removal of a power plant.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 7, 2012
  • New Jersey utility's execs won't attend meeting with customers to discuss Sandy response time

    A planned town hall meeting between JCP&L executives and customers has been cancelled after it was announced that JCP&L wouldn't be attending.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 7, 2012
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    Trendline

    Top 5 Stories from Utility Dive

    Power demand is rising amid dramatic shifts in federal energy policy, but technology and markets continue to push the grid toward cleaner, more distributed resources. 

    By Utility Dive staff
  • Smart grid cybersecurity market on the verge of incremental growth

    Even though cybersecurity is still viewed as a cost-limitation exercise by many utilities, deployments is expected to grow over the next two years.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 7, 2012
  • PJM approves almost $1B for more transmission upgrades

    The decision brings total funds approved for upgrades to about $4.7 billion as the operator looks at infrastructure that can be improved.

    By Dec. 6, 2012
  • Con Ed spending $250M on hurricane upgrades, says Mayor Bloomberg

    The mayor announced the agreement as the city works to prepare for future hurricanes.

    By Dec. 6, 2012
  • California wins first rate complaint with JPMorgan

    The decision is the first of three battles between the state and the investment bank regarding bidding practices.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 6, 2012
  • Controversial Minnesota utility line project still a go

    The project will not only upgrade utility lines, but also add cosmetic touches to city's main street.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 6, 2012
  • Xcel Energy files application for rate increase it hopes will boost revenue by $90M

    The extra money will go toward the cost of generating and delivering energy to its Texas customers.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 6, 2012
  • Entergy continues moving toward MISO integration

    Five of the company's utilities took a key step toward membership in a regional transmission organization.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 6, 2012
  • DOE to help fund small nuclear reactors

    The government agency has agreed to fund a design backed by several generation and transmission electric cooperatives.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 6, 2012
  • Smart grid investments would have helped utilities recover from Sandy

    A senior official at General Electric claims that utilities without smart grid technologies were unable to properly respond to the storm. 

    By Davide Savenije • Dec. 5, 2012
  • Illinois regulators approve ComEd smart meter installation delay until 2015

    The Illinois Commerce Commission said it would revisit the matter once the utility submits a progress report in April.

    By Davide Savenije • Dec. 5, 2012
  • Emanuel drops municipal aggregation surcharge

    Chicago's mayor had planned to use savings from the city's bulk electricity purchasing agreement on clean-energy project.

    By Davide Savenije • Dec. 5, 2012
  • Solar PV costs decline as installation growth continues

    Two surveys have reported that the global installation rate of grid-connected PV is up over the last two years.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 5, 2012
  • New Jersey's largest utility estimates Sandy recovery will cost up to $300M

    The figure also includes the effects from a subsequent nor'easter whose recovery efforts were complicated by Sandy.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 5, 2012
  • Contractors reach settlement with San Diego utility over 2007 wildfires

    The wildfires affected the area in October 2007 and destroyed more than 1,500 homes.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 5, 2012
  • Duke president reacts to merger settlement

    Brett Carter said he believes the merger investigations were a bigger distraction for senior management than to anyone else in the company.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 5, 2012
  • Illinois regulators to decide if ComEd smart meters will be installed now or in three years

    ComEd had been expecting additional smart grid funding, but could not commit to the installation after the funding was cut.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 5, 2012
  • New Pecan Street smart grid tech to come from Dell

    Pecan Street will now benefit from Dell's equipment and knowledge in its consumer energy research.

    By Dec. 4, 2012
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    Rep. Jo Ann Emerson to become CEO of the NRECA

    Emerson becomes the second representative to announce her move to the private power sector in recent weeks.

    By Dec. 4, 2012
  • Deep Dive

    The top 10 U.S. utilities with the most smart meters

    Eight utilities belong to the million-meter club, as shown in a new report from Zpryme.

    By Jeremy Peterseil • Dec. 4, 2012
  • Connecticut Attorney General say Northeast Utilities are breaking terms of merger

    The state's attorney general and consumer counsel claim that NU is required to answer questions about layoffs and staffing levels.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 4, 2012
  • Report says California lacks alternative energy strategy

    The state's push to add wind and solar energy to its existing power grid could saddle ratepayers with soaring bills, according to a government watchdog report.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 4, 2012
  • California's three biggest utilities to support open, automated demand response

    The statement comes from OpenADR Alliance, an industry group working on the next generation of the automated demand response.

    By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 4, 2012
  • Duke Energy settles with North Carolina utility regulator

    A settlement over Duke Energy's merger with Progress Energy has been approved.

    By Davide Savenije • Dec. 3, 2012