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Florida utility might be required to receive consent before installing residential smart meters
Port Orange city leaders are looking into requiring that FPL obtain consent from individual customers.
By Christopher Sacco • Aug. 30, 2012 -
Washington utility takeover could reach $1 billion
A study released by Puget Sound Energy indicates that the Thurston Public Utility District’s planned takeover of its electrical facilities could climb to $1 billion.
By Christopher Sacco • Aug. 30, 2012 -
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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Organizations push for open global smart grid standards
The IEEE, IAB and W3C have joined with other groups in affirming a set of principles put forward by the OpenStand movement.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 29, 2012 -
UPDATE: Hurricane Isaac knocks out power for 600,000 customers
Entergy's website confirms power outages are affecting more than 600,000 residential and commercial customers.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 29, 2012 -
EnerNOC looks to improve energy use at an Illinois university
The company will use its EfficiencySMART Commissioning solution to improve energy use at student residence halls.
By Christopher Sacco • Aug. 29, 2012 -
Deep Dive
3 ways the U.S. drought can impact utilities
Utility Dive looks at 3 ways the 2012 U.S. drought can affect the utility industry.
By Shehryar Nabi • Aug. 28, 2012 -
Louisiana utilities calls in extra crews in preparation for Hurricane Isaac
Anticipating widespread outages after Hurricane Isaac, Louisiana utility companies have called in extra work crews.
By Shehryar Nabi • Aug. 28, 2012 -
Florida utility sends out 6,000 field workers to address tropical storm outages
FPL has deployed over 6,000 workers to restore power for customers affected by tropical storm Isaac.
By Christopher Sacco • Aug. 28, 2012 -
National Grid making $60M in improvements, asks to add positions
The utility wants resources to improve its storm response capabilities and awaits regulatory approval on a rate increase.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 27, 2012 -
Herdegen named new president and COO of Connecticut Light & Power
The industry veteran brings 35 years of experience and a record of accomplishments at Kansas City Power & Light and Unicom.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 27, 2012 -
Smart meters meet more resistance in Texas
As smart meter rollouts are implemented, resistant Texans step up efforts to retain old meters.
By Shehryar Nabi • Aug. 27, 2012 -
Montana power partially restored after Delphia fire burns transmission line
More than 500 NorthWestern customers lost power, but some repairs have been made.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 27, 2012 -
Utilities and states still dueling over Irene’s costs
The debate over how to divide repair and restoration costs from last year’s tropical storm Irene still rages on.
By Christopher Sacco • Aug. 27, 2012 -
Entergy Arkansas seeks to join MISO
Entergy filed testimony affirming its commitment to join the regional transmission organization.
By Christopher Sacco • Aug. 27, 2012 -
North Carolina utility to increase rates in wake of wholesale power increases
Blue Ridge will increase rates by two and a half percent to offset increasing costs.
By Christopher Sacco • Aug. 27, 2012 -
Louisiana utilities brace for imminent tropical storm
Three Entergy utilities are preparing for tropical storm Isaac, which is expected to hit their service territories in the coming days.
By Christopher Sacco • Aug. 27, 2012 -
DistTrack represents a new kind of cybersecurity threat
Intelligent Utility's Editor-in-Chief explains what DistTrack is and why energy companies are at risk.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 24, 2012 -
Deep Dive
10 recent smart meter milestones for utilities
Utility Dive checks out recent status updates from companies who have moved closer to realizing their smart meter deployment goals.
By Shehryar Nabi • Aug. 24, 2012 -
Mississippi utility to finish power plant purchase
The South Mississippi Electric Power Association says it will go through with its planned purchase of 15% of a Kemper County power plant currently under construction.
By Christopher Sacco • Aug. 24, 2012 -
Duke partners with Toyota for Indiana smart grid project
Duke Energy, Toyota Motor Corp. and Energy Systems Network are partnering on a new pilot project designed to effectively manage electric vehicle charging.
By Christopher Sacco • Aug. 24, 2012 -
Most Read Utility News of the Week: iPhone apps, big utilities and new lines
Utility Dive readers looked at these five news posts more than any others over the last week. Find out what you might have missed!
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 23, 2012 -
Regulators in Md. wrap public hearings on June storm responses
Hearings with utilities will follow in mid-September.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 23, 2012 -
How should utilities respond to smart meter fires?
Stories of smart meter fires represent a real challenge, and utilities need to know how to deal with them.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 23, 2012 -
Tampa Electric expanding Polk Power Station
Tampa Electric has decided to expand the Polk Power Station in order to meet its power needs for 2017.
By Christopher Sacco • Aug. 23, 2012 -
Nebraska reactor restart delayed
The Omaha Public Power District has delayed the restarting of the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant until later this year or early next.
By Christopher Sacco • Aug. 23, 2012
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