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Utilities beef up fail-safes to protect from nuclear meltdown
The industry wants the ability to fly in heavy-duty equipment that could potentially avert a meltdown.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 10, 2012 -
California utility's smart meter billing system nearing competition
After a two-year installation program, nearly every analog meter has been replaced.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 10, 2012 -
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TrendlineData 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.
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We Energies wind farm purchase approved
The company has received approval from Wisconsin regulators to purchase the Montfort wind farm.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 10, 2012 -
California renewable energy increase will require greater use of fossil fuels
One of the hidden costs of solar and wind power is that they must be backed up by other sources.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 10, 2012 -
La.'s Cleco to leave SPP, requests to join MISO
After Entergy's decision to leave the SPP, another Louisiana utility company is following suit.
By Davide Savenije • Dec. 7, 2012 -
Ohio court rules against AEP in excessive profit case
The Ohio Supreme Court found American Electric Power's profits to be excessive but did not fine the utility any more than the $42 million it already paid.
By Davide Savenije • Dec. 7, 2012 -
Alabama utility upgrades will cost more than $4 million
The upgrades stem from a system study completed in 2008 and will be paid for by a bond issue.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 7, 2012 -
Michigan utility to issue $23M in refunds to electricity customers
The refunds will be paid out over a six-month credit.
By Christopher Sacco • Dec. 7, 2012 -
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 -
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 Brian Warmoth • 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 Brian Warmoth • 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
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