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Ohio OKs capacity-pricing system for AEP
The state's Public Utilities Commission's goal is to make AEP-Ohio a fully competitive retailer.
By Ron Gallagher • July 10, 2012 -
Severe damage, difficult access make Mon Power repairs difficult
The West Virginia utility has been working hard in tough territory in the Mountain State.
By Ron Gallagher • July 9, 2012 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineGrid Resiliency
Utilities and grid operators are facing increasing threats from climate change as well as cyber and physical attacks, and are deploying a variety of responses to meet the rising challenges.
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Indianapolis Power & Light to stop buying more renewable power
The Indiana utility will continue to honor current agreements, but cites high costs of renewable energy in its decisions.
By Brian Warmoth • July 9, 2012 -
Pepco makes last-minute request to delay rate hike decision
The Washington-based utility hopes to add $111 million per year in revenue.
By Lindsey Smith • July 9, 2012 -
Michigan report recommends smart meter opt-out choice
June 29 report looks at smart meter adoption and perceptions to recommend regulatory action.
By Brian Warmoth • July 9, 2012 -
Con Edison removes power outage updates from website
Con Ed. representative says violent union protestors are the reason the utility can no longer provide power outage information to the public.
By Lindsey Smith • July 9, 2012 -
Duke's Rogers to testify as merger fallout riles regulators
North Carolina regulators and the state attorney general are taking a hard look at the Duke Energy-Progress Energy merger.
By Ron Gallagher • July 9, 2012 -
Smart grid needs smart pricing to benefit companies and customers
Demand is up, everyone wants to find ways to save, but 99% of U.S. customers are on flat-rate pricing.
By Ron Gallagher • July 6, 2012 -
Asian markets demanding millions of new smart meters
Rising populations in Asia create a demand for more widespread electricity access—and 220,000 new smart meters per day by some accounts.
By Lindsey Smith • July 6, 2012 -
Con Ed asks court to stop protests by locked-out workers
The utility wants a state Supreme Court judge to order union picketers to stop interfering.
By Lindsey Smith • July 6, 2012 -
KPMG names top 10 urban energy projects
Ten international urban energy projects are featured in KPMG's "Infrastructure 100: World Cities Edition."
By Lindsey Smith • July 6, 2012 -
Is it finally time to convert to underground cable?
An engineer with a long record of working and consulting for power companies says it's to get past the "rosy glow" of just having an electric infrastructure.
By Ron Gallagher • July 6, 2012 -
Most Read Utility News of the Week: Bill Johnson leaving Duke, Con Ed and Dominion
The Duke-Progess merger, post-storm power restoration and Con Ed's union negotiations topped our audience's reading lists this week. See if you missed anything after the jump.
By Brian Warmoth • July 6, 2012 -
New report puts Johnson's payout for Duke departure at up to $44.7 million
Bloomberg News says that Bill Johnson may get more than four times what had been reported.
By Ron Gallagher • July 6, 2012 -
Surprise CEO switch at merged Duke Energy is causing headaches
Standard & Poor's put the country's newest and largest utility on credit watch because of worries about internal stability after CEO Jim Johnson's sudden resignation.
By Ron Gallagher • July 6, 2012 -
Maryland Public Service Commission to review utility reports after power is restored
Maryland's Public Service Commission chair explains what regulators will look at after a million customers in the state lost power.
By Brian Warmoth • July 5, 2012 -
Con Ed repairing equipment amid NYC lockout and brownout
Con Ed blames the brownout on heat, while union reps say maintenance is suffering without them.
By Brian Warmoth • July 5, 2012 -
Half a million still without power in Ohio and eastern states
West Virginia remains the worst-hit state as more that 500,000 customers from Ohio to Virginia lack electricity.
By Brian Warmoth • July 5, 2012 -
Dominion restoration ahead of schedule, but Florida lineman killed
Dominion Power says it is a day ahead of where it thought it would be in restoring power in Virginia, and it noted the death of a lineman among Gulf Power crews sent the Florida panhandle.
By Ron Gallagher • July 4, 2012 -
High-voltage switchgear is an expanding market, led by China, U.S.
Expansion in China makes up about 20% of the global demand as power reaches into more parts of the country.
By Ron Gallagher • July 3, 2012 -
Bill Johnson resigns as Progress-Duke merger takes effect, gets $10 million
Progress Energy CEO Bill Johnson was supposed to be CEO of the merged company under the Duke name.
By Ron Gallagher • July 3, 2012 -
Delaware power nearly restored
Delmarva estimates that more than 97% of their customers have been helped following damage from the weekend's storms.
By Brian Warmoth • July 2, 2012 -
Utilities missing opportunities when discussing smart grid projects
A new survey produced by Distributed Energy Financial Group (DEFG) shows that utilities are missing opportunities when it comes to communicating smart grid initiatives with consumers.
By Sean Griffey • July 2, 2012 -
Southern, Dominion and First Energy stocks up after heat and storms
Utilities stocks went both ways amid heat, volatile weather and power outages throughout the U.S.
By Brian Warmoth • July 2, 2012 -
IBM trims $43 million from global power bill with energy-saving effort
IBM had about 3,200 conservation programs in place at 364 facilities around the world in 2011.
By Ron Gallagher • July 2, 2012
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