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Texas electricity provider passing costs onto customers
The company is blaming the additional costs on measures taken by the state’s PUC.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 26, 2012 -
J.D. Power report indicates customer smart meter awareness is low
About 36% of customers are reportedly unaware of their utility companies' smart meter efforts.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 25, 2012 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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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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Hurricane Sandy could be $1 billion threat to Northeast as utilities prepare
FirstEnergy and Exelon are both monitoring conditions as Sandy looks poised to hit the U.S. around Oct. 28.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 25, 2012 -
Duke to postpone rate increase proposal until next year
The utility will push back a rate hike until the first quarter of next year.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 25, 2012 -
First phase of California solar ranch comes online
The first 22 MW of the new 250 MW ranch has been energized for delivery.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 25, 2012 -
IBM establishes a new collaboration to analyze industry data
The institute will use predictive analytics, system optimization, and advanced computation to deliver better services to their customers.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 25, 2012 -
New York to use a grant to update its electricity grid
The grant money comes from the federal Department of Energy.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 25, 2012 -
DTE's Q3 profits up 24%, revenue down
After a mild winter, the warm summer weather resulted in good news for the energy company.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 24, 2012 -
AEP profits shrink in Q3 with revenue down 2.3%
Due to lower demand and weather-related costs, American Electric Power's third-quarter profits decreased by 48%.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 24, 2012 -
EEI honors top utility companies and representatives
The winners were selected by the nation’s leading chain and multi-site businesses.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 24, 2012 -
Proposed Texas smart meter plan requires more vetting, according to local leaders
A plan to upgrade 100,000 meters is being questioned by city leaders in Lubbock, Texas.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 24, 2012 -
University of Washington unveils smart grid power use experiment
The project will help students cut the school’s energy bills.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 24, 2012 -
Idaho governor seeks answers about electricity line
The governor says the new line disregards collaborative efforts in Idaho on route selection.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 24, 2012 -
Public Staff head at N.C. Utilities Commission will retire in 2013
Robert Gruber, the executive director of Public Staff of the North Carolina Utilities Commission, waited it out in 2012 due to the Duke Energy merger with Progress.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 23, 2012 -
Chicago's mayor pushes forward with bulk electricity buying, bidding plans
ComEd could see competition in Chicago, depending on how a Nov. 6 referendum goes and how the bidding process proceeds.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 23, 2012 -
Hawaii co-op expands solar stake
Hawaii’s only electric cooperative will soon be the beneficiaries of a new solar facility.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 23, 2012 -
Idaho Power wants regulators to reconsider FERC ruling
The ruling forbid utilities from rejecting electricity from wind farms during periods of low demand.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 23, 2012 -
Progress seeks first rate increase in 25 years
If approved, residential rates would 14.2%.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 23, 2012 -
Deep Dive
On the Grid: Bob Heile of ZigBee Alliance
Utility Dive sits down with the chairman of ZigBee Alliance to get a feel for where he sees ZigBee Smart Energy's role, as well as smart grid technology's progress more generally across the globe.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 22, 2012 -
Kansas State to open smart grid lab Tuesday
The facility in Manhattan, Kan., will host research and training for demand and response technology.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 22, 2012 -
California utilities celebrate Careers in Energy Week
Several of California’s largest utilities partnered to promote last week’s event.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 22, 2012 -
West Virginia utilities to meet to discuss their response time to June storms
The meeting was called by the state’s Public Service Commission and will feature the utilities’ reports on the storm.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 22, 2012 -
Duke to build solar farm on North Carolina’s coast
The new installation will be the largest solar unit the utility has built on the east coast.
By Christopher Sacco • Oct. 22, 2012 -
Regulators propose solar flare grid protection measures
The electricity grid attracts currents from geomagnetic storms which have the potential to severely its damage transmission systems.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 19, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Utility News of the Week: Wi-Fi, the smart grid and Itron
Recharge your utility news awareness for the week with Utility Dive's most popular reads.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 19, 2012
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