AWEA: Iowa, South Dakota get over 25% of power from wind

Iowa and South Dakota get more than 25% of their power from wind while seven other states get more than 12% of their electricity from wind, according to AWEA.

By Ethan Howland • March 6, 2014

PUC: PG&E must address Diablo Canyon issues

Pacific Gas & Electric must address 11 issues before the utility seeks to recoup the cost of relicensing its 2,160-MW Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, according to the head of the California PUC.

By Ethan Howland • March 6, 2014

Sierra Club sues Ameren over coal-fired power plants

The Sierra Club sued Ameren Wednesday over alleged Clean Air Act violations at three St. Louis-area coal-fired power plants.

By Ethan Howland • March 6, 2014

Kansas lawmakers aim to kill renewable portfolio standard

Conservative lawmakers expect to move ahead with efforts to kill Kansas' renewable portfolio standard.

By Ethan Howland • March 6, 2014

ERCOT: Tight supply margins to start summer in Texas

Texas will have tight power reserves to start the summer, but new gas-fired power plants will be coming online before August, according to the state's grid operator.

By Ethan Howland • March 6, 2014

Xcel Energy to buy power from 120-MW solar project

Xcel Energy plans to buy power from a $200 million, 120-MW solar project in Colorado.

By Ethan Howland • March 5, 2014

Court rules First Wind, Emera joint venture invalid

The Maine Supreme Court ruled that a wind farm joint venture between First Wind and Emera violated the state's deregulation rules.

By Ethan Howland • March 5, 2014

Solar sets record with 5,160 MW installed in 2013

The solar industry added a record-setting 4,751 MW of photovoltaic capacity and 410 MW of concentrating solar last year, according to a report.

By Ethan Howland • March 5, 2014

Obama administration proposes sale of TVA

The Obama administration is proposing to sell the Tennessee Valley Authority to state and local governments, and area utilities.

By Ethan Howland • March 5, 2014

New England generators oppose infrastructure expansion plans

New England generators are opposing plans by the area's governors to spur regional natural gas and transmission line construction.

By Ethan Howland • March 4, 2014

Facing decline, NRG Energy forges new business models

NRG's long-term strategy focuses on business self-generation, home energy services and off-grid resources.

By Ethan Howland • March 4, 2014

PJM study: 30% renewables? No problem

PJM can reliably integrate up to 30% of wind and solar energy, a move that will lower costs but hurt fossil-fueled generators, a PJM study said.

By Ethan Howland • March 4, 2014

Facebook, Microsoft ask Iowa regulators to support distributed generation

Microsoft and Facebook are urging Iowa regulators to help move the state to more distributed generation on its system.

By Ethan Howland • March 3, 2014

Xcel Energy plans 150-MW solar RFP in Minnesota

Xcel Energy plans to meet a new Minnesota law that requires utilities to get 1.5% of their energy from solar by 2020.

By Ethan Howland • March 3, 2014

Exelon wants legislative fix to prevent nuclear plant shutdowns

Exelon has been meeting with Illinois lawmakers to figure out a way to keep three nuclear plants that are unprofitable or barely making money from shutting down.

By Ethan Howland • March 3, 2014

Regulators: Duke Energy broke law on ash spills

North Carolina regulators on Friday said Duke Energy broke various environmental rules when coal ash spilled twice into the Dan River last month.

By Ethan Howland • March 3, 2014

PNM's electric sales fall 1.8% in New Mexico

PNM Resources saw sales fall 1.8% in New Mexico, but jump 2.6% in Texas, company officials said.

By Ethan Howland • March 3, 2014

NRG Energy to offer rooftop solar to its 2.3M retail customers

NRG sees rooftop solar as its largest growth opportunity over the next few years, said David Crane, NRG president and CEO.

By Ethan Howland • March 3, 2014

ERCOT: Texas has adequate power reserves until 2017

Electric use in Texas is growing more slowly than previously thought, according to an Electric Reliability Council of Texas report.

By Ethan Howland • March 3, 2014

This is the grid. This is the grid on legalized marijuana. Any questions?

More than half of U.S. states are considering legalizing marijuana. What does this mean for utilities?

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 27, 2014

Dayton Power & Light may sell power plant fleet

AES is considering selling Dayton Power & Light's roughly 3,450 MW power plant fleet, company officials said.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 27, 2014

What keeps utility execs up at night? Hint: It's not cyberattacks

Utility Dive's first annual State of the Electric Utility report, released today, provides a detailed look at how more than 500 utility professionals view the major issues facing their utilities. Some of the findings may surprise you.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 26, 2014

FirstEnergy to invest $4.2B in transmission

FirstEnergy plans to spend $4.2 billion on transmission in the next four years as part of the company's shift to focus on its regulated operations.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 26, 2014

North Carolina may require Duke Energy to remove coal ash

North Carolina regulators may require Duke Energy to remove the coal ash from a basin that recently leaked into the Dan River.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 26, 2014

Report: Customers to leave utilities as grid parity nears for solar-storage

As solar and energy storage prices fall, utilities in some markets will likely see increasing customer defections as grid parity gets closer in the next decade, according to a report from the Rocky Mountain Institute.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 26, 2014