Generation: Page 281
-
Deep Dive
Exelon’s French partner quits U.S. nuclear for renewables
Will U.S. nuclear survive this latest break-up?
By Malena Amusa • July 31, 2013 -
Xcel to add 1,500 MW of wind, reduce emissions by 31%
Xcel's massive wind grab includes adding 1,500 MW of wind, a 30% increase in its overall wind capacity.
By Malena Amusa • July 30, 2013 -
Utilities ask distributed solar: what have you done for me lately?
Can distributed PV actually offset the need for transmission system investment? An RMI report tries to find out.
By Malena Amusa • July 30, 2013 -
Samsung SDI partners with S&C Electric on U.K. power storage solution
The project is part of Britain's efforts to prepare for wind and solar plants.
By Roger Riddell • July 29, 2013 -
E.ON, JP Morgan ante up Texas wind deal
New capital infusions will expand the wind farm's development activities.
By Malena Amusa • July 29, 2013 -
Clean Coal Technologies Inc. to build $3.6M coal test plant in Oklahoma
So will this be the coal industry's "holy grail"?
By Malena Amusa • July 29, 2013 -
EIA's new outlook: Global energy use to increase 56% by 2040, led by Asia
In the U.S. and Europe, short- and long-term debt issues will constrict the energy market's future growth.
By Malena Amusa • July 26, 2013 -
Calpine's California natgas-fired plants to start operation
The plants come right in time to meet California's historic peak summer demand.
By Malena Amusa • July 26, 2013 -
First Solar to build 23MW for New Mexico’s largest utility
The project spans three different solar farms near the greater Albuquerque metro area.
By Malena Amusa • July 25, 2013 -
Minneapolis considering city-owned utilities
Some in the city believe municipal ownership could lower the price residents pay.
By Roger Riddell • July 24, 2013 -
AEP Cook plant approved for $1.1B life-extension project
Cook's two nuclear units account for 40% of AEP's Indian Michigan Power's generation portfolio.
By Malena Amusa • July 23, 2013 -
Xcel and RES Americas to build new wind park in Minnesota
The new 200 megawatt park is expected to be completed by late 2015.
By Roger Riddell • July 22, 2013 -
Sunrise Energy Ventures sells Indy Solar projects to Dominion Resources
The three projects are projected to increase Indiana's solar-produced energy fivefold.
By Roger Riddell • July 22, 2013 -
Exelon and Entergy nuclear units at highest risk of closure
Will these plants survive the next few years of intense competition and costly maintenance demands?
By Malena Amusa • July 22, 2013 -
New York City breaks peak usage record
The heat index was as high as 110 degrees Friday.
By Roger Riddell • July 19, 2013 -
NYISO once again predicts record-breaking demand
Dive Summary: The New York Independent System Operator once again forecast record-breaking power usage Friday, predicting a peak of 34,600 MW—a number that would surpass the state's all-time record of 33,939 MW from 2006. The grid operator says it will have enough power...
By Roger Riddell • July 19, 2013 -
Solar and hackers: The most read utility news of the week
Check out the most popular Utility Dive posts of the past few days right here.
By Brian Warmoth • July 19, 2013 -
Solar to slash utility profit margins within 5 years, Fitch predicts
Which utilities will suffer the biggest cuts?
By Malena Amusa • July 19, 2013 -
New York power usage, day 4: Guess what?
The state's grid operator is once again instituting demand response programs, but this time for the entire state.
By Roger Riddell • July 18, 2013 -
Enel Green Power signs $458M in power purchase agreements in Mexico
The Italian utility will build a new wind farm in San Luis Potosí as part of the two agreements.
By Roger Riddell • July 18, 2013 -
12 U.S. nuclear reactors at high-risk of retirement, new study finds
So which utility owns the most at-risk plants?
By Malena Amusa • July 18, 2013 -
Power prices bounce as Northeast heat wave increases demand
Prices are up in New York City as it approaches a two-year consumption high.
By Roger Riddell • July 17, 2013 -
For third day, NYISO considers power reduction measures
The grid has yet to experience any major blackouts.
By Roger Riddell • July 17, 2013 -
Xcel increases wind capacity by 33% in Upper Midwest
The utility will spend nearly a billion dollars for more wind generation, confirming its status at America's most wind-friendly utility.
By Malena Amusa • July 17, 2013 -
Deep Dive
The 10 greatest challenges the utility industry faces today
Panelists at this year's National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid shared opinions on everything from dynamic pricing to the evolution of the utility business model.
By Davide Savenije • July 16, 2013
Previous
