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Deep Dive
Most Read Utility News of the Week: ComEd, Batman and one crazy meter
Too busy to read Utility Dive last week? No worries, that's what we are here for.
By Davide Savenije • April 12, 2013 -
Duke launches gas plant, bids adieu to old coal station
Replacing an aging coal plant site, Duke Energy opened the 620 MW Dan River Natural Gas Combined Cycle Station in North Carolina on Wednesday.
By Malena Amusa • April 12, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Why the U.S. needs to spend (way) more on energy research
Dive Insight: Infrastructure for renewables and the smart grid won't grow on its own. But how much needs to be spent?
By Davide Savenije • April 11, 2013 -
Duke nets its largest solar farm to date
Duke Energy bought a 21MW solar farm in California, surpassing a 100 MW solar capacity milestone.
By Malena Amusa • April 11, 2013 -
Renewables continue to rule new power generation capacity in. U.S.
Renewables make up more than half of all new electricity generation installed this year.
By Malena Amusa • April 11, 2013 -
Maryland enacts $1.7B offshore wind legislation
Governor Martin O'Malley signed a law granted $1.7 billion in subsidies to offshore wind developers.
By Davide Savenije • April 10, 2013 -
Coal-generated power stays in the game, up 21% in March
Economics drive dramatic fuel switching as power generators look to burn the cheapest fuel.
By Malena Amusa • April 10, 2013 -
N.C. Gov. McCrory: Bill ending renewable requirements to get rewrite
North Carolina legislators have proposed a bill that would end minimum renewable energy requirements for utilities in the state.
By Davide Savenije • April 9, 2013 -
NRG’s Texas electricity capacity just got bigger
NRG can add 560 MW to its Texas operation after buying a cogeneration plant in Corpus Christi, Texas, for $244M.
By Malena Amusa • April 9, 2013 -
U.S.: The 'Saudi Arabia of natural gas and oil'?
Through fracking, America’s shale gas supply booms in comparison to other countries not likely to match the nation's frantic pace of unconventional gas drilling.
By Malena Amusa • April 8, 2013 -
Cooking waste to help supply London’s National Grid
Waste from thousands of London restaurants and food companies will help run the world’s biggest fat-fuelled power plant underway in East London.
By Malena Amusa • April 8, 2013 -
Big bank predicts mega year for solar loans, Pace bonds
More companies will use loans and Pace bonds this year to fund solar panels and energy-saving systems than in the last four years combined.
By Malena Amusa • April 8, 2013 -
Flexible tiles harvest energy from footsteps
The tiles will generate energy during a 25-meter stretch of Sunday's Paris Marathon.
By Davide Savenije • April 5, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Utility News of the Week: Entergy, Exelon and BP wind
Serious news a video of a drunk man in China topped our list of most popular posts this week. Have a look for yourself!
By Brian Warmoth • April 5, 2013 -
PSE eyes shale gas and renewables in 20-year forecast
The Washington utility must secure 5,400 MW of additional power to meet peak demand through 2033.
By Malena Amusa • April 5, 2013 -
PG&E and BrightSource to dismantle $2.7B solar power contract
PG&E terminated its plan to buy solar power from BrightSource Energy ‘s 250 MW solar project due to uncertainty about transmission upgrades.
By Malena Amusa • April 4, 2013 -
Blue Oak completes 4.2 MW solar array in Calif.
San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit and the city of Gridley will get the electricity.
By Malena Amusa • April 3, 2013 -
First Solar buys 150MW solar project in Calif.
The San Diego Gas & Electric Co. has signed a 25-year agreement to buy energy from the project.
By Malena Amusa • April 2, 2013 -
SoCal Edison inks 20-year solar deal
A state rule mandating utilities get 33% of their energy from renewable sources drove the purchase.
By Malena Amusa • April 2, 2013 -
Exelon grows hostile to clean energy
Exelon has recently reversed course on renewable energy generation, and here's why.
By Davide Savenije • April 1, 2013 -
As coal gets shut down, higher profits for remaining plants
Experts predict coal plants will soon recede from the U.S. power generation landscape—with a few caveats.
By Malena Amusa • April 1, 2013 -
Death at Entergy nuclear plant
A maintenance operation at Entergy's Arkansas One nuclear facility ended with one fatality and three injuries.
By Malena Amusa • April 1, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Utility News of the Week: Duke's logo, ComEd and crime
Catch up on Utility Dive's biggest posts of the week before you head into the weekend.
By Brian Warmoth • March 28, 2013 -
Report: N.Y. could be 100% renewable by 2030
A team of researchers at Stanford, UC Davis and Cornell University think that it's possible.
By Davide Savenije • March 28, 2013 -
Groundbreaking ocean-energy project confronts financial, regulatory delay
What's keeping Ocean Power Technologies from harnessing ocean energy?
By Malena Amusa • March 28, 2013
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