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Geothermal development in California is slow, but steady
A panel of experts is championing future growth in geothermal development.
By Christopher Sacco • Aug. 14, 2012 -
Connecticut nuclear plant shuts down unit, warm water blamed
One of Millstone's two reactors was shut down Sunday, after water temperatures reached unacceptably high temperatures.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 13, 2012 -
Co-ops in 18 states to receive $420 million for upgrades
The money will be used to enhance electric service by supporting improvements to nearly 3,400 miles of lines in 18 states.
By Christopher Sacco • Aug. 13, 2012 -
Electric co-ops will be tested when handling larger data flows
The NRECA’s Cooperative Research Network (CRN) will produce a new guide to help co-ops deal with increasing grid demands.
By Christopher Sacco • Aug. 10, 2012 -
India’s grid preparedness vs. the USA's
America’s aging power grid could lead to blackout, but according to John J. Licata, lead energy strategist at Blue Phoenix Inc., such a wide scope power outage is avoidable.
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 9, 2012 -
Most Read Utility News of the Week: India, Duke Energy and President Obama
Missed out on a day or two of news this week? Have a look at the most popular reads from the Utility Dive news feed.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 9, 2012 -
Average spot natural gas prices declined during the first half of 2012
Average spot natural gas prices in key regional markets, which reflect the wholesale price of natural gas at major trading points, declined about 38% to 49% during the first half (January 1 to June 30) of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. Rising production, record end-of-winter storage...
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 9, 2012 -
Can Demand Response Programs Help Meet the Renewable Energy Integration Challenge?
California's Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) requires that, by 2020, all utilities in the state use renewables to generate at least 33 percent of the electricity provided to retail customers. Reaching this RPS target will also play a key role in determining whether or not California wi...
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 9, 2012 -
Germany Added 1.8 GW of PV in June, More Than 4 GW in 2012
Almost 4.4 gigawatts (4,373.5 megawatts) of photovoltaic capacity were installed in Germany in the first half of 2012, according to new estimated numbers from the Federal Association of Energy and Water (Bundesverbandes der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft, or BDEW). It was the biggest first half...
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 9, 2012 -
Guest Post: Insight Into the Grid Failure in India
The massive grid failure in India last week affected more than 600 million people. Amidst speculation on the reasons for the failure, we decided to talk to engineers working at the load dispatch centers on the ground to get a firsthand understanding of what really happened. Demand/Supply Misma...
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 9, 2012 -
President Obama announces seven renewable energy projects
The solar and wind projects will be constructed in four western states – Arizona, California, Nevada, and Wyoming.
By Christopher Sacco • Aug. 9, 2012 -
Idaho regulators hear arguments between utilities and wind developers
Wind developers assert that Idaho Power is misleading ratepayers to gain support.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 8, 2012 -
Kissimmee Utility Authority Board Authorizes Construction of $17.2 Million Substation
To improve electric service reliability and meet the growing energy needs of its customers, the Kissimmee Utility Authority board of directors on Aug. 1 approved the construction of a new $17.2 million electric substation to serve downtown Kissimmee and its business district.
By Lindsey Smith • Aug. 7, 2012 -
Duke Energy's 1,900 pages of messages mention merger concerns
Duke Energy turns over internal records to regulators, as the investigation into the Progress Energy merger continues.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 7, 2012 -
Smart grid company Viridity Energy gets $15M from Japanese firm Mitsui
Mistui's investment in the smart grid startup will be effective upon approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 7, 2012 -
US to offer South Africa $2 billion in renewable energy loans
The loans could boost electricity-hungry South Africa and provide new revenue for American companies.
By Christopher Sacco • Aug. 7, 2012 -
Lessons for U.S. utilities from India's massive outages
The U.S. may not need to worry about a blackout affecting 600 million citizens, but India's problems still offer lessons.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 6, 2012 -
Ventyx and Eskom seal $7M software licensing deal
The South African utility will use Ventyx's SCADA/DMS for network monitoring and control of electric power operations.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 6, 2012 -
Former Progress CEO writes public letter about Duke situation
Bill Johnson writes a letter to supporters at a blog that has been defending him.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 3, 2012 -
Idaho regulatory hearings to examine utility and renewable energy issues
Utilities interests and renewable energy interests will be argued in front of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 3, 2012 -
New Jersey solar farm project moves forward
The state broke ground on its 1.06 MW solar farm, located on a brownfield site in Hackensack, NJ.
By Christopher Sacco • Aug. 3, 2012 -
N.C. regulators hire law firm in Duke investigation
The chairman of Jenner & Block will lead the N.C. Utilities Commission's probe.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 2, 2012 -
Battelle acquires equity in Gridquant
To support its efforts to bring modeling and analysis technologies to the electricity transmission market, Battelle has purchased equity in specialty grid management company Gridquant.
By Christopher Sacco • Aug. 2, 2012 -
Deep Dive
5 countries investing heavily in smart grid tech
Smart grid technology has investors all over the world, and countries such as Brazil, China and South Korea are putting big money into upgrades.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 1, 2012 -
Mississippi Power denied rate increases during appeal
The power company wants funds to cover costs incurred from a Kemper County power plant.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 1, 2012
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