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Projected retirements of coal-fired generators
Current trends in the electric power market put many coal-fired generators in the United States at risk for retirement. In the Annual Energy Outlook 2012 Reference case, 49 gigawatts of coal-fired capacity are retired through 2020, representing roughly one-sixth of the existing coal capacity i...
By Lindsey Smith • July 31, 2012 -
Every state has potential for clean energy
New research by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), finds that every state in the nation has the space and resources to generate clean energy. The study looks at available renewable resources in each state and establishes an upper-boundary estimate ...
By Lindsey Smith • July 31, 2012 -
U.S. steps up solar thermal capacity
Spain and the U.S. currently dominate the global solar thermal market, according to GBI Research, due to an increase in the cost of fossil fuels and supporting government policies. In 2011, Spain held a massive 65 percent of the global concentrated solar power (CSP) market with the U.S. in sec...
By Lindsey Smith • July 31, 2012 -
Net metering gets controversial, and Central Hudson suspends requests
Jesse Berst at SmartGridNews
By Brian Warmoth • July 31, 2012 -
GE’s new central inverter technology will help stimulate worldwide solar energy production
GE Energy, a subsidiary of General Electric, has released the first 1,500-VDC open circuit central inverter, a device that will reduce overall system costs and make solar power more economical.
By Christopher Sacco • July 31, 2012 -
North Carolina’s probe into the Duke/Progress CEO shuffle could take months
Barring a settlement, NC utilities regulators could deliberate over the issue for months after the August 7 deadline for gathering information.
By Christopher Sacco • July 31, 2012 -
Geographic data integration into smart grid apps will spike in the coming years, says Pike Research
Pike Research estimates spending on geographic information system tools will double to $3.7 billion by 2017.
By Christopher Sacco • July 31, 2012 -
First wind turbine erected at Kingdom Community Wind Project
Lowell, Va., July 27, 2012 — The first wind turbine at Green Mountain Power's 63-MW Kingdom Community Wind project has been erected. The initial wind turbine is the first of 21 Vestas V112 3.0-MW turbines to be erected on Lowell Mountain that will generate enough renewable electricit...
By Lindsey Smith • July 27, 2012 -
President Obama plans solar development projects on southwestern public lands
Public lands in six southwestern states will be used for solar energy projects in the government’s first significant step in western utility-scale development.
By Christopher Sacco • July 26, 2012 -
Massachusetts bill to limit tax revenue from solar projects
Legislators may amend the bill to avoid what one critic calls “an unnecessary policy shift.”
By Lindsey Smith • July 24, 2012 -
New Massachusetts bill to weigh costs of subsidizing wind and solar energy
As legislation is being drafted to encourage the use of alternative energy, concerns have been raised over the costs incurred by other utility consumers.
By Shehryar Nabi • July 23, 2012 -
Duke's Progress integration faces uncertain future
Commission inquiries could drag on for months in a "regulatory quagmire," according to one analyst.
By Brian Warmoth • July 23, 2012 -
Companies and trade groups disagree with FERC's negawatt valuation
The Electric Power Supply Association and Old Dominion are among those who have filed to challenge FERC's March 2011 ruling.
By Brian Warmoth • July 23, 2012 -
U.K.'s electricity market changes deemed 'unworkable'
The new legislation focuses on big spending for grid and plant improvements.
By Brian Warmoth • July 23, 2012 -
Maine electric rates still above national average, but low in Northeast
The state's prices have only been 18% above the national average in 2012, compared to 30% in 2010.
By Brian Warmoth • July 22, 2012 -
NRG Energy acquiring GenOn for $1.7B in stock
NRG will be one of the largest power generation companies in the country, with GenOn's chief executive becoming vice chairman.
By Brian Warmoth • July 22, 2012 -
Entergy gets OK for 15% uprate at Mississippi station
Entergy has the go-ahead from the NRC to get 1,443 MW from its Grand Gulf Nuclear Station.
By Ron Gallagher • July 20, 2012 -
NRC: Computer modeling missed SONGS vibration issue
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says in a report that computer modeling did not cortrectly predict the problem that closed the California station.
By Ron Gallagher • July 20, 2012 -
Transformer knocks one unit off line at Limerick nuclear station
A transformer explosion at took Unit 1 off line at Exelon's Limerick Generating Station in Pennsylvania.
By Ron Gallagher • July 20, 2012 -
Johnson's testimony on Duke differs from Rogers' account
Former Progress CEO tells North Carolina regulators that he was blindsided by the Duke board's decision to remove him.
By Brian Warmoth • July 19, 2012 -
Florida commission now wants Duke's Rogers to testify
Florida regulators are concerned about Duke's plans for the Crystal River nuclear station after its merger with Progress.
By Brian Warmoth • July 18, 2012 -
The case for higher Texas electricity prices
The peak price for wholesale electricity in Texas goes up on Aug. 1, but critics doubt that the regulatory decision will accomplish what it was intended to do.
By Brian Warmoth • July 17, 2012 -
N.C. regulators may hire outside counsel in Duke inquiry
The North Carolina Utilities Commission is reportedly considering outside counsel as hearings over the Duke-Progress merger continue.
By Brian Warmoth • July 17, 2012 -
Crystal River, the idled Florida nuke that no one seems to love
The Crystal River plant, idle since 2009, keeps coming up in a North Carolina review of surprise leadership changes within hours of Duke Energy and Progress Energy's merger.
By Ron Gallagher • July 17, 2012 -
Bill Johnson replaced as Nuclear Energy Institute chairman
The president of Energy Future Holdings will replace Johnson, leaving Duke Energy without an NEI board member.
By Brian Warmoth • July 16, 2012
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