Updated: Exelon, DC mayor reach settlement on Pepco merger

The deal would still need to be approved by the D.C. Public Service Commission, which rejected the initial merger proposal in August.

By Gavin Bade • Oct. 2, 2015

NextEra indicates it won't go through HECO merger process twice

After already throwing “significant funds” and “many thousands of employee hours” into the merger with Hawaiian Electric, NextEra says it wouldn't go through a competitive bidding process if regulators block its acquisition. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 2, 2015

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Sustainability

Companies are pursuing increasingly ambitous sustainability goals around clean energy, but integrating rising amounts of renewables, minimizing environmental impacts, and achieving carbon reduction targets can be challenging.

By Utility Dive staff

SolarCity touts its new rooftop solar panels as most efficient in the world

SolarCity will manufacture the 22.04% efficient silicon thin film hybrid PV module in New York and California, showing the fruits of vertical integration.

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 2, 2015

Georgia Power opens 11 EV charging stations, with more planned

The utility has plans for 61 public stations to be operating by the end of next year, in part thanks to Georgia's push to incentivize EV markets. 

By Robert Walton • Oct. 2, 2015

What's at stake in the FirstEnergy and AEP Ohio power plant subsidy hearings

The marathon regulatory sessions could have far-reaching consequences for the region's fuel mix and electricity market structure.

By Gavin Bade • Oct. 1, 2015

GE unveils Digital Power Plant software to make generation more efficient, responsive

Cloud-based capabilities can add $230 million in value to new gas plants and $100 million to wind projects, the company says.

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 1, 2015

SolarCity maintains 34% residential solar market share in 1H 2015

Four of the top five U.S. solar installers are vertically integrated, and the one that isn't is losing market share.

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 1, 2015

Large utility mergers dramatically slower than others at 316 days

A Bloomberg analysis said deals valued at more than $3 billion take an average of 316 days to reach completion, making such deals the slowest-moving in the sector. 

By Robert Walton • Oct. 1, 2015

Hunt files $18B bid with Texas regulators to buy Oncor

Hunt's proposal seeks to convert Oncor into a real estate investment trust, a structure that's already raised eyebrows in the power sector.

By Gavin Bade • Sept. 30, 2015

SoCalEdison unveils new storage buys and RFO for distributed energy

The utility's request for offers officially names storage as an "eligible preferred resource."

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 30, 2015

Duke settles North Carolina coal ash case for $7M

Environmentalists say regulators capitulated to the utility's demands, and Duke says the penalty doesn't amount to a fine.

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 29, 2015

CPUC puts PG&E electric vehicle charging program on hold

The commission will hold more hearings to determine the impact of utility EV charging investments on private charger builders and customers without electric cars.

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 29, 2015

Exelon in talks with DC mayor on merger settlement

The city, which in August rejected the Pepco-Exelon merger, confirmed it is involved in "substantive discussions" with both companies that could lead to a settlement and new application.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 29, 2015

CPS Energy tackles the cost shift by building solar on its own terms

San Antonio muni CPS Energy has designed a utility solar program it believes is a winner for the customer, the installer and the utility – and will work for IOUs, too.

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 29, 2015

How storage will shape the future of concentrated solar power

CSP may not be the hottest topic in the solar or storage sectors, but its backers point out that it offers large scale renewable generation that is in many cases fully dispatchable.

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 29, 2015

Newly-opened NJ offshore wind tract could yield 3,400 MW of capacity

The federal government has opened nearly 350,000 acres of ocean off the coast of New Jersey to wind development in a bid to meet President Obama's clean energy goals.

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 28, 2015

Entergy brings Mississippi's first utility solar pilot project online

The 500 kW arrays will allow the utility to test solar economics and feasibility.

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 25, 2015

TECO shareholders file suit over $10.4B sale price

The lawsuit alleges the deal greatly favors Emera and leaves TECO investors with too little return.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 24, 2015

As solar cap looms, installers ask CA regulators for interim metering measures

Companies in San Diego Gas & Electric territory say business could soon come to a standstill as the region approaches its net metering cap. 

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 23, 2015

Negative RECs for community solar: Market failure or utility opportunity?

Bidding has driven prices for Renewable Energy Credits for community solar projects into negative territory in Colorado, and installers say that constrains their ability to serve all customers.

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 23, 2015

What's TECO's coal business worth? Possibly $0.

TECO Energy has closed on the sale of its coal mining subsidiary, and the sales agreement included no up-front payment.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 23, 2015

Lincoln, Neb. muni approves $2.25 fixed charge increase

Lincoln Electric System wants to shift recovery of fixed costs for grid maintenance and upgrades to the fixed charge portion of the residential customer bill over the next eight to ten years.

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 22, 2015

Portland General Electric could join CAISO Energy Imbalance Market

PGE reportedly turned away from the Northwest Power Pool to take advantage of millions in savings being realized by the imbalance market.

By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 22, 2015

Updated: Tesla Gigafactory will cut battery costs 50%, analyst says

Enhanced economies of scale will drive costs for both battery cells and packs down, a Jefferies analyst said. 

By Krysti Shallenberger • Sept. 22, 2015

As deadline looms, Exelon supporters, opponents lobby DC mayor over Pepco merger

Regulators in the District of Columbia rejected Exelon's bid to acquire Pepco Holdings in August and now both sides of the case are pushing the mayor to weigh in. 

By Robert Walton • Sept. 21, 2015