Duke will shutter Asheville coal plant, replace it with 650 MW of natural gas

The $1.1B build-out will include new transmission infrastructure and a solar array.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 20, 2015

How utilities can reverse declining customer satisfaction and still make money

“Ultimately, what separates the best from the worst, so to speak, really comes down power reliability."

By Robert Walton • May 20, 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

Utilities: these are the 12 moments that really matter to your customers

Rather than blasting homes and businesses with wave after wave of generic communications, leading utilities are focusing on quality over quantity in customer engagement.

By Casey Davis-Van Atta • May 19, 2015

Invenergy bringing over 60 MW of storage online for PJM frequency regulation

Two 31.5 MW storage facilities will take PJM’s storage pipeline to well over 150 MW.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 19, 2015

Wright-Hennepin: A case study in utility transformation

Solar is helping the small co-op survive amist competition from large IOUs and flat load growth.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 18, 2015

Maryland regulators approve Pepco-Exelon merger

Maryland's approval of the deal includes dozens of conditions, and the companies said they will need to closely examine the order.

By Robert Walton • May 18, 2015

Duke pleads guilty to nine coal ash charges stemming from Dan River spill

Multiple failures to avoid the disaster lead to $102 million in fines and reparations.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 15, 2015

NEC Energy Solutions plans 60MW of storage for PJM market

The A123 battery owner joins SunEdison’s Solar Grid Storage, Alevo, and AES Energy Storage in providing frequency regulation for PJM.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 15, 2015

Lawsuit alleges Duke flouted coal ash regulations before Dan River spill

The allegations of the sealed lawsuit were made public in Duke's SEC filing.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 12, 2015

Minnesota solar company teeters as lawmakers debate pulling incentives

Module manufacturer Silicon Energy is struggling to keep its Iron Range facility in operation.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 12, 2015

CenterPoint files to build $300M transmission line to serve Houston

State utility regulators will decide within 180 days whether to approve the project, which ERCOT has already backed. 

By Herman K. Trabish • May 11, 2015

Maui will study impacts of potential split from HECO

An RFP from the city asks for strategies on how to establish a co-op and get to 100% renewables

By Herman K. Trabish • May 8, 2015

Solar protesters disrupt Duke shareholder meeting

Four activists chanting "stop blocking rooftop solar" were escorted from the room while more protests were held outside.

By Gavin Bade • May 8, 2015

Minnesota Power affiliate Allete Clean Energy adds 7th wind farm in 15 months

Allete will purchase a 100 MW Pennsylvania wind farm in its latest move. 

By Herman K. Trabish • May 8, 2015

Duke moves further into natural gas with stake in $3B pipeline

Electric utilities are increasingly getting into the gas production and delivery business to hedge against price spikes.

By Gavin Bade • May 6, 2015

California utilities ready plans for community solar programs

California's mandate will see 600 MW of community solar installed at the state's IOUs.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 5, 2015

PNM strikes deal to keep coal plant operating through 2022

Environmentalists and consumer advocates would rather see the New Mexico utility consider more renewables, instead of coal.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 5, 2015

Dominion earnings beat expectations

These are the company's first earnings since a controversial rate freeze took effect.

By Davide Savenije • May 5, 2015

How utilities can leverage their grids to integrate solar faster and cheaper

Clean Coalition’s Solar Siting Survey is a first step toward DER optimization at the community and utility levels.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 5, 2015

Developers submit plans for world's largest fuel cell installation in CT

The 63.3 MW facility would bring the fuel cell crown to Connecticut, a state with a long history in the industry.

By Gavin Bade • May 5, 2015

Report: The top 10 solar utilities in the US

California utilities added more solar last year than the rest of the nation combined, but smaller power companies are making strides as well.

By Gavin Bade • May 5, 2015

Report: Wind rush continues with 1,200 MW capacity installed in Q1 2015

Large corporate buyers like Dow Chemical, Walmart, Kaiser Permanente, and Google Energy took over half the capacity of the of Q1 PPAs.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 4, 2015

Minnesota IOU gets OK to sell assets to 12 co-ops

Customers may see higher rates due to a 10-year PPA with the IOU's parent company.

By Gavin Bade • May 4, 2015

FirstEnergy earnings jump on line investments, 'conservative' competitive strategy

The company will significantly lower the amount of power it generates this year.

By Robert Walton • May 4, 2015

Xcel earnings fall on weather, nuclear costs

A normal winter weather led to a reduction in power sales compared to last season's bitter cold.

By Robert Walton • May 4, 2015