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NYC plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050
The mayor has bold plans for aggressive efficiency programs to meet the target.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 23, 2014 -
Calling all bidders: Auction for Energy Future's Oncor stake is open
The first round of bids ends October 23.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 23, 2014 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineSustainability
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.
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Siemens to buy Dresser-Rand for $7.6B
The acquisition adds to Siemens’ offerings in oil and gas drilling, production, and generation.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 22, 2014 -
Dynegy's plans to move from MISO to PJM may cost ratepayers
PJM’s higher capacity market prices could keep Dynegy's coal viable.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 22, 2014 -
Final settlement reached on shutdown of San Onofre nuclear plant
Consumer advocates and utilities agree to up the utilities’ $1.4 billion share of the costs.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 22, 2014 -
Report: 40-60% of U.S. schools could profit if they go solar
Schools could save an average of $1 million per year by adding solar.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 22, 2014 -
Dominion plans to bury 4,000 miles of power lines
The ambitious project would target the most outage-prone power lines.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 22, 2014 -
PG&E to admit guilt in California PUC email scandal
Elected officials call for State Attorney General to investigate the utility.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 22, 2014 -
MISO: Midwest states to save $3B per year if they work together on EPA compliance
MISO found that states cooperating at the regional level could save $3 billion annually.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 21, 2014 -
Judge: PG&E may have violated rules in email scandal
An administrative law judge believes the utility may have violated state rules in improper communications with the commission.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 21, 2014 -
BGE: Energy efficiency programs save 1.8 billion kilowatt-hours per year
The utility is working to help meet Maryland's goal of decreasing energy demand by 15% by 2015.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 21, 2014 -
Ohio solar market struggling in wake of renewables mandate freeze
The solar renewable energy credit market is crashing and renewables builders are working in other states.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 18, 2014 -
Ohio regulators approve sale of DP&L's East Bend coal plant stake
Duke, looking to hedge its Miami Fort plant’s closure in Ohio, still needs Kentucky regulators’ OK.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 18, 2014 -
CFTC exempts munis from swap rules
The changes are designed to make it easier for municipal utilities to hedge energy costs and risk.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 18, 2014 -
SolarCity's new east-west solar configuration to boost production by 20-50%
The new orientation will boost peak demand period output from more and cheaper modules.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 18, 2014 -
Report: FERC Order 745 ruling to cut demand response growth rate almost in half
The market had been poised to grow at about 8% annually; it's now projected at 4.9%.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 18, 2014 -
Stem secures $100M for no-money-down energy storage
A year ago, Stem announced it had secured $5 million in funding.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 17, 2014 -
Deep Dive
After IPO, Opower charts course for utility of the future
Can its software platform help utilities transition to new business models?
By Davide Savenije • Sept. 17, 2014 -
FTC asked to investigate Green Mountain Power's renewable energy credits
Environmentalists say the Vermont utility is double selling credits, making false renewables claims.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 17, 2014 -
Spectra, Northeast Utilities plan $3B project to expand New England gas supply
The project will cost an estimated $3 billion and supply 1 Bcf/d.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 16, 2014 -
PG&E fires three executives over emails with regulators
California Public Utilities Commission President Michael Peevey has also recused himself from a pair of cases and his chief of staff has resigned.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 16, 2014 -
California heat wave sets new peak demand record for Los Angeles utility
Both San Diego Gas & Electric Co. and the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power have asked customers to curtail demand.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 16, 2014 -
Real-time pricing helps We Energies' industrial customers keep rates down
Some argue the rates are unfairly subsidized by residential customers.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 16, 2014 -
Appeals court upholds decision to overturn New Jersey subsidies for power plants
PPL: Let electricity markets decide what generation they want.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 15, 2014 -
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Duke Energy to invest $500M in solar
The utility struck deals totaling $500 million and 278 megawatts.
By Davide Savenije • Sept. 15, 2014
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