Despite freeze on clean energy mandates, all but one Ohio utility will keep programs in place

Ohio's Senate Bill 310 is "not Armageddon" for energy efficiency and renewable energy, according to American Electric Power.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 23, 2014

Report: Smart meter data shown to change customer behaviors

Utility customers who study their usage data get more efficient.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 23, 2014

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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

Can third-party financing work for energy efficiency?

Developers and energy managers leave hundreds of millions in financing on the table.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 22, 2014

How to build substations for solar

Eaton, ABB, and S&C Electric are exploring ways to pre-design, pre-engineer, and pre-package substations and deliver them faster to cut costs.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 22, 2014

MISO power prices fall on greater generation availabllity, less system congestion

Power prices for 2014 remain below 2013 MISO market levels.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 21, 2014

Energy storage projects apply for connection with California grid

A call for energy storage projects in California has had more than 2,000 MW of proposal submissions, showing the state's potential to bring 1.3 GW of energy storage into the wholesale market by 2020. 

By Claire Cameron • July 20, 2014

NextEra Energy ups the ante for Oncor

Oncor has become the subject of a bidding war after NextEra Energy upped its $500 million bid in a move designed to undercut competition. 

By Claire Cameron • July 20, 2014

Duke, EPRI execs offer utility solutions for 'the most sweeping changes in 120 years'

The answers are new technologies and new approaches to utility. 

By Herman K. Trabish • July 18, 2014

Utilities' newfound commitment to customer service

There’s a whole new attitude in the change from ratepayers to customers.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 18, 2014

Utilities face fresh challenges as business evolves

Energy companies need to change their business models to meet the challenges of a smart grid and integrated system, according to analysts with The Energy Collective.

By Claire Cameron • July 18, 2014

Exelon appeals to New York to keep nuclear plant running

Exelon has filed an appeal with the New York State Public Service Commission to create a new power purchase contract to keep its R.E. Ginna plant running for four more years.

By Claire Cameron • July 18, 2014

Report: Utility scale solar to add 3.8 GW by year's end

The U.S. now has more than 7 GW of utility solar installations online, with a further three or more GW due to come online in the next year, according to a new report from GTM Research.

By Claire Cameron • July 17, 2014

What the FERC Order 745 ruling means for demand response

Will the ruling kill demand response in wholesale markets?

By Claire Cameron • July 17, 2014

Investors warned against 'yieldcos' as the utility business model evolves

An analyst cautions against utility ownership of generation.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 17, 2014

Top 10 states for clean energy start-ups

What states are the most start-up-friendly for clean energy technology business?

By Claire Cameron • July 17, 2014

NRG joins Japanese firm for carbon capture project

Carbon capture has the potential to cut harmful carbon dioxide emissions at existing coal plants, extending their longevity. 

By Claire Cameron • July 17, 2014

Boulder paying $3M per year in fight with Xcel over power franchise

The utility warns the city that 40% renewables won’t come fast or easy.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 17, 2014

Flexibility may not be best for new EPA carbon reduction rules

A panel of industry experts was divided after one economist argued that too much flexibility for states adjusting to new EPA regulations could hurt regional electricity markets.

By Claire Cameron • July 15, 2014

McCarthy: States should see new EPA rules as 'investment strategy'

The Environmental Protection Agency's Gina McCarthy said states should view the the agency's carbon cutting proposal as a chance for long-term investment in the industry.

By Claire Cameron • July 15, 2014

Report shows critical infrastructure at risk for cyber attacks

Two-thirds of critical infrastructure companies reported a security compromise in the last year, according to the new report. 

By Herman K. Trabish • July 15, 2014

Iowa High Court approves third party-ownership solar lease deals

Alliant Energy and MidAmerican Energy are opposed, but new solar opportunities are coming to Iowa.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 15, 2014

New Maryland plants could lower costs, improve market competition

New plant construction scheduled to begin in Maryland could reduce the need to import generation, but critics disagree. 

By Claire Cameron • July 15, 2014

Intelligent Energy IPO raises over $90M

Fuel cell firm Intelligent Energy went public last week on the London Stock Exchange, quickly becoming the most highly-valued public fuel cell maker in the world. 

By Claire Cameron • July 15, 2014

Solar installation spot prices hits record low

But according to a new PV Pulse report, the global price will likely rise by year-end. 

By Claire Cameron • July 15, 2014

California's drought is redesigning the energy landscape

A third summer of drought is beginning with mass water shortages and wildfires. Energy resources are becoming increasingly vulnerable, but challenges could herald a new phase in California's electricity generation. 

By Claire Cameron • July 14, 2014