Corporate News: Page 60
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Anheuser-Busch buys enough wind power to brew 20 billion beers a year
The company is buying 152.5 MW from Enel Green Power's Thunder Ranch wind farm in Oklahoma, which is expected to come online later this year.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 14, 2017 -
DOE expands SunShot program after hitting original cost goal 3 years early
The new program aims to cut utility-scale solar costs to $0.03/kWh and boost durability and lifetimes in panels.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Sept. 13, 2017 -
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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Half of Florida still without power as Irma churns into Southeast
Federal officials say storm recovery and power restoration will involve the "largest ever mobilization of line restoration workers in this country."
By Robert Walton • Sept. 12, 2017 -
Vivint, ChargePoint to pair home solar with EV charging
The companies plan to offer a suite of energy tools, including solar arrays, an EV charger, a home battery and an intelligent energy management system.
By Peter Maloney • Sept. 12, 2017 -
Sponsored by Essense PartnersCustomer grid defections are a utility branding issue
For decades, customers regarded electricity as a commodity, and electric utilities as its regional monopoly providers. Fast forward to today, and the landscape is undergoing a tectonic shift.
Sept. 12, 2017 -
Deep Dive
California energy interests set to square off over Puente natural gas plant
Solar and storage can meet power needs cheaper than outdated capacity analyses suggest, clean energy advocates will tell regulators this week.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 11, 2017 -
Arizona regulator can't demand campaign finance records, APS says
The utility filed court documents against Arizona Corporation Commissioner Bob Burns, saying only state lawmakers can demand more details of campaign spending.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 11, 2017 -
Millions without power in Florida as FPL warns of 'extensive' Irma rebuild
Hurricane Irma weakened to a tropical storm Monday after battering southern Florida over the weekend.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 11, 2017 -
New emails reveal behind-the-scenes battle over Summer nuke
Utility officials suspected they were victims of "financial malfeasance" by contractor Westinghouse as early as last summer, hiring bankruptcy lawyers in June 2016.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 8, 2017 -
Bankruptcy court approves Sempra plan to acquire Oncor
The energy company last month announced a $9.45 billion bid for Energy Future Holdings, the parent company of Texas utility Oncor.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 8, 2017 -
Opinion
Choosing the right grid infrastructure in the wake of the DOE grid study
Rocky Mountain Institute's Mark Dyson says the grid study failed to highlight the opportunities to boost resiliency with distributed energy resources.
By Mark Dyson • Sept. 7, 2017 -
Cyberattacks raise risk of access to US power system, Symantec says
The attacks in Europe and the U.S. could lead to hackers gaining control of power system operations, the security firm said.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Sept. 6, 2017 -
Utilities knew of Summer nuke problems months before termination, audit claims
Santee Cooper and SCANA resisted the release of the internal audit, which warned them of significant construction issues in early 2016.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 5, 2017 -
Tesla, Vestas pair up to develop ways to combine storage and wind
The deal moves the market for Tesla's batteries beyond its electric vehicles and Powerwall batteries designed for use in homes and businesses.
By Peter Maloney • Sept. 5, 2017 -
Sunrun, Comcast team up to market residential solar systems
Comcast plans to begin marketing the solar company’s services to its customers on a selective basis later this year.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 30, 2017 -
Xcel Energy proposes shuttering 2 Colorado coal plants
The agreement, reached with about a dozen stakeholders, could also lead to $2.5 billion in clean energy investments in rural Colorado.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 30, 2017 -
Opinion
How top utilities are attracting next-gen workers
Lloyd Adams from SAP for Utilities explains how utilities could attract a more diverse workforce
By Lloyd Adams • Aug. 29, 2017 -
Duke proposes 700 MW of solar, 50 MW of storage in revised Florida settlement
The settlement, originally approved in 2013, would include additional investments in smart meters and 500 EV chargers, while ending the proposed Levy Nuclear Project.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 29, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Microgrids are poised to grow as large utilities see a growth vehicle
These facilities could be going mainstream as big utilities ramp up C&I services.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 28, 2017 -
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Deep DiveCase study: APS invests in microgrid as Phoenix metropolitan area grows
The 63 MW microgrid can swiftly pivot into operating on solar and storage.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 28, 2017 -
ERCOT: Hurricane Harvey knocked out power to 300K Texas customers
Nearly 68,000 MW of capacity was at risk or lay directly in the Category 4 storm's path.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 28, 2017 -
Duke proposes to pull plug on Lee nuclear project, raise rates to cover coal ash cleanup
The North Carolina utility wants to cancel its Lee Nuclear project in the wake of Westinghouse Electric's financial demise.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 28, 2017 -
Mississippi Power CEO 'very surprised' by failed Kemper negotiations
Mississippi Power and the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff have yet to reach a settlement regarding the utility’s canceled Kemper integrated gasification combined-cycle project.
By Robert Walton • Aug. 28, 2017 -
Santee Cooper CEO resigns in wake of abandonment of Summer nuclear project
Carter’s replacement has yet to be named, but a search is underway for an interim CEO, a Santee Cooper spokeswoman told Utility Dive.
By Peter Maloney • Aug. 28, 2017 -
Oglethorpe seeks $1.6B from DOE to finish troubled Vogtle nuclear project
The Department of Energy has already pledged $8.6 billion in loans for Southern Co.'s nuclear project, whose fate remains uncertain in the wake of Westinghouse's bankruptcy.
By Krysti Shallenberger • Aug. 25, 2017
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