Updated: New York PSC approves 50% clean energy standard, nuclear subsidies

The decision will direct $965 million in additional revenue to three upstate nuclear plants in the first two years of the program.

By Robert Walton • Aug. 1, 2016

Independence Day: Local utilities ditch power suppliers for renewables, stable prices

A muni and a co-op in New Mexico are the latest utilities to cut ties with their generation supplier in search of more clean energy.

By Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 1, 2016

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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

Boulder City Council to consider annexation proposal sparked by muni bid

For more than five years, Boulder, Colo., has been working to form a municipal utility but has been stymied by laws that keep it from taking over Xcel Energy's territory. 

By Robert Walton • Aug. 1, 2016

Connecting the dots: PG&E DERMs pilot aims to manage multiple aggregator platforms

PG&E wants a distributed resource management system that can interact with any vendor's software.

By Herman K. Trabish • July 29, 2016

Energy advisor says Clinton is open to a carbon tax

Hillary Clinton's energy advisor said the presidential candidate is open to a CO2 tax if lawmakers bring it to her.

By Peter Maloney • July 29, 2016

NextEra agrees to buy Oncor from Energy Future Holdings for $18.4B

News of the deal comes after NextEra failed to get regulatory approval to buy Hawaiian Electric earlier this month, and Hunt Consolidated pulled its bid to buy Oncor in May. 

By Gavin Bade • July 29, 2016

Consumers Energy seeks to put 800 EV charging stations in Michigan

The utility has asked Michigan regulators for permission to put the cost of installing 800 EV stations into its ratebase.

By Peter Maloney • July 28, 2016

NV Energy proposes grandfathering rooftop solar customers

Under the proposal, only rooftop solar customers with applications filed or pending before December 31, 2015 would be grandfathered in. 

By Krysti Shallenberger • July 28, 2016

PURPA's puzzle: FERC workshop revisits 1978 law, embattled as ever

After fading in importance, PURPA has made a comeback, as have the contentious debates about its implementation.

By Peter Maloney • July 28, 2016

Mississippi Power raises cost estimate again for Kemper coal gasification plant

Originally estimated to cost $2.9 billion, the bill for the coal gasification project now stands at $6.8 billion.

By Peter Maloney • July 28, 2016

Maine's governor proposes an end to net metering

Maine Gov. Paul LePage wants to exchange the net metering for a market-based approach. 

By Peter Maloney • July 27, 2016

Updated: Headed for the exits, Nevada PUC Commissioner David Noble lifts lid on net metering fight

The commissioner, who won't be reappointed to write the next chapter of the saga, spoke out against solar tactics: 'Words are one thing, actions are another.'

By Gavin Bade • July 27, 2016

New York judge deals blow to Gov. Cuomo's crackdown on independent energy marketers

A New York judge called Gov. Cuomo's crackdown on independent energy marketers "arbitrary and irrational," ordering regulators to come up with a new draft of rules. 

By Robert Walton • July 27, 2016

US and Mexico map out agreement on nuclear power issues

The agreement is aimed at strengthening the existing legal framework and providing an enhanced basis for the transfer of nuclear technology, fuel, and components between the countries.

By Peter Maloney • July 26, 2016

Residential solar boom in Utah raises concerns over incentives

How residential solar will continue to grow in Utah is a major question for advocates as some state incentives are set to expire by the end of the year. 

By Peter Maloney • July 25, 2016

Minnesota first to adopt 'value of solar' approach for community solar

The value of solar methodology incorporates external factors, such as avoided transmission investments and the health and environmental effects of clean energy. 

By Peter Maloney • July 25, 2016

NextEra merger dead, Hawaii turns to realizing a 100% renewables future

NextEra never convinced regulators they could follow through on their clean energy goals. Can Hawaiian Electric?

By Herman K. Trabish • July 25, 2016

FirstEnergy will retire or sell 836 MW of fossil generation

The company will retire units 1-4 at the Sammis coal plant, which have been at the center of a regulatory controversy over income supports for the aging facility. 

By Gavin Bade • July 22, 2016

Maryland PSC rejects Baltimore microgrid proposal

Exelon's subsidiaries are having a hard time convincing policymakers to allow rate-based investments in microgrids. 

By Peter Maloney • July 22, 2016

Deregulated electricity markets may be imperfect, but they're better than regulation

Michael Overturf, CEO and President of DC Public Power, responds to DTE CEO Gerry Anderson's recent guest post on the effects of deregulation.

By Michael Overturf • July 21, 2016

Fitch warns utilities: Retail net metering could damage your creditworthiness

Net metering residential solar at the retail electricity rate could hurt the creditworthiness of investor-owned utilities.

By Krysti Shallenberger • July 21, 2016

Baltimore teams up with DOE in effort to make residential solar affordable

Even with creative financing from solar companies, rooftop systems can be out of reach for many residents.

By Peter Maloney • July 21, 2016

Montana wind developer says low PURPA rates could kill its project

The PSC recently set the tariff that would be paid to the Greycliff wind farm at $45.45/MWh.

By Peter Maloney • July 21, 2016

Atoms for green energy: What role should nuclear power play in decarbonization?

Heated rhetoric about who's to blame for recent nuclear closures masks serious questions about its role in the 21st century energy system.

By Gavin Bade • July 21, 2016

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway protests FERC market-based rate restrictions

FERC revoked market-based authority for 20 of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway companies in the West last month. 

By Krysti Shallenberger • July 21, 2016