'America's Greece' and its insolvent electric utility

Former Puerto Rico Sen. Ramón Luis Nieves calls for an energy revolution to transform the island's ailing utility.

By Ramón Luis Nieves • April 11, 2017

Chicago to power city-owned buildings with 100% renewable energy

Chicago will purchase renewable energy credits, buy wind and solar from utilities and invest in on-site generation to offset power demand from 900 buildings. 

By Robert Walton • April 11, 2017

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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

Generators, business groups line up against Ohio nuclear bill

Arguments against a bill to support at-risk FirstEnergy nuclear plants are similar to those animating legal challenges against generation subsidies in other states. 

By Peter Maloney • April 11, 2017

Vermont bill would direct PUC to draw up energy storage recommendations

Sponsor Rep. Laura Sibilia (I) says she is concerned Vermont could fall behind neighbors like Massachusetts, which is implementing a storage target for utilities. 

By Peter Maloney • April 11, 2017

Why utilities say grid security is the most pressing sector issue of 2017

The successful hack of Ukraine's electric grid in late 2015 got the sector's attention, Utility Dive's recent survey shows.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 10, 2017

Tucson Electric loads IRP with new renewables, gas plants, long-duration storage

TEP's 15-year plan calls for 800 MWs of renewables, 150 MWs of natural gas plants and multiple long-duration storage projects. 

By Robert Walton • April 10, 2017

RMI: Cheap wind, market changes drive corporate energy buyers to SPP

The volume of wind PPAs signed in the Southwest Power Pool in 2015 was more than double the volume of the preceding seven years combined, a new report notes.

By Robert Walton • April 10, 2017

California PUC approves doubling of SGIP funding, tilted toward storage

Utilities will allocate $83 million annually for three years to help fund customer-sited storage and renewable energy generation.

By Peter Maloney • April 10, 2017

California solar spike leads to negative CAISO real-time prices in March

CAISO real-time prices routinely dropped into negative territory last month as solar power spiked. 

By Robert Walton • April 10, 2017

North Carolina approves Duke's renewable microgrid project in the Smoky Mountains

The solar and battery microgrid will power a remote communications tower in the national park currently served by an overhead transmission line.  

By Peter Maloney • April 10, 2017

Missouri solar industry hopes to stop fixed fee bill in Senate

While the measure passed with strong support in Missouri's lower chamber, renewables advocates say it is unlikely to be approved by the Senate.

By Robert Walton • April 10, 2017

Hawaii rooftop solar installations tumble after net metering changes

In the first quarter of this year, about 1,700 rooftops systems came online in Hawaii — nearly 40% fewer than the same period in 2016. 

By Robert Walton • April 7, 2017

Report: FPL parent drafted rooftop solar rules Florida lawmaker added to pending bill

A Florida lawmaker added consumer protection language drafted by FPL parent NextEra Energy to a solar energy bill just days after receiving a financial contribution from the company, The Miami Herald reports. 

By Robert Walton • April 7, 2017

Ohio lawmakers introduce bill to support FirstEnergy's nuclear plants

The Zero Emission Nuclear Resource program follows similar proposals in New York, New Jersey, Illinois and Connecticut.

By Peter Maloney • April 6, 2017

How New York is incentivizing utilities to interconnect DERs under REV

Regulators want to reward utilities for better performance on key tasks like DER interconnection — the question is how.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 6, 2017

Omaha Public Power creates new renewable rate structure to lure tech companies

Facebook announced this week it will construct a new data center in Papillion, Neb., part of the company's efforts to reach 50% renewables by 2018.

By Robert Walton • April 6, 2017

Battery, tech companies urge Congress to include storage in infrastructure plans

The Energy Storage Association joined more than 50 other companies and groups in signing the letter to lawmakers. 

By Peter Maloney • April 6, 2017

Indiana House approves bill to phase out retail net metering

The bill now returns to the Senate, which passed an earlier version in February, for final considerations. 

By Robert Walton • April 6, 2017

Report: Connecticut nuclear support legislation would cost $300M a year

A report commissioned by a generator trade group argues the Millstone plant has been "highly profitable" and is not at risk of early retirement.

By Peter Maloney • April 6, 2017

Texas regulators voice concern over wind's impact on ERCOT market, reliability

Wind generation in Texas reached a new record just a week ago, topping 16,000 MW. But some regulators are concerned at how the grid operator is handling the growth.

By Robert Walton • April 6, 2017

PacifiCorp long-term plan includes 3 GW of renewable energy

The six-state, $3.5 billion plan also predicts efficiency will offset 88% of forecasted demand growth over the next decade.

By Robert Walton • April 5, 2017

FPL announces 1,500 MW of new solar capacity

The new capacity comes on top of 600 MW of solar that the company expects to have online by early 2018, in addition to new gas capacity.

By Robert Walton • April 5, 2017

New NREL report provides missing metric for valuing solar+storage facilities

The report uses NREL's solar cost methodology to identify a single benchmark for paired resources.

By Peter Maloney • April 4, 2017

Tesla patent application outlines design to scale battery systems to 1 GWh

By isolating small blocks of cells, the company says it could build battery systems that use cells of different types, ages, voltages or chemistries.

By Peter Maloney • April 4, 2017

Generators, business group file federal court petitions to halt Illinois nuclear supports

EPSA and a group of local citizens and businesses say the zero-emission credits would intrude on FERC's jurisdiction over wholesale power markets and have “a disruptive effect on energy auctions."

By Peter Maloney • April 4, 2017