Tong & Wellinghoff: Should utilities be allowed to rate base solar?

James Tong and Jon Wellinghoff wonder: Should we even be asking this question?

By James Tong & Jon Wellinghoff • May 11, 2015

Maui will study impacts of potential split from HECO

An RFP from the city asks for strategies on how to establish a co-op and get to 100% renewables

By Herman K. Trabish • May 8, 2015

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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

Solar protesters disrupt Duke shareholder meeting

Four activists chanting "stop blocking rooftop solar" were escorted from the room while more protests were held outside.

By Gavin Bade • May 8, 2015

Minnesota Power affiliate Allete Clean Energy adds 7th wind farm in 15 months

Allete will purchase a 100 MW Pennsylvania wind farm in its latest move. 

By Herman K. Trabish • May 8, 2015

How utilities and policymakers can maintain and boost renewable energy's value

New research puts numbers on the strategies and technologies that best support renewables.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 7, 2015

NC House passes bill to freeze renewable portfolio standard

A last-minute amendment had many renewables advocates worried a key tax provision was about to be rescinded, but it was withdrawn in exchange for other concessions.

By Davide Savenije • May 7, 2015

Mass. grapples with policy options as it hits solar net metering cap

A task force created by the legislature has released a slate of recommendations for how to proceed.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 7, 2015

MidAmerican Energy plans 552 MW of new wind in Iowa

The new projects will extend MidAmerican's status as the leading U.S. utility in terms of wind ownership. 

By Davide Savenije • May 7, 2015

MIT: Solar should ditch net metering, fight for federal tax incentives

Targeted investment from industry and government in next-generation thin film panels can also help stimulate industry growth, the university report said.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 7, 2015

Maine senator unveils unprecedented federal distributed energy bill

Senator Angus King (I-ME) wants to guide states toward new valuation models for distributed energy resources.

By Gavin Bade • May 6, 2015

Hawaii legislature sets 100% renewable portfolio standard by 2045

The industry will be watching if Hawaii can transition to 100% renewables in a closed energy ecosystem. 

By Davide Savenije • May 6, 2015

Nebraska wind PTC bill dies at hands of filibuster

Nebraska lags behind its neighbors in wind, and it doesn't look like the state legislature will be able to change that.

By Gavin Bade • May 6, 2015

Report: For CPP compliance in Minnesota, renewables can beat gas on price

Without subsidies, the state’s wind is now economically competitive with natural gas.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 6, 2015

Under pressure from Koch-funded groups, Kansas axes renewables mandate

What was a mandate is now a voluntary state goal in a win for conservative groups backed by fossil fuel money.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 6, 2015

California utilities ready plans for community solar programs

California's mandate will see 600 MW of community solar installed at the state's IOUs.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 5, 2015

How utilities can leverage their grids to integrate solar faster and cheaper

Clean Coalition’s Solar Siting Survey is a first step toward DER optimization at the community and utility levels.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 5, 2015

Developers submit plans for world's largest fuel cell installation in CT

The 63.3 MW facility would bring the fuel cell crown to Connecticut, a state with a long history in the industry.

By Gavin Bade • May 5, 2015

Report: The top 10 solar utilities in the US

California utilities added more solar last year than the rest of the nation combined, but smaller power companies are making strides as well.

By Gavin Bade • May 5, 2015

Report: Wind rush continues with 1,200 MW capacity installed in Q1 2015

Large corporate buyers like Dow Chemical, Walmart, Kaiser Permanente, and Google Energy took over half the capacity of the of Q1 PPAs.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 4, 2015

DC Circuit overturns EPA backup generator rule

The decision is a blow to demand response providers; a win for generators. 

By Gavin Bade • May 4, 2015

Xcel subsidiary Northern States Power tests community solar in Wisconsin

A proposed 3 MW offering comes in response to co-ops’ development of solar.

By Herman K. Trabish • May 1, 2015

Why community shared solar is ready to be the 'great equalizer'

Shared solar could open up the other half of the distributed solar market.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 30, 2015

North Carolina solar producers look to export power to PJM

A jammed interconnection queue and falling power prices have solar developers in North Carolina looking to export to PJM.

By Robert Walton • April 30, 2015

Hawaii lawmakers agree on 100% renewables by 2045 mandate

The proposed law would give Hawaii the most ambitious U.S. renewables standard—by far.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 29, 2015

Xcel Energy to limit size of community solar, slashing project pipeline by 80%

The utility wants to prevent co-located solar gardens totaling over 1 MW.

By Herman K. Trabish • April 29, 2015