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Deep Dive
3 facts you need to know about microgrids this year
Utilities need not fret that microgrids could undercut business. The cards are in your favor.
By Malena Amusa • June 26, 2013 -
Georgia Power gets new online outage map, optimizes for mobile
Check out what else the utility has decided to include.
By Brian Warmoth • June 26, 2013 -
Trendline
Top 5 Stories from Utility Dive
The U.S. energy transition is facing challenges around grid interconnections, project permitting and power system reliability, but state, federal and other solutions are emerging.
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Storm strikes ComEd territory, wipes out power for 270,000
By Tuesday, ComEd had restored power to 216,000 customers.
By Malena Amusa • June 26, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Obama's new Climate Action Plan: 6 goals that will impact utilities
The plan announced Tuesday is wide-reaching, but the president raised a handful of issues that should get utility execs' attention.
By Davide Savenije • June 25, 2013 -
Equipment failure causes blackout for 145,000 PG&E customers
Crews have worked through the weekend to restore power.
By Malena Amusa • June 25, 2013 -
Cuomo seeks federal LIPA probe, report plots 'systemic problems' of N.Y. utilities
A scorching report from the Moreland Commission found "troubling conduct" between LIPA and Navigant Consulting.
By Davide Savenije • June 24, 2013 -
Xcel fights massive outages, ‘one of the highest we’ve every seen,’ officials say
Xcel restored power to 460,000 customers by Sunday, but 85,000 are still in the dark.
By Malena Amusa • June 24, 2013 -
FERC approves Entergy $1.78B asset transfer to ITC
Entergy will divest its 15,400-mile transmission network to address industry challenges.
By Malena Amusa • June 24, 2013 -
Lynn Good, Duke and Houston linemen: This week's most read utility news
Head into your weekend a little better informed with the most read Utility Dive news of the last few days.
By Brian Warmoth • June 21, 2013 -
Violent storms leave 127,000 without power in Xcel's Minn. territory
Xcel reported peak outages of 150,000 at 8 a.m. on Friday morning as it works to restore power to the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota.
By Davide Savenije • June 21, 2013 -
Horrific day for 5 CenterPoint Energy linemen in Texas
Here's what we know so far about what happened in Houston.
By Malena Amusa • June 21, 2013 -
Mass. AG blasts utility for $20M storm recovery request
Western Massachusetts Electric Co. was fined for poor storm response, but now it wants to raise rates to recover costs from those efforts.
By Davide Savenije • June 20, 2013 -
Dominion details its new solar incentives program for Virginia
The utility prefers this solar initiative to net metering.
By Malena Amusa • June 20, 2013 -
Dayton Power & Light, PJM to use advanced AES battery array in Ohio
A high-performing battery array will bring 40MW of energy storage to the grid.
By Malena Amusa • June 19, 2013 -
Deep Dive
8 global energy trends addressed at the Utility of the Future Leadership Forum
DNV KEMA CEO David Walker highlighted 8 trends impacting electricity markets worldwide at the Utility of the Future Leadership Forum on Tuesday.
By Davide Savenije • June 18, 2013 -
Duke announces the name of its new CEO
The country's largest electrical utility will pass Jim Rogers' duties on to a trusted insider.
By Brian Warmoth • June 18, 2013 -
Duke announces the name of its new CEO
The country's largest electrical utility will pass Jim Rogers' duties on to a trusted inside name.
By Brian Warmoth • June 18, 2013 -
N.Y. man accused of stealing $90K in electricity to grow marijuana
Check out where that falls in the scheme of things for electricity-siphoning marijuana growers.
By Brian Warmoth • June 17, 2013 -
‘Worst damage ever seen’ after storm, Duke Energy says
The brief, treacherous storm Thursday left more than 350,000 Duke customers without power.
By Malena Amusa • June 17, 2013 -
San Onofre, microgrids and stagnant demand growth: This week's most read utility news
This week's biggest headlines reaffirms the tough road ahead for U.S. utilities.
By Davide Savenije • June 14, 2013 -
AES Corp. reveals location for its new U.S. HQ
The company will tap a prominent local there to head up its U.S. business operations.
By Brian Warmoth • June 14, 2013 -
500,000 without power in U.S. Mid-Atlantic
Duke Energy customers have been hit the hardest; the utility is warning customers to prepare for multi-day outages.
By Malena Amusa • June 14, 2013 -
Texas-New Mexico Power completes 100K smart meter roll-out
The utility wants to install another 240,000 in the next few years.
By Malena Amusa • June 14, 2013 -
Should municipal utilities be allowed to serve outside city limits?
Colorado regulators are weighing whether the city of Boulder can serve customers outside the city limits.
By Davide Savenije • June 13, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Do utilities have a terrible reputation?
Dive Insight: With just 6% of UK customers saying utilities have high moral standards, are U.S. utilities also losing the war of public perception?
By Davide Savenije • June 12, 2013