Top news Feature Story Consolidated Edison will need to rely on energy storage to help meet New York's growing renewable standard, and so the utility has begun studying how to optimize and monetize the resource. |
This year for the first time, the U.S. Energy Information Administration believes gas-fired power will exceed coal's share of the generation mix. |
But supporters worry that Maine's Public Utilities Commission will not keep the current net metering intact, casting a shadow over the nascent solar sector. |
The California Public Utilities Commission granted forbearance agreements to the owners of the world's largest concentrating solar facility to avoid defaulting on power pruchase agreements with Pacific Gas and Electric after under-delivering electricity. |
Designed to serve Aligned Data Center's new facility in Phoenix, Arizona Public Service's microgrid will utilize diesel generators and a heat-removal technology which reduces water use by 85%. |
As a fund to subsidize higher power costs in rural Alaska reaches nearly $1 billion, lawmakers are considering ways to divert some earnings back into the state's general fund and renewable energy projects. |
Nevada PUC member David Noble described the raucus environment in which the commission considered solar rules last year. "In 19 years with the commission, I've never seen anything quite like it," he said. |
Feature Story Fewer rate cases and smart performance incentives could drive utilities to innovate, according to a new paper. |
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