Note from the editor At the end of 2017, the power sector seems more unpredictable than ever. Wholesale markets are in flux, major utility projects are failing, and consumers are adopting advanced technologies at an accelerating rate.
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Top news Georgia Power says 2017 was a year of "progress" for the nuclear expansion. But Jacksonville Electric Authority, which is contracted to purchase some of the plant's output, hopes the development is canceled.
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Feature Story Power companies are realizing that in many communities, the choice is between increasing clean energy or decreasing their own electricity sales.
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Opinion Post Sue Tierney, former Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Energy, lays out a framework for FERC to tackle grid resilience.
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REV Connect fills an important market gap via up-to-date information access and the ability for interested parties to take immediate action online.
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The agency's rejection reversed course on its 2013 decision, but did leave the door open for the grid operator to try again.
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The dispute over the $91 million has been resolved, but Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell (WA) says she is "deeply troubled" by the refusal to fund energy innovation.
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The acknowledgment from regulators is an important step for the utility's ambitious clean energy plan, but what will it do about its coal fleet?
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Construction of the major gas pipeline will be contingent on several additional studies to be reviewed by state environmental regulators, the Virginia Water Control Board decided on Tuesday.
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The latest Short Term Energy Outlook sees renewable energy growing to 10% of U.S. electricity generation by 2018 as coal- and gas-fired generation stay at 31% and 32%, respectively.
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Feature Story Deployments grew 46% in the third quarter compared to last year and are expected to rise nearly nine-fold by 2022, GTM and the Energy Storage Association report.
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A review of 14 plants in the Southwest Power Pool showed customers were overcharged by about $300 million in 2015 and 2016, according to the Sierra Club. The grid operator says the analysis is flawed.
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Powin has inked an agreement to be esVolta’s exclusive provider of energy storage systems through 2022.
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Feature Story Suniva and SolarWorld’s quest for import relief shook up the solar industry this year. What will happen next after Trump makes his final decision? |
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