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Headlines
Dec 27, 2018: El Paso Electric’s renewables, gas plant plans draw mixed reactions
Dec 27, 2018: Start the New Year with Safety in Mind
Dec 26, 2018: El Paso Electric Announces Results of Competitive Bid for New Generation
Dec 26, 2018: El Paso Electric to diversify mix with solar and storage, maybe wind
Dec 25, 2018: CenterPoint transmission towers came without warning, Silverlake residents say
Generation Adequacy
Dec 25, 2018: Coal generation at 26.9% of US power in October, natural gas at 38.1%
Dec 26, 2018: BP Wind sells 430-MW Texas portfolio to Ares
Energy Storage
Dec 27, 2018: Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos back Alphabet’s energy storage spin-off
Dec 27, 2018: New York energy storage sector expected to create 27,400 jobs by 2030
Dec 26, 2018: Coal-free El Paso Electric adding Solar, Gas and Energy Storage
Dec 26, 2018: China Is Building Its First Huge Battery Storage Facility
Renewable
Dec 27, 2018: 9 Renewable Energy Highlights of 2018
Dec 17, 2018: Acciona begins construction on $200m wind farm in Texas
Dec 21, 2018: 2018 solar power year in review (part 2)
Dec 21, 2018: Solar Projects Welcomed and Opposed in Two NE Texas Counties
Power Grid Security
Oct 24, 2018: IAEA offers training on preventing cyber-attacks
Other
Dec 17, 2018: They’re a bunch of live wires
Dec 13, 2018: El Paso Electric Launches Region’s First Utility-Led Electric Vehicle Website
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Headlines
Dec 20, 2018: PUCT Approves TNMP General Rate Review Settlement
Dec 20, 2018: Watchdog: A battle with a once-secretive electricity co-op ends in a truce involving meatballs and cheese
Dec 20, 2018: Alt energy goes mainstream in US with Texas leading the way now that wind and solar are becoming cheaper
Dec 20, 2018: Texas City Featured in Al Gore’s ‘Inconvenient Sequel’ Lost Millions in Its Green Energy Gamble
Dec 18, 2018: MMEX to power refinery with solar energy
Dec 18, 2018: Another outage at Mississippi nuclear plant raises concerns
Dec 17, 2018: Texas Taxpayers Pay For Political Virtue Signaling With Costly Renewable Energy
Dec 17, 2018: New generator cost San Antonio utility $30M
Dec 14, 2018: Houstonians paid 9.4 percent more for power last year
Dec 17, 2018: Powering Texas Launches To Promote Innovative, Sustainable Electricity Generation in Texas
Dec 16, 2018: Texas Municipal Utility Signs New Super-Low Solar PPA
Dec 16, 2018: Georgetown renegotiating solar, wind power contracts
Dec 13, 2018: Strong winds keeping AEP-Texas busy locally
Dec 16, 2018: Can Houston keep its title as world’s energy capital?
Generation Adequacy
Dec 20, 2018: Texas power regulators delay again on changes that could boost electric bills
Dec 20, 2018: Letting the market, not MOPR, decide in PJM’s capacity mechanism
Dec 20, 2018: So, exactly how much electricity does Texas produce? No one knows.
Dec 20, 2018: The PUC should let competition work in the Texas electricity market
Dec 20, 2018: Power regulators consider changes that could boost electric bills
Dec 19, 2018: Wood: The Texas electricity market needs a tweak make sure we keep the light on
Dec 18, 2018: Outlook 2019: ERCOT likely to face another summer with low reserve margin
Dec 18, 2018: Capacity pricing changes: How each power market plans to account for resource adequacy
Dec 17, 2018: TCPA: Change to Scale Will Let Free Market Drive New Power Generation
Dec 14, 2018: ERCOT set record wind output amid windy weather
Dec 16, 2018: FERC Clears Cleco to Buy NRG Generation in South
Dec 16, 2018: Arkansas PSC to review Entergy settlement to close state’s two biggest coal plants
Energy Storage
Dec 21, 2018: 2018 in Energy Storage: Inching Toward Greatness
Dec 21, 2018: Macquarie-backed energy storage project snags $100 mln debt funding
Dec 18, 2018: NY’s energy storage target: It’s the journey, not the destination, stakeholders say
Dec 18, 2018: SwRI receives $2 million DOE grant supporting innovative energy storage system
Dec 18, 2018: New Hampshire storage program will pair batteries with time-of-use rates
Dec 18, 2018: Malta raises $26M and forms new company committed to building the future of grid-scale energy storage
Dec 18, 2018: Potential for 27,400 Energy Storage Jobs in New York: Report
Dec 17, 2018: Accelerating to 100%: In conversation with Janice Lin of CESA, Part 1
Dec 17, 2018: Wind Farm Battery System Not Eligible for Manufacturing Exemption in Texas
Dec 17, 2018: Most Read Industry Perspective Columns of 2018: Energy Storage, Microgrid Financing, EVs
Dec 17, 2018: Mexico Gets Its First Grid-Scale Battery—at a Car Factory
Dec 17, 2018: The Energy Storage Industry View of Grid Operator Plans for FERC Order 841
Renewable
Dec 21, 2018: 2018 solar power year in review (part 2)
Dec 21, 2018: Solar Projects Welcomed and Opposed in Two NE Texas Counties
Dec 18, 2018: Environmentalists Urge Law Makers to Maintain Wind Energy
Nov 28, 2018: Texas Tees up Funding for Alt-Fuel Vehicle Purchases
Dec 13, 2018: Wind, solar account for just 30% of US’ 10-mo capacity additions
Dec 13, 2018: Network news: How Texas got its transmission needs right for wind and solar
Power Grid Security
Oct 24, 2018: IAEA offers training on preventing cyber-attacks
Other
Dec 17, 2018: They’re a bunch of live wires
Dec 13, 2018: El Paso Electric Launches Region’s First Utility-Led Electric Vehicle Website
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Headlines
Dec 14, 2018: Analysts Confirm New Record Low Solar PPA in Texas
Dec 14, 2018: Sempra Energy Completes Sale Of U.S. Solar Assets To Consolidated Edison
Dec 14, 2018: Boston Properties Signs Deal For Texas Wind Energy
Dec 14, 2018: Xcel Energy upgrades power grid between Canyon and Hereford
Dec 14, 2018: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session
Dec 12, 2018: LCRA promises to improve transparency after critical report
Dec 13, 2018: Top 10 Trends That Changed Electric Power Industry
Dec 12, 2018: Transmission Deals Underway in Texas
Dec 12, 2018: Oncor helps you save on your energy bill
Dec 12, 2018: CenterPoint Energy declares fourth quarter common stock dividend of $0.2875
Dec 12, 2018: SRP, Georgia Power, Entergy top JD Power Business Electric Customer Honors
Dec 12, 2018:El Paso Electric Company (EE) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for December 13, 2018
Dec 10, 2018: A tale of two grids: How California and Texas are preparing for the EV revolution
Dec 11, 2018: Siemens to shut Texas turbines service facility, dismiss workers
Dec 10, 2018: Energy price drop costs city of Georgetown electric fund $6.84M
Dec 10, 2018: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLCs’ $1.275 Billion Acquisition of InfraREIT, Inc.
Dec 5, 2018: Direct Energy Acquires T.A. Kaiser
Dec 10, 2018: 7X Energy sells 26.5 MW of future Texas solar project to electric utility
Dec 10, 2018: 7X Energy Sells Remaining Power from 100 MWac Lapetus Energy Project
Dec 10, 2018: Moving beyond ‘good enough’ in utility customer experience
Dec 9, 2018: Austin Energy’s new chief operations officer ‘proud’ of first-year results
Generation Adequacy
Dec 13, 2018: Are higher bills in store in Texas to keep up with record demand for electricity?
Dec 12, 2018: Taxing Text Messages & Electricity – One Way Texas Is Like California: Unelected Officials Can “Tax”
Dec 12, 2018: Fluctuating Natural Gas Prices Are Not A Threat To The Power Grid
Dec 13, 2018: As Pacificorp and other analyses point to more coal shutdowns, replacement questions rise
Dec 11, 2018: Charts ‘N’ Quotes: What’s the cheapest way to generate electricity?
Dec 10, 2018: Sammons Renewable Energy Adds 238 MW Texas Wind Project to Portfolio
Dec 10, 2018:Exxon’s Power Play Points to Texas’ Future
Dec 10, 2018: GE’s Push to Fix Power Turbine Problem Goes Global
Dec 6, 2018: Fearing outages, Texas regulators consider controversial plan to boost power generation
Dec 6, 2018: Texas regulators delay consideration of big changes in wholesale power markets
Energy Storage
Dec 14, 2018: Long-duration energy storage R&D: An opportunity for American climate leadership
Dec 14, 2018: New York PSC sets state’s energy storage target at 3 GW by 2030
Dec 13, 2018: Energy Storage Is The Job Creation Opportunity Of The Future — Now!
Dec 13, 2018: U.S. energy storage project pipeline hits 32.9 GW this year
Dec 12, 2018: Here’s New York’s plan for $250 million in energy storage funding
Dec 11, 2018: As grid operators file FERC Order 841 plans, storage floodgates open slowly
Dec 12, 2018: JP Morgan buys into 10.7GW solar-plus-storage pipeline
Dec 12, 2018: Behind-the-Meter Solar PV, Energy Storage Set to Shift Calif. Time-of-Use Rates
Dec 10, 2018: AWEA supports stand-alone energy storage tax credit
Dec 11, 2018: SHINE project installs integrated battery energy storage systems for two Florida homes
Dec 11, 2018: Use cases for utility solar+storage
Dec 10, 2018: The value proposition of energy storage without solar
Dec 6, 2018: MIT’s Sun in a Box Aims to Solve Energy Storage Problems
Renewable
Dec 13, 2018: Wind, solar account for just 30% of US’ 10-mo capacity additions
Dec 13, 2018: Network news: How Texas got its transmission needs right for wind and solar
Dec 13, 2018: Going Green Is Raising Your Electric Bills
Dec 12, 2018: Texas’ Rio Bravo Wind Farm Changes Hands
Dec 10, 2018: GM launches lobbying blitz to save electric vehicle tax credit
Power Grid Security
Oct 24, 2018: IAEA offers training on preventing cyber-attacks
Other
Dec 1, 2018: High voltage, high demand: TSTC lineworker graduates heavily recruited
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Headlines
Dec 6, 2018: Xcel Energy plans for winter storm, urges customers to be prepared
Dec 6, 2018: Senate confirms Trump’s FERC pick
Dec 6, 2018: Comanche Electric migrates from power line carrier system to Sensus Next-Generation AMI
Dec 6, 2018: Sempra Energy to Gain From Investments Amid Operational Risks
Dec 5, 2018: AEP Announces Executive Leadership Changes
Dec 5, 2018: Xcel Energy Warns of Additional Disconnect Scams
Dec 5, 2018: MISO files energy storage plan with FERC
Dec 5, 2018: White House seeks to end subsidies for electric cars, renewables
Dec 3, 2018: CenterPoint’s Prochazka to remain CEO after merger; names other division leaders
Dec 4, 2018: Switching to electric vehicles could save the US billions, but timing is everything
Dec 4, 2018: Austin Energy finishes the year with $50.5M in excess revenue, lower bills for customers
Dec 4, 2018: InfraREIT Announces “Go-Shop” Period Alternative Acquisition Proposal Is Not Moving Forward
Dec 4, 2018: NextEra Energy completes acquisition of the ownership interests in two natural gas power plants from Southern Company
Dec 4, 2018: NextEra, Defense Department extend negotiation deadline
Dec 3, 2018: 7X Energy Sells More Power from Lapetus Energy Project in West Texas
Dec 3, 2018: CEO of the Year: Jim Robo, NextEra Energy
Dec 3, 2018: Utility of the Year: Xcel Energy
Dec 3, 2018: CenterPoint Energy announces executive leadership team for combined company following close of pending Vectren merger
No 30, 2018:Oncor Files Key Regulatory Application with Public Utility Commission of Texas for InfraREIT Acquisition
Dec 3, 2018: Brilliency Wallet to Include Swytch’s Blockchain-Based Token
Dec 3, 2018: How One AI Learning Tool Helps Oil Companies Reduce Costs
Dec 2, 2018: The East Texas angle
Generation Adequacy
Dec 6, 2018: Fearing outages, Texas regulators consider controversial plan to boost power generation
Dec 6, 2018: Texas regulators delay consideration of big changes in wholesale power markets
Dec 5, 2018: Fine-tuning renewables could help Texas balance energy resources
Dec 6, 2018: How Future Fleet of Electric Cars Could Cause the Power Outages of Tomorrow
Dec 5, 2018:Texas power companies quietly lobby for higher prices
Dec 5, 2018: Surging Oil Drilling in Texas Could Cause Summer Power Shortages
Dec 4, 2018: Texas grid to face tighter electricity reserves this summer: ‘Does that scare you?’
Dec 5, 2018: Texas Electric Grid Bracing For Another Big Test
Dec 5, 2018: Xcel Energy aims for zero carbon emission from electric power
Dec 4, 2018: ERCOT: New report shows tightening electricity reserve margins
Nov 30, 2018: Jarrett: Rising natural gas prices will test US power grid this winter
Dec 3, 2018: Transmission is latest front in fossil fuels v. renewables battle
Dec 2, 2018: FERC OKs Key PJM Changes to Address GreenHat Default
Energy Storage
Dec 6, 2018: Renewables, Energy Storage, & Managing The Utility Grid Of The Future
Dec 6, 2018: MIT’s Sun in a Box Aims to Solve Energy Storage Problems
Dec 6, 2018: Energy storage storm grows in strength
Dec 6, 2018: The Shifting Makeup of the Fast-Growing US Energy Storage Market
Dec 6, 2018: Ohio trucking terminal gets wind-solar-storage microgrid from EnSync
Dec 5, 2018: Battery energy storage system uses Artificial Intelligence to lower energy bills and provide utility grid services
Dec 5, 2018: Experts Lay Out Options For Future of Energy Storage in North Carolina
Dec 4, 2018: Combined economic and technological evaluation of battery energy storage for grid applications
Dec 2, 2018: Austin Energy GM on the Utility’s Innovative Storage Program: ‘We’ve Already Learned a Lot’
Dec 2, 2018: Alleviating Energy Storage Concerns
Dec 2, 2018: Billionaires Love Energy Storage But Can Energy Storage Make Its Own Billionaire
Renewable
Dec 3, 2018: SEIA Officially Joins Forces With Solar & Energy Storage Association Of P.R.
Dec 5, 2018: Clean energy groups push FERC on advanced power transmission technologies
Nov 30, 2018: Air Liquide Signs Up For Texas Wind Power
Dec 3, 2018: Study: Texas Could Increase Solar Capacity Ten Times by Requiring Builders to Put Panels on New Homes
Dec 3, 2018: ALLETE Unit & Xcel Energy Sign Wind Power Sale Agreement
Nov 30, 2018: CPS’ solar changes will halve rebates for homeowners
Power Grid Security
Oct 24, 2018: IAEA offers training on preventing cyber-attacks
Other
Dec 1, 2018: High voltage, high demand: TSTC lineworker graduates heavily recruited
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Nov 29, 2018: BTU Bond Ratings Improve Ahead Of Borrowing $264 Million Dollars
Nov 30, 2018: New retail electricity provider targets oil and gas industry
Nov 28, 2018: Perry calls for energy infrastructure build-out
Nov 26, 2018: Wind energy supporters brace for a fight in the Texas capitol
Nov 28, 2018: Company taps Texas energy market to get deals for consumers
Nov 28, 2018: El Paso Electric Announces Quarterly Dividend
Nov 29, 2018: Capstone Products Selected for Energy Resilient Infrastructure Microgrid Project in Texas
Nov 28, 2018: Oncor Announces Results And Expiration Of Exchange Offer And Consent Solicitation
Nov 27, 2018: NextEra’s Florida Power & Light nears deal to acquire Vero Beach utility
Nov 28, 2018: El Paso Electric Warns of Increase in Scam Calls
Nov 28, 2018: Vistra Energy profiles its customers into well-drawn personalities
Nov 28, 2018: Lower temps mean higher energy bills
Nov 28, 2018: A Texan with Republican ties clears hurdle for energy commission despite concerns
Nov 28, 2018: Get your natural gas in Texas for 25 cents, if you can
Nov 27, 2018:Austin solar power startup’s vision: Put product ‘on every rooftop’
Nov 26, 2018: Parties seek time for settlement talks under new FERC return on equity policy
Nov 26, 2018: The Transition from Power-Line Carrier
Nov 26, 2018: PCI Solar completes final solar installation of Dallas-area apartment complex
Nov 25, 2018: Tesla hopes revived Texas fight will open door to dealerless car sales
Nov 26, 2018: El Paso Electric (NYSE:EE) Announces Earnings Results
Generation Adequacy
Nov 19, 2018: Why Is the Texas Market So Tough for Energy Storage?
Energy Storage
Nov 30, 2018: Sharing batteries for grid services could net US$2,500 discounts for EDF’s UK customers
Nov 30, 2018: Maryland Energy Administration Adopted New Regulations for Energy Storage System Income Tax Credit Program
Nov 29, 2018: “How battery storage is changing the renewable energy game”
Nov 28, 2018: Vattenfall pilots high temperature steel with up to 48hrs energy storage duration
Nov 28, 2018: EDF Energy launches Powervault energy storage offer
Nov 28, 2018: City of Huntington Beach Partners with Stem, Inc. for AI-Powered Energy Storage Services
Nov 27, 2018: SEIA urges Congress to fix ITC eligibility of energy storage this year
Nov 26, 2018: Tesla Powerwall & Sono Motors solar car pricing up due to energy storage demand
Nov 26, 2018: European Utilities Muscle Into Energy Storage
Nov 26, 2018: ENERGY STORAGE – an essential element to support the transition to a decarbonized energy system
Renewable
Nov 29, 2018: Volkswagen Planning A New North American Factory For Electric Cars
Nov 28, 2018: Torres-Verdin: It’s time for Texas to share its expertise in renewable energy with Mexico
Nov 28, 2018: Exxon signs largest renewable power contract to produce oil in Permian Basin
Nov 28, 2018: Elon Musk Said Tesla Almost Died — and the Stock Market Shrugged
Nov 28, 2018: Solar energy project nears completion in Sherman
Nov 16, 2018: How ‘miniature suns’ could provide cheap, clean energy
Nov 26, 2018: Nature: How some wind turbines hog the breeze
Nov 26, 2018:FedEx to Add 1,000 Electric Vehicles to Parcel Fleet
Nov 10, 2018: Why Toyota sees fuel cells, hydrogen-powered cars as key path to future
Power Grid Security
Oct 24, 2018: IAEA offers training on preventing cyber-attacks
Oct 1, 2018: U.S. Urged to Rapidly Prepare for Electromagnetic Pulse Attack
Sept 6, 2018: Underwriter launches cyber risk policy
Other
Sept 10, 2018:Voltus Opens Louisiana Demand Response Market for Large Commercial and Industrial Customers
Aug 25, 2018: AEP Texas manager values skills gained at Victoria College
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Any opinions voiced in the articles linked above are those of the article authors only, and not necessarily endorsed by Competitive Assets.
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Headlines
Nov 21, 2018: Documents: Pedernales Electric paid $1.1 million severance to former CEO
Nov 21, 2018: InfraREIT +4.4% after getting possibly superior offer to Oncor deal
Nov 21, 2018: Oncor Pauses Tree Removal, But For How Long?
Nov 21, 2018: Vistra Energy Announces Meaningful Share Repurchase and Concurrent Block Trade
Nov 21, 2018: Xcel Energy’s Improved Outlook
Nov 21, 2018: Scammer armed with personal information dupes Corpus Christi woman
Nov 21, 2018: GE names retired executive John Rice as chairman of troubled power business
Nov 20, 2018: Who knew it costs $31 a year to run your electric stove?
Nov 20, 2018: Lower your electric bill with One Big Switch
Nov 20, 2018: New Microsoft contract could expand corporate renewable energy deals to smaller buyers
Nov 20, 2018: Former energy exec David Crane is on a mission to save the planet
Nov 19, 2018: The (Public) Utility Commission can ask for improvements in electricity shopping, but will it?
Nov 19, 2018: $50 Million in USDA Funding for San Miguel Electric Cooperative
Nov 19, 2018: Poll results show utilities losing ground to third-parties in consumer preference for new energy services
Nov 19, 2018: NextEra Energy Transmission to acquire underwater transmission cable system
Nov 19, 2018: El Paso Electric (NYSE:EE) Updates FY 2018 Earnings Guidance
Generation Adequacy
Nov 19, 2018: Why Is the Texas Market So Tough for Energy Storage?
Nov 19, 2018: SDGE&E Is Looking to Leave the Power-Buying Business
Nov 19, 2018: Analysis: Power burn to drive upside risk for winter gas prices
Nov 16, 2018:DOE awards $7.5M for designs of next generation transformers
Energy Storage
Nov 21, 2018: Charging Up: Battery Storage Investments To Reach $620 Billion By 2040
Nov 21, 2018: The shape of things to come: Flexible, foldable supercapacitors for energy storage
Nov 21, 2018: SimpliPhi Power marks successful 2018 with rebates on energy storage solutions
Nov 21, 2018: Energy Storage Projects to Increase Energy Resiliency on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard
Nov 19, 2018: Mitsubishi Electric wins order for 240MW energy storage system in Japan
Nov 19, 2018: Australia’s largest C&I energy storage system goes live
Renewable
Oct 27, 2018: 1.8 Million Clean Energy Workers Employed In Top 50 American Metro Areas
Nov 20, 2018: Electric Vehicle Adoption Through the Consumer Lens, Part 1
Nov 20, 2018: The next big, big energy breakthrough — or not
Nov 20, 2018: Tesla Model 3 is starting to show some important flaws in cold weather
Oct 22, 2018: Skyline acquires stakes in Texan projects
Nov 1, 2018: Solar array under construction at Gatesville Wastewater Treatment Plant
Power Grid Security
Oct 24, 2018: IAEA offers training on preventing cyber-attacks
Oct 1, 2018: U.S. Urged to Rapidly Prepare for Electromagnetic Pulse Attack
Sept 6, 2018: Underwriter launches cyber risk policy
Other
Sept 10, 2018:Voltus Opens Louisiana Demand Response Market for Large Commercial and Industrial Customers
Aug 25, 2018: AEP Texas manager values skills gained at Victoria College
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Headlines
Nov 15, 2018: New Texas IKEA To Feature Company’s 55th U.S. Solar Project
Nov 15, 2018: Entergy Texas to Bring Advanced Meters to Homes and Businesses
Nov 15, 2018: Summary of FERC Meeting Agenda for November 15, 2018
Nov 15, 2018: The oil majors’ power moves
Nov 15, 2018: Trump’s nominee for key energy panel promises to be impartial on potential coal bailout
Nov 15, 2018: CenterPoint Energy urges customers to be on alert for potential scams
Nov 15, 2018: CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) Issues FY 2018 Earnings Guidance
Nov 15, 2018: Xcel using drones at nuclear energy facilities
Nov 15, 2018: Charging stations at schools to power electric vehicles, student minds
Nov 14, 2018: NRG has its checkbook out as power sellers consolidate
Nov 13, 2018: Electricity complaints filed by Texans reach three-year high, report says
Nov 13, 2018: Texas PUC finishes 114 investigations in fiscal 2018
Nov 14, 2018: EY: Q3 power transactions reach record $241B globally
Nov 8, 2018: Family suing Oncor after 20-year-old dies when tractor strikes power line
Nov 14, 2018: Defense Department, NextEra continue negotiations
Nov 14, 2018: County tables decision on NextEra wind farm moratorium following three-hour meeting
Nov 14, 2018: Xcel Energy Announces Closing of Common Stock Offering with a Forward Component
Nov 14, 2018: AEP to spend $2.7B on renewables, $24.9B on T&D in next 5 years
Nov 13, 2018: American Electric Power (AEP) Presents At EEI Financial Conference 2018 – Slideshow
Nov 13, 2018: Worldwide Business with kathy ireland®: See Just Energy Discuss Their Game-Changing Renewable Energy Solutions
Nov 13, 2018: First of the 86th Legislature’s Energy Bills Filed: Here They Are, Look ‘Em Over
Nov 13, 2018: Texas Receives Investment To Improve Rural Electric Infrastructure, Increase Grid Resilience
Nov 13, 2018: Generation Lifts NRG Energy Q3 Earnings
Nov 13, 2018: CenterPoint Energy Offers Investors 4% Dividend Yield
Nov 13, 2018: American Electric (AEP) Unveils Five-Year Investment Plan
Nov 12, 2018: AEP To Support Continued 5 To 7 Percent Operating Earnings Growth With Investments In Regulated Businesses And Renewables
Nov 12, 2018: Oncor Announces Early Results Of Exchange Offer And Extension Of Early Participation Date
Nov 12, 2018: Xcel Energy Looking to Hire More Veterans
Generation Adequacy
Nov 15, 2018: Texas grid operator reports record amount of wind generation
Nov 14, 2018: ERCOT sets record wind output of 17,920 MW amid wintry weather
Nov 13, 2018: Guvs: Cost, reliability, renewable benefits would flow from single power grid
Nov 14, 2018: Governors cite benefits of single national power grid
Nov 14, 2018: MW18: Freight Futures will launch on the Nodal Exchange March 29
Nov 13, 2018: CPS Energy Had Strong Summer Selling Power on the Electrical Grid
Nov 12, 2018: Houston Oil Company To Invest In Zero Emissions Power Plant Technology
Nov 7, 2018: Coal is not competitive with cheaper alternatives, and the industry’s true costs are even higher
Energy Storage
Nov 16, 2018: Stem Is Moving Beyond Energy Storage Into Solar+Storage Solutions
Nov 16, 2018: Tata Power Agrees to Deploy 35 MWh of Gravity-Based Energy Storage from Energy Vault
Nov 15, 2018: Adara Power Installs SGIP-Funded Energy Storage at California Almond Farm
Nov 15, 2018: Lockheed Martin, Cypress Creek Renewables win prestigious energy storage award
Nov 15, 2018: Vanadium batteries the solution to meet growing energy storage demand
Nov 14, 2018: Gresham House raises £100m to launch energy storage fund
Nov 14, 2018: Barrier to Energy Storage in New York?
Nov 14, 2018: Stem and OPG Announce New Energy Storage Partnership
Nov 14, 2018: Can Newcomer Energy Vault Break the Curse of Mechanical Grid Storage?
Nov 8, 2018: NantEnergy acquires Sharp Electronics energy services, storage business
Nov 13, 2018: MidAmerican Energy to launch energy storage pilot project
Nov 12, 2018: Tesla is working with Amazon to deploy more energy storage at distribution centers
Nov 12, 2018: Electric Power Show Ep. 1: Everybody loves energy storage
Nov 12, 2018: EDF signs PPAs for huge California solar-plus-storage project
Nov 12, 2018: Brick by brick, a solution seeking to topple energy storage roadblock
Nov 12, 2018: Bloomberg New Energy Finance significantly increases its behind-the-meter energy storage forecase
Renewable
Nov 16, 2018: Tom Green County tax-abatement deal paves way for new solar farm near San Angelo
Nov 15, 2018: Appalachian Power is in the market for large-scale solar
Nov 15, 2018: Wells Fargo welcomes Austin startup into clean-energy incubator
Nov 13, 2018: Have Solar, Wind and Storage Become the ‘Default Choice’?
Nov 13, 2018: BP installs Tesla-made battery to store wind power in South Dakota
Nov 13, 2018: AEV Technologies, Inc. Launches New Category of Electric Vehicles
Nov 12, 2018: The US Finally Catches the Electric Bus Trend
Power Grid Security
Oct 24, 2018: IAEA offers training on preventing cyber-attacks
Oct 1, 2018: U.S. Urged to Rapidly Prepare for Electromagnetic Pulse Attack
Sept 6, 2018: Underwriter launches cyber risk policy
Other
Sept 10, 2018:Voltus Opens Louisiana Demand Response Market for Large Commercial and Industrial Customers
Aug 25, 2018: AEP Texas manager values skills gained at Victoria College
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Headlines
Nov 7, 2018: Sunset Throws Shade at LCRA, TABC
Nov 8, 2018: FERC says advanced meters account for about 50 pct of all meters across U.S.
Nov 8, 2018: Schneider Electric Expands Plant Operations in El Paso to Accommodate Growth of Data Center Market
Nov 8, 2018: Power deregulation hit peak four years ago
Nov 8, 2018: Texas PUC’s Botkin Applies Life Lessons to Work
Nov 8, 2018: Xcel Energy Buying Mankato Energy Center for $650M
Nov 8, 2018: CenterPoint credits higher rates, more customers for solid profit
Nov 8, 2018: NRG reports loss on sale of renewable energy holdings
Nov 5, 2018: DeVore: Texas Produces Five Times The Wind Power As California At Almost Half The Price — Blame Regulation
Nov 7, 2018: What’s In A Name? At The Railroad Commission, It’s About Energy Policy, Not Trains.
Nov 7, 2018: Sempra Energy (SRE) Q3 Earnings Top Estimates, Increase Y/Y
Nov 8, 2018: NRG Energy, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2018 Results and Initiates 2019 Guidance
Nov 8, 2018: CenterPoint Energy reports third quarter 2018 earnings of $0.35 per diluted share
Nov 7, 2018: Texas generators, utilities square off at PUC over storage ownership
Nov 7, 2018: Sempra Energy (SRE) Q3 Earnings Top Estimates, Increase Y/Y
Nov 7, 2018: Statewide Renewable and RPCS Build 1.2MW Solar Site in South Texas
Nov 7, 2018: Oncor Reports Improved Third Quarter 2018 Results
Nov 6, 2018: PNM Resources Reports Third Quarter Results
Nov 5, 2018: Hydro Plant Saved by Commission-Approved Agreement
Nov 6, 2018: Mexico’s gas, power sectors face potential improvements, political risk in 2019
Nov 1, 2018: GVEC meets the needs of rural Gonzales
Nov 4, 2018: Austin could reach 52 percent renewable energy by 2021
Nov 4, 2018: Electric Vehicles Are Coming, And New England And California Better Watch Out
Nov 4, 2018: Trimble Introduces New Field Staking and Design Solution for Electric Utilities
Nov 4, 2018: Federal renewable energy subsidies reduce reliability, hinder the market
Nov 5, 2018: Xcel Energy announces partnership with Google
Nov 5, 2018: Austin Energy warns of phone scam threatening to cut power off
Generation Adequacy
Nov 7, 2018: Coal is not competitive with cheaper alternatives, and the industry’s true costs are even higher
Nov 7, 2018: Texas, California Show Rare Unity Against EPA Air Pollution Plan
Nov 7, 2018:Conrad: Power Sector Disruptors: Where The Money Is Going
Nov 5, 2018: Renewables reduced wholesale power costs by $5.7 billion in Texas
Nov 6, 2018: Big Gains for Tiny Nuclear Reactors
Nov 1, 2018: Designing the Power Markets of Tomorrow
Energy Storage
Nov 8, 2018: It’s Time to Think Seriously About Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage, Says BNEF
Nov 9, 2018: Battery Energy Storage Is A $1 Trillion Opportunity As Costs Continue To Crash
Nov 8, 2018: Tesla’s Energy Storage Business Set To Come Into Its Own
Nov 8, 2018: Massachusetts grants help get energy storage projects off the ground
Nov 8, 2018: NantEnergy acquires Sharp’s energy storage business, including SmartStorage system
Nov 7, 2018: The cost of energy storage has stalled adoption of renewable power. Energy Vault has a solution.
Nov 7, 2018: Report: “Tumbling” Cost of Batteries Will Spur $1.2 Trillion in Energy Storage Investment
Nov 6, 2018: Understanding Hydrogen Energy Storage
Nov 6, 2018: How Battery Energy Storage Changes the Game
Nov 6, 2018: PJM Rule Changes Could Reduce Revenue for Energy Storage
Nov 6, 2018: Energy storage is a US$1.2 trillion investment opportunity to 2040, says BloombergNEF
Nov 6, 2018: Rutgers gets contract to study energy storage
Nov 5, 2018: Ahead of biggest energy storage rule change yet, US’ transmission network operators open up markets
Nov 5, 2018: CellCube Energy Storage Announces Delay in Filing of Audited Financials
Renewable
Sept 20, 2018: Five Texas munis partner to add 500 MW of solar
Sept 20, 2018: Five Texas munis partner to add 500 MW of solar
Nov 4, 2018: Tri Global Energy is working on record wind project construction
Power Grid Security
Oct 24, 2018: IAEA offers training on preventing cyber-attacks
Oct 1, 2018: U.S. Urged to Rapidly Prepare for Electromagnetic Pulse Attack
Sept 6, 2018: Underwriter launches cyber risk policy
Other
Sept 10, 2018:Voltus Opens Louisiana Demand Response Market for Large Commercial and Industrial Customers
Aug 25, 2018: AEP Texas manager values skills gained at Victoria College
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Headlines
Nov 2, 2018: Sempra makes two executive moves
Nov 2, 2018: Vistra Energy Announces Capital Allocation Plan; Reports Third Quarter 2018 Results; Narrows 2018 and 2019 Guidance
Nov 1, 2018: Concrete foundations poured for Texas Panhandle wind farm
Nov 2, 2018: Are you paying too much for utilities? New study lets Texans compare
Nov 1, 2018: El Paso Electric: 3Q Earnings Snapshot
Oct 31, 2018: Texas Bets $1M on Huge Battery Storage Project
Oct 31, 2018: Why Texas is paying Luminant $1 million to build a giant battery, one of the largest in the country
Oct 31, 2018: Luminant’s Upton 2 Battery Storage Project Awarded Million-Dollar Grant from the State of Texas
Oct 31, 2018: Georgetown won $1 million to capture and store solar energy. Here’s what happens next
Oct 31, 2018: Pyxis Energy Launches Electric Reliability Service in New Jersey and Dallas-Fort Worth
Oct 30, 2018: After Entergy’s paid actor scandal, New Orleans City Council expected to seek $5M in fines
Oct 30, 2018: Entergy reports 3Q 2018 earnings hike
Oct 30, 2018: 15,000 Homes To Receive Energy From FPL and NextEra Energy’s New Suwannee County Solar Facility
Oct 31, 2018: El Paso Electric Seeks Community Solar Builder
Oct 26, 2018: GE to repower 258-MW Texas wind complex for E.on
Oct 30, 2018: AEP Announces Organizational, Executive Leadership Changes
Oct 30, 2018: GE Slashes Dividend, Discloses DOJ Probe of Accounting
Oct 29, 2018: Refugio County ranch land could transform into wind farm
Oct 30, 2018: Oncor Announces Any And All Exchange Offer And Consent Solicitation
Oct 30, 2018: NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for October 31, 2018
Oct 30, 2018: El Paso Electric (EE) to Release Earnings on Thursday
Oct 26, 2018: 5 Firms on Big Texas Electric Utility Deal
Oct 28, 2018: Overheard at TREIA GridNEXT 2018
Oct 29, 2018: Xcel Energy and Google Launch Effort to Develop New Energy Solutions
Oct 28, 2018: Entergy Texas Reaches Settlement on Bright Future Plan
Oct 28, 2018: PJM subsidiary to test blockchain for trading RECs
Generation Adequacy
Nov 1, 2018: Designing the Power Markets of Tomorrow
Nov 1, 2018: Sufficient generation expected for winter and spring
Oct 31, 2018: Wind dominates, solar taking land from gas as cheapest electricity
Oct 30, 2018: Electricity generation reaches highest level since the 2008 recession
Oct 29, 2018: Entergy Texas kicks off $70 million reliability transmission project
Oct 29, 2018: Rice Study says Texas’ Coal-fired Plants need Tougher Limits on SO2
Oct 29, 2018: US Power Sector Has Cut Carbon Emissions By Nearly 30 Percent
Oct 27, 2018: Xcel uses drones to inspect nuclear plants
Energy Storage
Nov 2, 2018: Sembcorp collaborates with Singapore market authority on energy storage
Nov 2, 2018: SolarEdge readying home energy storage product, breaks 1 GW shipped
Oct 30, 2018: ISO-NE looks to incorporate storage into real-time energy markets
Oct 31, 2018: Energy Storage: What’s in Store for New Jersey?
Oct 31, 2018: ISO New England Lays Out Its Energy Storage Market Integration Plans
Oct 30, 2018: Innovation in energy storage
Oct 30, 2018: Natural Power’s Head of Solar and Energy Storage Appointed
Oct 30, 2018: Midwest researchers tap into low-cost, long-duration energy storage
Oct 30, 2018: Duke Product VP: ‘We Are in the Best Position to Plan, Operate and Manage Energy Storage’
Oct 29, 2018: CMI opens industrial energy storage pilot plant MiRIS
Oct 29, 2018:The future of energy supply: Combined energy storage a key technology
Renewable
Nov 1, 2018: How wind farms could soak up hurricane rains
Oct 31, 2018: Why General Motors Wants A National Electric Vehicle Policy
Oct 30, 2018: Rise of renewables dooms baseload generation
Oct 18, 2018: How blockchain puts the power of renewable energy back with the people: An interview with Michael Lumbley of ARG
Oct 30, 2018: Floating Wind Farms Off California Will Require New Tethering Technology
Oct 29, 2018: Majority of Americans Want Cleaner Energy From Renewable Sources
Oct 29, 2018: Can Colorado get to 100 percent renewable energy? It’s complicated, utilities say
Oct 29, 2018: Cinemark Signs Long-Term Renewable Energy Deal with AEP Energy Partners
Power Grid Security
Oct 24, 2018: IAEA offers training on preventing cyber-attacks
Oct 1, 2018: U.S. Urged to Rapidly Prepare for Electromagnetic Pulse Attack
Sept 6, 2018: Underwriter launches cyber risk policy
Other
Sept 10, 2018:Voltus Opens Louisiana Demand Response Market for Large Commercial and Industrial Customers
Aug 25, 2018: AEP Texas manager values skills gained at Victoria College
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Headlines
Oct 25, 2018: California Vs. Texas In Electricity: Comparing The Two States 1 In 5 Americans Call Home
Oct 25, 2018: Study Shows Natural Gas, Wind & Solar to be Cheapest Technologies for Generating Electricity
Oct 26, 2018: As temperatures increase, investment in renewables is already shaving dollars off Austin utility bills
Oct 25, 2018: Oncor To Release Third Quarter 2018 Results On November 7
Oct 26, 2018: NRG Renews Emphasis on Retail with PPA-Free Renewables Service
Oct 25, 2018: Xcel sees growth ahead as it shifts focus to renewables in Colorado
Oct 24, 2018: Bartlett residents to vote on electric company
Oct 24, 2018: CenterPoint investigating hundreds of calls about gas-like smell in Houston
Oct 24, 2018: CenterPoint pipeline business buying Velocity Midstream for $442M
Oct 25, 2018: Xcel Energy (XEL) Misses Q3 EPS by 2c, Revenues Miss; Narrows FY18 EPS Outlook, Initiates FY19 EPS Outlook
Oct 25, 2018: AEP Reports Third-Quarter 2018 Earnings; Raises And Narrows Full-Year Operating Earnings (Non-GAAP) Guidance Range
Oct 25, 2018: Entergy Announces Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call
Oct 25, 2018: Just Energy to Announce Second Quarter Fiscal 2019 Results
Oct 23, 2018: Nestlé to Power its Texas Operations with 50% Renewable Energy
Oct 23, 2018: How As-A-Service Models Help Utilities Deliver Ideal Outcomes
Oct 23, 2018: A Digital Approach to Replenishing the Utility Industry Talent Pool
Oct 24, 2018: Xcel Energy (XEL) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Thursday
Oct 24, 2018: AEP Increases Quarterly Dividend 8.1 Percent To 67 Cents A Share
Oct 22, 2018: IndustryVoice: Pathway to Overcoming Permian Power Problems
Oct 22, 2018: UTA researchers optimize electricity distribution networks
Oct 23, 2018: CenterPoint Energy’s concurrent underwritten public offerings of $1.9 billion of shares of its common stock
Oct 23, 2018:NextEra Energy (NEE) Q3 Earnings Top, Revenues Lag Estimates
Oct 21, 2018: Financially strapped Texans have fewer places to turn for help with utilities
Generation Adequacy
Oct 26, 2018: US power market experts focus on grid resilience, reliability amid FERC leadership shakeup
Oct 25, 2018: 3 reasons Texas’ electric grid survived a summer that pushed its limits
Oct 24, 2018: Texas ERCOT poses challenges for wind project developers
Oct 24, 2018: Exelon CEO: Carbon price preferable to ‘band-aid’ nuke subsidies
Oct 22, 2018: Solar-plus-storage likely the ‘next big thing’ in ERCOT: expert
Oct 22, 2018: Advocates seek bigger role from large companies on grid planning
Oct 16, 2018: Generation: Despite headwinds, natural gas reliance set to grow in much of US
Energy Storage
Oct 26, 2018: Engie reuses EV batteries for energy storage project
Oct 25, 2018: Optimizing natural gas generation with energy storage
Oct 25, 2018: Tesla admits to cell supply constraints as energy storage ramps up
Oct 25, 2018: US gov’t pays out US$133.5m for military base’s solar-storage-gas resiliency measures
Oct 23, 2018: New York energy storage: destination clear, road unsure
Oct 23, 2018: Energy Storage Startup Volta Invests in Battery Developer Solid Power
Oct 24, 2018: Home solar-plus-storage technology enables Tokyo Electric Power’s smart tariff launch
Oct 19, 2018: Colorado utilities turning on to battery power, thanks to dropping prices, advances in technology
Oct 22, 2018: San Diego Zoo Adds Storage to its Energy Menagerie
Oct 22, 2018: Enel and EnergyNest explore thermal energy storage opportunities
Oct 22, 2018: Responsible Battery Coalition Accepted by Argonne National Laboratory as Affiliate to Joint Center for Energy Storage Research
Renewable
Oct 26, 2018: UT senior creates startup for Tesla transportation across Texas
Oct 25, 2018: RPCS finishes 1.2-MW solar array on one of the country’s oldest continuously owned land tracts
Oct 25, 2018: NextEra Energy Partners: Winds In The Sails?
Oct 23, 2018: Hill: US Corporate Renewable Energy Procurement Hits Record Levels
Oct 23, 2018: Red Bike hopes electric bicycles will bring pedal power to those who fear the city’s hills
Oct 23, 2018: NextEra’s clean energy ambitions just keep getting bigger
Oct 23, 2018:West Texas solar farm sold to investment firm
Oct 21, 2018: El Paso Electric completes 5-MW solar plant at US Air Force base
Power Grid Security
Oct 24, 2018: IAEA offers training on preventing cyber-attacks
Oct 1, 2018: U.S. Urged to Rapidly Prepare for Electromagnetic Pulse Attack
Sept 6, 2018: Underwriter launches cyber risk policy
Other
Sept 10, 2018:Voltus Opens Louisiana Demand Response Market for Large Commercial and Industrial Customers
Aug 25, 2018: AEP Texas manager values skills gained at Victoria College
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Headlines
Oct 19, 2018: Oncor to buy InfraREIT to expand market share in Texas
Oct 19, 2018: Austin Energy: Storage is the next hurdle to Austin’s renewable energy plan
Oct 18, 2018: Meet the man assigned to get the P back into the name of the [Public] Utility Commission of Texas
Oct 18, 2018: AEP Texas unveils multi-million service center in San Benito
Oct 18, 2018: Oncor To Buy InfraREIT; Sempra To Acquire 50% Stake In Sharyland Utilities
Oct 17, 2018: Celebrating electric cooperatives
Oct 17, 2018: Property taxes, Austin Energy top city’s worry list
Oct 17, 2018: Llano River in Texas sees massive flooding, prompting evacuations
Oct 17, 2018: High electric bills frustrating Minden residents
Oct 16, 2018: Groundbreaking supercritical carbon dioxide pilot power plant set for Texas
Oct 16, 2018: Rockdale: The Tiny Texas Town That’s Turning To Bitmining
Oct 16, 2018: Avoid these areas next week as AEP completes transmission line upgrades in San Angelo
Oct 15, 2018: Cogent Reports: Texans Prefer Large Retail Electric Providers
Oct 15, 2018: Direct Energy to buy retail energy company
Oct 15, 2018: Fire Risk Mitigation is a Never-Ending Challenge for Utilities
Oct 15, 2018: Women Who Mean Business: Sallie Rainer, president and CEO, Entergy Texas Inc.
Generation Adequacy
Oct 16, 2018: Generation: Despite headwinds, natural gas reliance set to grow in much of US
Oct 16, 2018: Could cutting CO2 emissions provide water during droughts?
Oct 15, 2018: NRG Energy Redeems Notes, Transformation Plan On Course
Oct 15, 2018: Xcel Energy, first responders conduct security training
Energy Storage
Oct 18, 2018: DoE Reveals New Projects to Extend Grid Energy Storage
Oct 19, 2018: Clean energy, storage leaders convene in North Carolina
Oct 19, 2018: New York State PSC Seeking Public Comments On Energy Storage Roadmap
Oct 18, 2018: Is California Dreaming? Energy storage’s role in reaching 100% renewables
Oct 18, 2018: San Diego Zoo turns to EDF Renewables for energy storage
Oct 18, 2018: Energy storage in California is about to get much cleaner
Oct 17, 2018: NADINE: Power-plant-scale energy storage
Oct 17, 2018: Energy Storage Proves Key to Delivering Natural Gas Advantages
Oct 16, 2018: Tracking Energy Storage Market Participation Under FERC Order 841
Oct 16, 2018: Hecate Energy and InfraRed Capital Partners Launch New Energy Storage Company: Hecate Grid
Oct 16, 2018: Pason Power Enables Solar and Energy Storage Project Developers to Deploy with Confidence
Oct 15, 2018: esVolta Selected for Four Energy Storage Projects Totaling 38.5 MWhs in Southern California
Oct 15, 2018: SolarEdge targets ‘one-stop-shop’ destination with battery manufacturer acquisition
Oct 15, 2018: ‘World’s largest microgrid’ in Micronesia gets 30-year PPA
Oct 15, 2018: SolarEdge To Acquire Energy Storage Company Kokam
Renewable
Oct 18, 2018: City Of Austin Green-Lights Major Solar Deal
Oct 18, 2018: Transmission Infrastructure Lacking For Optimal Renewable Energy Needs
Oct 13, 2018: New EIA report shows wind pulls its weight
Oct 16, 2018: Wind, solar and electric vehicles will dominate by 2035, study says
Oct 17, 2018:NextEra Scores Iron Mountain PPA For Pretty Prairie Wind
Oct 13, 2018:Tesla is too big to fail — but not for the reason you might think
Oct 16, 2018:Hanley: GM Switching To 100% Renewable Energy For Texas Factory. That’s The Good News
Oct 11, 2018: Solar, wind account for 20 percent of power load in 10 states
Oct 10, 2018: GE unveils new blade inspection system
Power Grid Security
Oct 1, 2018: U.S. Urged to Rapidly Prepare for Electromagnetic Pulse Attack
Sept 6, 2018: Underwriter launches cyber risk policy
Other
Sept 10, 2018:Voltus Opens Louisiana Demand Response Market for Large Commercial and Industrial Customers
Aug 25, 2018: AEP Texas manager values skills gained at Victoria College
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Headlines
Oct 11, 2018: Sempra Energy Appoints Two New Directors
Oct 11, 2018: Oncor Sending Crews, Resources to Florida and Georgia in Aftermath of Hurricane Michael
Oct 11, 2018: Local AEP crews head to Florida to assist in hurricane recovery
Oct 11, 2018: Fortifying the electric grid
Oct 11, 2018: Allen East named new Vice President of Distribution Operations for Entergy Texas
Oct 10, 2018: GridLiance Closes on $65 Million Revolving Credit Facility
Oct 10, 2018: North Texas Rises to Become One of Top U.S. Data Center Markets
Oct 9, 2018: Reliant and Deshaun Watson “Power It Forward” to Houston Habitat for Humanity Homeowners
Oct 10, 2018: Company uses power of numbers to negotiate lower electric rates
Oct 10, 2018: STP Unit 1 completes breaker-to-breaker run
Oct 10, 2018: Speakers at Forum Argue Renewable Energy Subsidies Distort Markets
Oct 8, 2018: NRG Energy, Inc. Completes Redemption of Its Outstanding 6.25% Senior Notes due 2022
Oct 10, 2018: Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric seeks reimbursement for damage to pole caused by driver
Oct 10, 2018: Xcel: Videos explain variations in monthly electricity billing
Oct 8, 2018: Sempra Energy’s IEnova Unit To Report Third-Quarter 2018 Earnings Oct. 24
Oct 8, 2018: Texas Electric Provider Announces Partnership with Google’s Smart-Home Suite
Oct 8, 2018: Utility Success Stories: Embracing the Shifting Energy Landscape
Oct 8, 2018: Fortifying the Electric Grid
Oct 8, 2018: CPS Energy Launches Solar Energy And Battery Storage Project
Oct 8, 2018: Merger of Evansville’s Vectren into Houston’s CenterPoint Energy takes another step
Oct 8, 2018: Xcel Energy 3rd Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call
Oct 8, 2018: Utilities, oil producers brace for Hurricane Michael along US Gulf
Oct 8, 2018: Texas Is a Surprising Success Story in America’s Long Battle for Clean Energy. That’s About to Change.
Oct 8, 2018: Oncor: Two impostors are going door-to-door in McLennan County
Oct 8, 2018: Utility warns of scam targeting seniors
Oct 8, 2018: September Electric Utility Review
Oct 8, 2018: CenterPoint Energy and Vectren merger receives FERC approval
Oct 8, 2018: Becoming More Capital Intensive? American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP), NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE)
Generation Adequacy
Oct 10, 2018: Texans will pay more for heat this winter
Oct 5, 2018: Texas’ electricity market is working. But these companies want to change the rules to benefit themselves.
Oct 6, 2018: Coal Use Rises As Renewables Fall In U.S. Electricity Generation
Energy Storage
Oct 11, 2018: Duke Energy Proposes New Microgrid and $500M Energy Storage Investment
Oct 11, 2018: U.S. Battery Manufacturing’s RE Series, Renewable Energy Storage Batteries Get An Updated Look
Oct 10, 2018: NY to invest $40M in solar energy storage technology
Oct 10, 2018: Saint-Gobain Partners With Stem, Inc. for Widespread Energy Storage Services
Oct 10, 2018: New Energy Storage System Offers Millisecond Response Time
Oct 10, 2018: Pika Energy Storage Unveils Its Upgradable Residential Energy Storage Solution
Oct 10, 2018: How Innolith Plans To Step Up The Grid Energy Storage Game
Oct 10, 2018: DOE energy storage grants look to the day when renewables rule the grid
Oct 10, 2018: Duke Energy to invest $500 million in battery storage in the Carolinas over the next 15 years
Oct 10, 2018: Duke Energy will increase territory’s energy storage capacity from 15 MW to 300 MW in 15 years
Oct 10, 2018: Pika Energy Storage Unveils Its Upgradable Residential Energy Storage Solution
Oct 10, 2018: How Innolith Plans To Step Up The Grid Energy Storage Game
Oct 8, 2018: RES breaks ground on dispatchable PV project that shows a ‘Flexible Path’ for San Antonio
Oct 8, 2018: NREL: geothermal technologies could push energy storage beyond batteries
Oct 8, 2018: Nevada, US primed for up to a gigawatt of energy storage
Oct 8, 2018: Virtual reality: VPPs in a break with tradition
Oct 8, 2018: Rolls Royce invests in ‘autonomous energy supply’ with strategic stake in microgrid company Qinous
Oct 8, 2018: UTRC to receive $3M for energy storage program
Renewable
Oct 11, 2018: Solar, wind account for 20 percent of power load in 10 states
Oct 10, 2018: GE unveils new blade inspection system
Oct 9, 2018: Ramping Up Renewables: Study Spotlights Standard Strength
Oct 10, 2018: GE unveils new blade inspection system
Oct 9, 2018: Ramping Up Renewables: Study Spotlights Standard Strength
Oct 4, 2018: The Green Future of North Texas
Oct 4, 2018: Pairing wind + solar for cheaper, 24-hour renewable energy
Power Grid Security
Oct 1, 2018: U.S. Urged to Rapidly Prepare for Electromagnetic Pulse Attack
Sept 6, 2018: Underwriter launches cyber risk policy
Other
Sept 10, 2018:Voltus Opens Louisiana Demand Response Market for Large Commercial and Industrial Customers
Aug 25, 2018: AEP Texas manager values skills gained at Victoria College
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Headlines
Sept 27, 2018: Electricity seller hopes to make consumers comfortable with buying wholesale power
Sept 27, 2018: Longview council adopts gas, electric rate changes
Sept 27, 2018: Low fuel costs lead to refund for Xcel Energy customers
Sept 27, 2018: New Franchise Fee for Electric Bills Starts October 2018
Sept 27, 2018: Cybersecurity Stressed as Key to Robust Energy Sector
Sept 26, 2018: Answering questions in the digital world: Xcel Energy rolls out bill explanation videos to customers
Sept 26, 2018: CPS Energy’s downtown San Antonio headquarters to be sold, could be worth more than $40 million
Sept 26, 2018: Decommissioned floating nuclear power plant departs Galveston for final shipbreaking in Brownsville
Sept 25, 2018: County approves Wonderland interlocal, asks city to help pay electric bill
Sept 25, 2018: TXU Energy Announces Energy Leadership Award Recipients
Sept 26, 2018: Is Dane County poised to be a national leader in renewable energy?
Sept 26, 2018: CenterPoint Energy Prices Concurrent Public Offerings
Sept 26, 2018: Scam Alert: Beware of fake calls threatening to cut power, Austin Energy says
Sept 24, 2018: Alternet Systems Announces 25 ReVolt Electric Motorcycle Order to Support Austin Texas Shared Ride Pilot
Sept 24, 2018: GE shares drop to 9-year low as weak power business stumbles
Sept 24, 2018: Chevron Phillips Chemical Receives $38,190 in Incentives Entergy Solutions program pays off
Sept 25, 2018: Job cuts at Dallas-based Ambit Energy’s Plano call center
Sept 25, 2018: Ex-JPMorgan Traders Lost Millions on Bad Bets in Power Market
Sept 23, 2018: Popularity of electric cars fuels Austin plan to add charging stations
Sept 23, 2018: CenterPoint Energy, Inc.’s offering of 800,000 Shares of Preferred Stock
Sept 23, 2018: Xcel Energy moves two into new leadership positions
Sept 23, 2018: Third Circuit Denies Large Break-up Fee in High-Profile EFH Case
Generation Adequacy
Sept 27, 2018: Fort Worth is on proposed route if U.S. nuclear waste is sent to West Texas, activists warn
Sept 26, 2018: ERCOT’s low generation outages in hot, tight summer may not be sustainable
Sept 26, 2018: UCS: Millions of Americans are Unknowingly Bailing out Coal-Fired Power Plants
Sept 26, 2018: McDermott gets go-ahead to build new Entergy power plant in Willis
Sept 24, 2018: Texas coal plant to shut down by 2020
Sept 24, 2018: AEP to retire Oklaunion coal plant due to renewables, gas competition
Sept 24, 2018: Former federal energy regulators say it’s a ‘fertile time’ for energy choice, question renewable mandates
Sept 24, 2018: Electricity costs may increase come 2019
Energy Storage
Sept 27, 2018: How a ‘solar battery’ could bring electricity to rural areas
Sept 27, 2018: Zinc-air batteries provide power in remote areas
Sept 27, 2018: Residential Energy Storage System Available Through California Distributor
Sept 27, 2018: Siemens Gamesa uses former thermal plants for green energy storage
Sept 26, 2018: Sungrow Launches Updated 1500V Inverter Solutions and Energy Storage Systems at Solar Power International
Sept 26, 2018: Ten batteries to power the world
Sept 25, 2018: ENGIE NA Unveils Largest Energy Storage System in Massachusetts in Cooperation with Holyoke Gas & Electric
Sept 25, 2018: NEC Energy Solutions Announces DC-Coupled Energy Storage Solution for Solar
Sept 25, 2018: As residential energy storage booms, LG enters market with expandable battery
Sept 25, 2018: Morningstar announces new Energy Storage Partner program
Sept 24, 2018: Eos Energy Storage Secures Strategic Investment from and Manufacturing Partnership with Holtec International
Sept 23, 2018: The Future of Clean Energy: Storage News Roundup
Sept 24, 2018:SEIA seeks automated permitting and energy storage retrofits for business
Renewable
Sept 27, 2018: SEC charges Tesla CEO Elon Musk with fraud
Sept 27, 2018: In Sweden, Trash Heats Homes, Powers Buses and Fuels Taxi Fleets
Sept 26, 2018: ‘No such animal as clean coal’: Mayor of Texas city powered by solar and wind pokes the bear
Sept 26, 2018:Wind farm gears up near Bayview
Sept 24, 2018: Solar panels replaced tarmac on a road – here are the results
Power Grid Security
Sept 6, 2018: Underwriter launches cyber risk policy
Other
Sept 10, 2018:Voltus Opens Louisiana Demand Response Market for Large Commercial and Industrial Customers
Aug 25, 2018: AEP Texas manager values skills gained at Victoria College
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Headlines
Sept 20, 2018: Five Texas munis partner to add 500 MW of solar
Sept 20, 2018: Sempra Energy To Sell U.S. Solar Assets To Consolidated Edison
Sept 18, 2018: After PUC action, low-cost electricity plans offered on Spanish Power to Choose site
Sept 18, 2018: As utilities pass along tax savings, consumers may miss out
Sept 18, 2018: Sempra Energy Announces Agreement With Elliott Management And Bluescape Energy
Sept 17, 2018: Texas regulators pull plug on 221 power plans for not offering same deals in English, Spanish
Sept 17, 2018: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. to Host Webcast of Third Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call
Sept 17, 2018: City of El Paso looking to become a ‘Smart City’
Sept 17, 2018: How Can Utilities Survive In The World Of Blockchain, Renewables And Consumer Choice?
Sept 14, 2018: Regulators crack down on power companies that don’t offer same deals to English, Spanish speakers
Sept 17, 2018: AEP Recognized As A Top 10 Utility For Economic Development
Aug 31, 2018: Are power retailers’ promotions worth it?
Sept 17, 2018: PSO sends workers to Texas to assist with storm recovery
Sept 17, 2018: Hurricane Florence landfall pummels power, natural gas demand
Sept 17, 2018: Drone Army Is Ready to Swoop in for Florence Power Recovery
Generation Adequacy
Sept 20, 2018: General Electric confirms blade problem at new Texas power plant
Sept 20, 2018: General Electric’s turbine troubles raise more red flags
Sept 20, 2018: Oklaunion set to close by September 2020
Sept 20, 2018: USDA partners to improve electric infrastructure for more than 347,000 aural Americans across 13 States
Sept 20, 2018: How much has Texas dropped its reliance on coal? You’d be surprised
Sept 14, 2018: US has a lot of work to do on power grid resilience: experts
Sept 17, 2018: $170 million of solar power coming to East Texas
Sept 8, 2018: Coal gets presidential boost, but locals wonder for how long
Sept 17, 2018: Floating nuclear plant to be scrapped in Brownsville
Sept 17, 2018: Oldest US nuclear plant shuts down after nearly 49 years
Sept 17, 2018: Texas grid CEO talks about surviving record heat
Energy Storage
Sept 20, 2018: Energy Storage Must Fully Reap Tax Credit, Sens. Say
Sept 20, 2018: ARPA-E Funds Research on Energy Storage That Can Last for Days
Sept 20, 2018: SimpliPhi Power Introduces High Voltage Energy Storage System for the Commercial & Industrial Market
Sept 18, 2018: Department of Energy Announces New Projects to Extend Grid Energy Storage
Sept 19, 2018: DOE provides $148M in funding for separate energy storage research efforts
Sept 19, 2018: Study Shows Strong Growth for Behind the Meter Energy Storage
Sept 17, 2018: Renewable energy storage and the future of smart cities
Sept 17, 2018: Massachusetts Deploys Utility-Scale Energy Storage
Sept 17, 2018: ElectrIQ Power Announces Their Latest Home Energy Storage System, the ElectrIQ PowerPod, and Amazon Alexa Integration
Sept 17, 2018: Energy Storage Systems Market Size is Projected to be Around US$ 1 Billion By 2022
Sept 13, 2018: Tesla and Anesco batteries combine to deliver over 4MW energy storage to UK grid
Renewable
Sept 20, 2018: OMU signs 20-year solar agreement with Texas-based developer
Sept 21, 2018: Xcel Energy completes 600-MW Colorado wind farm
Sept 19, 2018: Most of the World Could be 100% Reliant on Renewable Energy by 2050
Sept 19, 2018: Arcadia offers community renewable energy opportunity
Sept 14, 2018: Resiliency in the face of hurricanes makes the case for renewables even stronger
Sept 18, 2018: Commentary: It’s time to end tax abatements for renewables
Sept 18, 2018: Inside the Coordinated Attack on a North Texas Wind Farm
Sept 18, 2018: Power co-ops helping to bring solar energy to rural areas
Sept 18, 2018: Garrison, Hunt: Retain process for wind farm approval near bases
Sept 17, 2018: A New Credit Union Aims To Lower The Cost Of Clean Energy
Sept 17, 2018: Cities and companies want more wind, solar power, report says
Sept 17, 2018: Very few in Lubbock have gone solar – for now
Power Grid Security
Sept 6, 2018: Underwriter launches cyber risk policy
Other
Sept 10, 2018:Voltus Opens Louisiana Demand Response Market for Large Commercial and Industrial Customers
Aug 25, 2018: AEP Texas manager values skills gained at Victoria College
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Headlines
Sept 14, 2018: Texas solar industry is on a roll, 2nd only to California
Sept 13, 2018: ‘Power to Choose’ website now gives you options to weed out tricky ‘tiered plans’
Sept 13, 2018: Not the Burt Reynolds you’re thinking of: City of Austin warns against phone scam using late actor’s name
Sept 7, 2018: Ex-GOP FERC chair on coal bailout: ‘This too shall pass’
Sept 13, 2018: APG&E and EDF Renew Energy Service Agreement
Sept 13, 2018: SWEPCO, Oncor to send help to Carolinas in advance of hurricane
Sept 13, 2018: Xcel Energy Launches Drones For Power Line Inspections With A Twist
Sept 13, 2018: AEP Texas officials closely monitoring storm activity
Sept 13, 2018: Utilities expect massive outages, high repair costs from Florence
Sept 13, 2018: Just Energy expects strong customer growth, gross margin improvement
Sept 13, 2018:Just Energy to Acquire a Leading Provider of Home Water Filtration Technology
Sept 12, 2018: Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for September 13, 2018
Sept 12, 2018: Entergy Texas Keeping an Eye on Tropical Weather
Sept 12, 2018: El Paso Electric Company (EE) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for September 13, 2018
Sept 10, 2018: Overheard at the Infocast Texas Renewables Summit
Sept 10, 2018: Lubbock Power & Light confident in reliability of ERCOT after summer’s record demand
Sept 10, 2018: Sixel: Electricity price is important when shopping but so is timing
Sept 10, 2018: Attention Walmart shoppers: The secrets of selling electricity in Texas
Sept 9, 2018: GridLiance to Acquire Transmission Assets from Electric Energy, Inc.
Sept 9, 2018: Jeffrey W. Martin Named Chairman Of Sempra Energy
Sept 10, 2018: Should You Expect NextEra Energy Inc (NYSE:NEE) To Continue Delivering An ROE Of 20.6%?
Sept 10, 2018: NRG ENERGY Files An 8-K Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
Sept 10, 2018: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) Expected to Announce Quarterly Sales of $2.16 Billion
Sept 10, 2018: DMN: We recommend Christi Craddick for Texas Railroad Commission
Generation Adequacy
Sept 14, 2018: Texas electric grid did just fine without coal-fired power plants
Sept 12, 2018: What’s Hotter Than a Texas Summer? The State’s Electricity Industry, That’s What
Sept 13, 2018: Mortenson breaks ground on Rio Bravo wind project in Texas
Sept 11, 2018: University of Houston DOE Study Targets Safer Storage of Nuclear Waste
Sept 10, 2018: Xcel Resource Planning Executive: We Can Buy New Renewables Cheaper Than Existing Fossil Fuels
Sept 10, 2018: Uranium Prices Poised to Power Higher
Energy Storage
Sept 14, 2018: eMotorWerks Deploys a 30MW Virtual Energy Storage Battery
Sept 13, 2018: Tesla and Anesco batteries combine to deliver over 4MW energy storage to UK grid
Sept 12, 2018: Is that battery cycle worth it? Maximising energy storage lifecycle value with advanced controls
Sept 13, 2018: Alternet Systems Announces Energy Storage Technology Developments Beyond Lithium
Sept 12, 2018: Silicon energy storage startup 1414 Degrees to list on ASX today after $16.3 million IPO
Sept 12, 2018: Energy Storage Technology Helps Renew, Stabilize Electric Grid
Sept 10, 2018: EVs can function as energy storage systems
Sept 11, 2018: Kaiser signs power contracts with NextEra for 131 MW of solar, 110 MW of batteries
Sept 10, 2018: Energy Storage to Play Key Role for California to Reach Target of 100% Zero-Emission Electricity by 2045
Sept 10, 2018: Blockchain solar PV investment fund comes together with energy storage platform
Sept 10, 2018: Coal-Killing Energy Storage Grows By 200% In US
Sept 10, 2018: UK households are ‘blocked from benefits of residential flexibility’, new study finds
Renewable
Sept 13, 2018: Clean energy versus gas
Sept 13, 2018: El Paso Electric Files To Withdraw From NM Community Solar Filing
Sept 12, 2018: Lyft Commits to 100% Renewable Energy and Carbon Neutrality
Sept 12, 2018: House of tomorrow: New Frisco community offers energy free homes
Sept 12, 2018: What unites America around clean energy
Sept 10, 2018: Wind energy reaching turning point as turbines age
Sept 11, 2018: Carlyle Group acquires 612MW portfolio in US
Sept 11, 2018:California Sets Goal Of 100 Percent Renewable Electric Power By 2045
Sept 10, 2018: Centrica Moves Deeper Into C&I Solar With Vista Acquisition
Power Grid Security
Sept 6, 2018: Underwriter launches cyber risk policy
Other
Sept 10, 2018:Voltus Opens Louisiana Demand Response Market for Large Commercial and Industrial Customers
Aug 25, 2018: AEP Texas manager values skills gained at Victoria College
Headlines
Sept 6, 2018: CenterPoint (CNP) Presents At Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference – Slideshow
Sept 7, 2018: NextEra says it will slash carbon with giant spending plan
Sept 7, 2018: NextEra aims to reduce CO2 emissions rate 65% by 2021
Sept 7, 2018: Global Smart Electricity Meter Market 2018 Trends, Industry Demand and Forecast Analysis till 2023
Sept 7, 2018: Entergy Named as National Leader in Economic Development
Sept 5, 2018: As NextEra Charges Into Batteries, Should You Charge Into NextEra?
Sept 4, 2018: A Person Died After Renting an Electric Rental Scooter in Dallas
Sept 5, 2018: NextEra Energy Partners To Buy 1,388 Megawatts Of Contracted Renewables Projects
Sept 5, 2018: Sixel: Are power retailers’ promotions worth it?
Aug 31, 2018: Area electricity cooperative gives electricity to small town in Africa
Sept 3, 2018: Powering up the local economy: Xcel Energy says half a billion dollars were invested in region in 2017
Sept 4, 2018: CenterPoint Energy announces internal spin of Enable Midstream interests from CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.
Sept 4, 2018: Sempra Energy Receives FERC Notice Of Schedule For Port Arthur, Texas, LNG Export Project
Generation Adequacy
Sept 6, 2018: ERCOT: Texas power grid ‘healthy’ for fall, winter after summer strain
Sept 7, 2018: Texas municipality mothballs 470 MW of coal for the winter
Sept 6, 2018: Sufficient generation expected for fall and winter for ERCOT
Sept 5, 2018: Protecting the power grid from GPS spoofing
Sept 5, 2018: Texas ERCOT wind interconnection agreements hit 33GW
Sept 5, 2018: Carbon dioxide emissions fall as nation uses less coal and more natural gas
Sept 1, 2018: It’s Time for a Macro-Grid Overlay in the U.S.
Aug 5, 2018: Power Worth Less Than Zero Spreads as Green Energy Floods the Grid
Sept 4, 2018: The Texas power grid: Skating on thin ice during a hot summer
Energy Storage
Sept 6, 2018: In first, US residential energy storage overtakes front-of-meter installation
Sept 7, 2018: Two Ways Energy Storage Will Be A True Market Disruptor In The U.S. Power Sector
Sept 7, 2018: Synthesis studies transform waste sugar for sustainable energy storage applications
Sept 7, 2018: California regulators approve measures to propel energy storage, DERs
Sept 6, 2018: US triples energy storage installations
Sept 6, 2018: US energy storage deployments jump 200% y/y in Q2
Sept 6, 2018: Residential Energy Storage Surging, No Longer Just a ‘Cool Toy’
Sept 5, 2018: Led by Surging Residential Sector, Q2 US Energy Storage Deployments Grow 200% Year-Over-Year
Sept 5, 2018: California’s BTM energy storage moves forward, but is it good for the climate?
Sept 5, 2018: Five Legal Issues To Consider When Contracting For Utility-Scale Energy Storage
Sept 4, 2018: Residential overtakes quarterly utility deployment in US for the first time
Sept 4, 2018: Grid-connected battery energy capacity grew 68 percent last year
Sept 4, 2018: Industrial battery-hybrid projects in emerging markets could see ‘two-year paybacks’
Renewable
Sept 6, 2018: Xcel Energy Taps eMotorWerks to Implement Residential Smart Grid Electric Vehicle Charging
Sept 4, 2018: 5 Stats About Offshore Wind Power That’ll Blow You Away
Aug 31, 2018: Europeans break ground in Texas and Utah on 300 MW of solar power
Power Grid Security
Sept 6, 2018: Underwriter launches cyber risk policy
Aug 24, 2018: PG&E named as utility fined $2.7 million for cybersecurity breach
Mar 14, 2018: US Power Company Fined $2.7 Million Over Data Exposure
Other
Aug 25, 2018: AEP Texas manager values skills gained at Victoria College
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Headlines
Aug 30, 2018: How much will Texans pay for electricity grid damage from Hurricane Harvey? Here’s who decides
Aug 30, 2018: Report: Utilities tab for Hurricane Harvey recovery, hardening tops $500M
Aug 30, 2018: MeterGenius Releases Free Energy-Saving App in Texas
Aug 30, 2018: NRG Closes on Sale of its Interest in NRG Yield and the NRG Renewables Platform
Aug 30, 2018: BLM approves El Paso Electric project in Talavera
Aug 28, 2018: Wireless power distribution goal of firm’s Baylor partnership
Aug 29, 2018: Planning the future of power markets, today
Aug 29, 2018: Analysis: Utilities spending about $520 million to repair systems after Hurricane Harvey
Aug 28, 2018: Vectren shareholders confirm merger into CenterPoint Energy
Aug 28, 2018: San Antonio: Here’s how your energy bill compares to others in your ZIP code and around the city
Aug 29, 2018: New solar panel facility scheduled for Fort Bend County
Aug 28, 2018: New EPA proposal not likely to change Texas’ shift toward renewables
Aug 27, 2018: Xcel Energy Joins Industry Sustainability Reporting Effort
Aug 27, 2018: Colorado commission OKs Xcel Energy’s $2.5 billion power plan that leans on renewable energy
Aug 27, 2018: TEC Announces Alliance With Bryan Texas Utilities
Aug 24, 2018: Electricity use growing fast in West Texas’ Permian
Generation Adequacy
Aug 30, 2018: Utility seeks go-ahead for transmission lines near Rio Hondo
Aug 30, 2018: Vistra Energy to close small waste coal plant in PJM
Aug 30, 2018: Xcel Energy reveals multi-million dollar impact on New Mexico, Texas
Aug 30, 2018: AEP Releases ESG/Sustainability Report as Part of Industry Initiative
Aug 23, 2018: Energy Department teams up with Bill Gates to move mini-nuclear plants to market
Aug 24, 2018: Microgrid adoption could accelerate in the US in coming years
Energy Storage
Aug 31, 2018: US has gone past 1GWh of installed battery capacity, with help from utilities
Aug 31, 2018: Clearing Renewable Energy and Storage: Q&A with Panasonic
Aug 30, 2018: California energy storage subsidy extension passes Assembly
Aug 30, 2018: California is one step closer to 3 GW of new energy storage systems through rebate extension
Aug 29, 2018: Germany reaches 100K home battery storage installations
Aug 29, 2018: FeCo-selenide—a possible next-generation material for energy storage devices
Aug 29, 2018: Southern Research, NICE team to repurpose used EV batteries as energy storage systems
Aug 28, 2018: FERC says SCE can’t treat storage customers differently in service
Aug 28, 2018: Investing in energy storage for resiliency: the business case in the US
Aug 28, 2018: Blue Dye Found in Fabric Has Potential for Energy Storage
Aug 25, 2018: Mozambique secures loan to explore solar PV, energy storage
Aug 25, 2018: EnSync to feature its home energy storage system at SPI
Renewable
Aug 28, 2018: Major solar project seeks tax abatement from Danbury ISD
Aug 29, 2018: LBNL: Wind prices at record lows but future installations remain uncertain
Aug 29, 2018: U.S. solar installations down
Aug 24, 2018: Solar now makes up more than 10% of electricity in five states
Aug 29, 2018: California just two legislative steps from enacting ‘100% renewables’ law
Aug 27, 2018: Texas leads US wind capacity additions in 2017
Aug 28, 2018: 4 US States With 30+ Percent Wind Power
Aug 27, 2018: Kandi Electric Car Coming To America
Aug 25, 2018: Markets, not ‘renewable energy’ magic, ensure the affordable supply of electricity
Aug 25, 2018: Exxon Mobil Invites Texas Bids For Renewable Expansion
Aug 23, 2018: Move over, Musk: Kalashnikov unveils ‘electric supercar’
Power Grid Security
Aug 24, 2018: PG&E named as utility fined $2.7 million for cybersecurity breach
Mar 14, 2018: US Power Company Fined $2.7 Million Over Data Exposure
Other
Aug 25, 2018: AEP Texas manager values skills gained at Victoria College
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Headlines
Aug 23, 2018: Trump tax cuts to shave $1.2 billion from Texas electricity bills. Here’s how much you might save
Aug 23, 2018: Texas wind generation keeps growing, state remains at No. 1
Aug 24, 2018: $0.32 EPS Expected for CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) This Quarter
Aug 23, 2018: CenterPoint turning to cows for gas alternative
Aug 6, 2018: McLaughlin: Texas Landowners Subsidize Pipelines and Powerlines
Aug 11, 2018: Cannon: With The Largest Oil Find In History in West Texas, Are Eminent Domain Laws Fair?
Aug 21, 2018: Vistra Energy Announces Early Results of Cash Tender Offers for Senior Notes
Aug 21, 2018:CenterPoint Energy announces closing of Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock Offering
Aug 22, 2018: NRG Spins Out ‘Station A’ Software Platform for Optimizing Distributed Energy
Aug 22, 2018: NextEra Energy recognized by Fortune among top 25 companies that ‘Change the World’
Aug 22, 2018: Xcel Energy Inc. Board Declares Dividend on Common Stock
Aug 22, 2018: Court fight shows breaking up hard to do for NRG, electricity sales firm
Aug 21, 2018: Entergy elevates substations after Hurricane Harvey havoc
Aug 21, 2018: El Paso Electric: Scam Calls on the Rise
Aug 21, 2018: New electricity company claims it has lowest price in Texas
Aug 20, 2018: Texas’ investor-owned utility companies saving billions under tax reform
Aug 21, 2018: American Electric Power appoints a new president for Public Service Co. of Oklahoma
Aug 21, 2018: Bandera Electric Cooperative Builds Next Generation Fiber Network for Smart Grid and Broadband Service
Aug 20, 2018: Vistra Energy Announces Early Results of Cash Tender Offers for Senior Notes
Aug 17, 2018: Georgetown reaches 100% renewables, but some question validity of claim
Aug 20, 2018: 1,400+ electric customers overwhelmingly vote to fire embattled co-op board
Aug 17, 2018: Entergy CEO steps down, takes new role with company
Aug 18, 2018: Garcia: City and county clash over CPS Energy revenues
Aug 17, 2018: Bitcoin’s energy usage is huge – we can’t afford to ignore it
Generation Adequacy
Aug 23, 2018: US: 86% of Texas’ future capacity will comprise solar or wind, zero coal
Aug 23, 2018: Luminant to Close 51-Megawatt Power Facility in PJM Electric Market
Aug 22, 2018: RES to put down grid-scale PV-plus-storage marker in ERCOT territory
Aug 21, 2018: Trump unveils major rollback of Obama’s Clean Power Plan
Aug 20, 2018: Supercomputing simulations and machine learning help improve power plants
Aug 21, 2018: Five things to know about Trump’s new coal power plan
Aug 20, 2018: Coal stockpiles are falling and will continue to fall, government says
Aug 18, 2018: Much Of The Grid Clean Enough To Electrictrify Home Heating
Energy Storage
Aug 23, 2018: AECOM, Lockheed to Provide Battery Energy Storage System for Fort Carson
Aug 23, 2018: Turning Hoover Dam into a giant battery could solve California’s energy-storage problem
Aug 24, 2018: Thermal energy storage drops refrigerated warehouse’s peak demand by 29%
Aug 21, 2018: Energy Vault Proposes An Energy Storage System Using Concrete Blocks
Aug 22, 2018: Lithium-Ion Batteries Offer Energy Storage TCO Savings
Aug 21, 2018: Energy Storage Systems Market is Forecast to Cross US$ 1 Billion By 2025
Aug 21, 2018: Sonoma Clean Power to Offer AI-Driven Energy Storage In Partnership with Stem, Inc.
Aug 20, 2018: CellCube Featured by Energy Storage News
Aug 20, 2018: Bill to extend California’s SGIP energy storage subsidy passes committee
Aug 20, 2018: Study: Using EVs Instead of Stationary Batteries Could Save Billions
Aug 20, 2018: Stacking concrete blocks is a surprisingly efficient way to store energy
Renewable
Aug 22, 2018: Ford recall for fire issue with electric cars
Aug 22, 2018: Steel Company Evraz Signs Giant Agreement with Xcel for 240 MW of On-Site Solar
Aug 19, 2018: Engie secures $320mn financing for Texas wind project
Power Grid Security
Aug 6, 2018: Can you recover the power grid after a cyberattack? The Department of Energy finds out
Other
July 31, 2018: California’s huge energy decision: link its grid to its neighbors, or stay autonomous?
July 16, 2018: Power to the drones: utilities place bets on robots
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Headlines
Aug 16, 2018: Dear (Public) Utility Commission: Don’t you dare abandon Texans struggling to shop for electricity
Aug 16, 2018: New SPP Member Walmart Eyes ‘Everyday Low Costs’
Aug 15, 2018: Commissioners save county money on electricity rate
Aug 15, 2018: More than $1 million sought from CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, others over worker’s death
Aug 15, 2018: CenterPoint Energy announces pricing of Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock Offering
Aug 15, 2018: BTU to begin offering customers all-renewable option
Aug 15, 2018: As lake levels drop, LCRA undergoes review that could lead to legislative changes
July 30, 2018: CFR Report: Blockchain Has Potential In Electric Power Systems, Faces Current Limitations
Aug 14, 2018: Trump’s likely pick for energy regulator won’t be slam-dunk for coal bailout, supporters say
Aug 13, 2018: Electric providers will see taxes cut by millions
Aug 14, 2018: Xcel Energy Hosting Groundbreaking at Hale County wind site Today
Aug 13, 2018: Utilities back out of deal to create smart home electricity networks
Aug 12, 2018: Texas’ electric utilities should pass on tax cuts to consumers
Aug 10, 2018: NextEra Energy: An Undervalued Tech Company (In Disguise)
Aug 10, 2018: NRG Energy Gains From Transformation Plan & Acquisitions
Generation Adequacy
Aug 15, 2018: EPA readies Clean Power Plan replacement
Aug 15, 2018: ‘Electrification of Everything’ Would Spike US Electricity Use, but Lower Final Energy Consumption
Aug 15, 2018: America must get serious about nuclear energy and national security
Aug 14, 2018: JAG Capital Management: Shortsighted Cuts In Power Capacity
Aug 14, 2018: Ancient natural fission reactor offers clues on how to store modern nuclear waste
Aug 12, 2018: It’s Time to Tie the U.S. Electric Grid Together, Says NREL Study
Energy Storage
Aug 16, 2018: CellCube: 4-hours is just ‘tip of peaking capacity iceberg’
Aug 15, 2018: Battery firm Axion files for bankruptcy
Aug 15, 2018: Infigen Energy invests in Tesla big battery energy storage system
Aug 16, 2018: Convergent commissions North America’s biggest energy storage system
Aug 15, 2018: Liquid battery could lead to flexible energy storage
Aug 14, 2018: PG&E’s landmark energy storage projects snagged by pushback
Aug 15, 2018: Why the future of the power grid depends on giant batteries
Aug 13, 2018: Vehicle-to-grid could be ‘capacity on wheels’ for electricity networks
Aug 14, 2018: MISO plans storage market roles in response to FERC Order 841
Aug 14, 2018: Energy Storage Systems Market is Forecast to Cross US$ 1 Billion By 2025
Aug 14, 2018: SunPower Pivots to ‘Solar Energy Services’ Upon Exiting Utility-Scale Development
Aug 10, 2018: MISO Energy Storage Group Seeks Expanded Role
Aug 10, 2018: AES 2018: a showcase of energy storage technologies
Renewable
Aug 16, 2018: 3 Companies That Don’t Seem Like Renewable-Power Stocks But Actually Are
Aug 11, 2018: I’m Georgetown mayor. We raise a glass to renewable energy
July 17, 2018: Casey: Don’t Get Too Excited About That $1.2 Billion Texas Wind Farm…Yet
Aug 14, 2018:Using waste materials to generate on-site heat and power
Aug 10, 2018: Madsen: They are America’s aces in the hole in a competitive energy world
Power Grid Security
Aug 6, 2018: Can you recover the power grid after a cyberattack? The Department of Energy finds out
Other
July 31, 2018: California’s huge energy decision: link its grid to its neighbors, or stay autonomous?
July 16, 2018: Power to the drones: utilities place bets on robots
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Headlines
Aug 9, 2018: Texas regulators improve Power to Choose website but threaten to scrap it if changes don’t work
Aug 8, 2018: Utility regulators: Does Texas really need Power to Choose?
Aug 10, 2018: Tax savings must trickle down to utility customers
Aug 10, 2018: NRG Energy Gains From Transformation Plan & Acquisitions
Aug 8, 2018: Regulators take aim at pricing gimmicks on Power to Choose
Aug 7, 2018: AEP Texas files request for determination regarding costs associated with Hurricane Harvey and other storms
Aug 8, 2018:Sempra Energy Forms North American Infrastructure Group
Aug 7, 2018: NextEra Energy and NextEra Energy Partners to meet with investors throughout August
Aug 7, 2018: Del. Court Tosses NextEra’s $60M Admin. Claim In EFH Ch. 11
Aug 7, 2018: How deregulated electricity works in Texas
Aug 6, 2018: Electric Deregulation is Working in Texas, Says Lawmaker Who Led the Effort
Aug 7, 2018: NRG: Q2 Results Show Company’s Transformation Proceeding Well
Aug 7, 2018: Vistra Energy Announces Private Offering of $800 Million of Senior Notes
Aug 6, 2018: Digital Realty Leverages Scale to Cut Clients’ Data Center Energy Costs
Aug 6, 2018: Bryan city manager named president of state power association
Aug 6, 2018: Reporter sues CenterPoint for injuries in incident that killed four during Harvey
Aug 6, 2018: Entergy warns customers not to plant palm trees near power lines
Aug 4, 2018: Texas’ electric utilities should pass on tax cuts to consumers
Aug 6, 2018: Oncor Reports Improved Second Quarter 2018 Results
Aug 3, 2018: Christmas comes in July for NRG Energy
Aug 3, 2018: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) CEO Scott Prochazka on Q2 2018 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Aug 5, 2018: El Paso Electric Co. (EE) CEO Mary Kipp on Q2 2018 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Generation Adequacy
Aug 8, 2018: FERC Waves Red Flag Over Federal Power Act General Jurisdiction In ERCOT
Aug 7, 2018: Wind helped ERCOT with July heat wave, but probably won’t in August: staff
Aug 6, 2018: Novartis Signs VPPA with Invenergy for 100 MW of Wind Power
Aug 5, 2018: Texas Power Grid Weathers Record Summer Heat
Aug 5, 2018: 11 GW of Texas solar would complement existing wind power
Energy Storage
Aug 10, 2018: MISO Energy Storage Group Seeks Expanded Role
Aug 10, 2018: AES 2018: a showcase of energy storage technologies
Aug 10, 2018: Forcing A Breakthrough In Energy Storage
Aug 10, 2018: P2P household energy trading, C&I storage for brewing beer: Hawaii keeps on going
Aug 9, 2018:Solar Installer and Energy Company Partner for Home Energy Storage in Canada
Aug 8, 2018: Blockchain enables Australia’s peer-to-peer power trading kick-off
Aug 8, 2018: As second wave of state storage targets builds, utilities propose new projects
Aug 7, 2018: Battery Energy Storage System Market is Expected to Exceed US$ 9 Billion by 2024
Aug 7, 2018: Energy Storage Underrated Long Term Growth Driver For Tesla
Aug 7, 2018: Energy Storage for Alaskan Microgrid
Aug 6, 2018: Finding Power in Energy Storage
Aug 6, 2018: Minnesota gets its first large-scale energy storage system
Renewable
Aug 9, 2018: Spector: US Renewables Are Closing In on Nuclear Generation
Aug 8, 2018: E.on’s renewable earnings rise
Aug 9, 2018: US Wind Industry ‘Full Steam Ahead’ Despite Wind Catcher Cancellation
Aug 7, 2018: Why Elon Musk wants to take Tesla private
Aug 6, 2018: Infocast Announces Second Annual Texas Renewable Energy Summit this September in Austin, TX
Aug 6, 2018: Worldwide, bright and breezy days are a growing problem for utilities operating traditional power plants
Aug 6, 2018: Electric motorcycles are already here — and more are likely on the way
Aug 3, 2018: Xcel promises free renewables but it’s not that simple
Aug 3, 2018: Wear: Cap Metro plugs into a new transit outlet: electric-powered buses
Power Grid Security
Aug 6, 2018: Can you recover the power grid after a cyberattack? The Department of Energy finds out
Other
July 31, 2018: California’s huge energy decision: link its grid to its neighbors, or stay autonomous?
July 16, 2018: Power to the drones: utilities place bets on robots
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Headlines
Aug 2, 2018: El Paso Electric Releases First Corporate Sustainability Report
Aug 2, 2018: El Paso Electric: 2Q Earnings Snapshot
Aug 2, 2018: ERCOT supply tightness, strong PJM capacity market boost NRG earnings: CEO
Aug 3, 2018: Cactus Flats Wind Facility in Texas is operational
Aug 3, 2018: NRG Energy (NRG) Q2 2018 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Aug 3, 2018: CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Misses Q2 Earnings, Revenues Top
Aug 3, 2018: Is CenterPoint Energy Inc (NYSE:CNP) Overpaying Its CEO?
Aug 3, 2018: Entergy Corporation (ETR) CEO Leo Denault on Q2 2018 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Aug 3, 2018: Westinghouse Electric Emerges from Financial Winter
Aug 2, 2018: U.S. utilities balk at expanded carbon-capture subsidy
Aug 2, 2018: Novartis announces US renewables agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Aug 2, 2018: NRG Energy, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2018 Results
Aug 2, 2018: Entergy posts quarterly profit of $245 million, sells off aging East Coast nuclear plants
Aug 1, 2018: Cirro Energy acquires customers from two electricity competitors
Aug 1, 2018: NRG Energy (NRG) Set to Announce Earnings on Thursday
Aug 1, 2018: City of El Paso proposed sales tax could increase residential electric and gas bills
July 30, 2018: CenterPoint: Monopoly utility or competitive power seller? A little bit of both, it turns out
July 31, 2018: PNM Resources Reports Second Quarter Results
July 31, 2018: Oncor To Release Second Quarter 2018 Results On August 6
July 31, 2018: Xcel Energy serving record demand this summer
July 31, 2018: AEP Hires Kramer for newly created Digital Role
July 27, 2018: With A View To The Future, Vistra Energy Successfully Reboots
July 27, 2018: Top 10 Utility Regulation Trends of 2018—So Far
July 27, 2018: Entergy Declares Dividend
July 27, 2018: AEP Kills Wind Catcher Plan After Texas Rejects Biggest U.S. Wind Farm
July 27, 2018: “Morale Is Terrible” at the State Office of Administrative Hearings
Generation Adequacy
Aug 2, 2018: How Texas power grid weathered blazing heat, record electricity demand
Aug 2, 2018: FERC Suggests Interstate Power Flows Could Be Coming to ERCOT
Aug 1, 2018: ERCOT surpasses all-time peak hourly load in July
Aug 1, 2018: Transmission study points to potential from overcoming grid seams
July 31, 2018: FERC OKs DC Tie Operations Between Texas, Mexico
July 30, 2018: Electricity demand surges with oil patch boom
July 30, 2018: ERCOT Urges Conservation As Temps Soar
July 30, 2018: Most Exciting U.S. Power Market This Year Looks More Like a Bust
July 30, 2018: Hot weather strains the grid. Here’s how we could fix that
Energy Storage
Aug 3, 2018: Musk sees ‘insane’ fast growth for Tesla’s energy storage business
Aug 3, 2018: Tesla Energy admits slowdown of Powerwall battery production
Aug 3, 2018: Tesla Energy — Rapid Growth In Solar Roof & Energy Storage Demand Outstripping Supply
July 31, 2018:Energy Storage Systems Market is Expected to Exceed US$ 1 Billion By 2025
July 31, 2018: The Global Race to Build the World’s Biggest Battery
Aug 1, 2018: EV Batteries Repurposed for Energy Storage
Aug 1, 2018: Energy storage could take off in Massachusetts with proposed compromise on capacity ownership
Aug 1, 2018: Low-cost solar thermal technology to be coupled with energy storage
Aug 1, 2018: New home energy storage system to connect batteries to solar panels
July 31, 2018: A breakthrough of monitoring energy storage at work using optical fibers
July 30, 2018: Off Grid Electric rebranded ZOLA Energy, touts latest US$20m debt finance drive
July 30, 2018: Connected Energy successfully adapts E-STOR energy storage technology to integrate second-life JLR batteries
July 30, 2018: The $2.5 trillion reason we can’t rely on batteries to clean up the grid
Renewable
Aug 2, 2018: Recent heat wave provides stress test for US renewables integration
Aug 1, 2018: Are High Oil Prices Starting To Hurt Wind Power?
Aug 1, 2018: Federal Stats Show Renewables Provide More Electricity Than Nuclear In Majority Of States
July 30, 2018: Harley-Davidson reveals its first electric, adventure and streetfighter motorcycles
July 30, 2018: 5 Misconceptions About Renewable Energy That Could Lead Investors Astray
July 27, 2018:US Wind Capacity Surpasses 90 Gigawatts As Record Construction Levels Continue
July 29, 2018: With proposed wind farm looming, Texas ranchers fear ‘change for the worse’
Power Grid Security
Aug 1, 2018: DOE looks to double number of electric utilities sharing cyber threat data
July 25, 2018: Russian hackers infiltrated utility control rooms, DHS says
Other
July 31, 2018: California’s huge energy decision: link its grid to its neighbors, or stay autonomous?
July 16, 2018: Power to the drones: utilities place bets on robots
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Headlines
July 26, 2018: Largest U.S. wind project rejected by Texas regulator
July 27, 2018: Texas regulators turn down giant AEP wind-farm project
July 26, 2018: CenterPoint Energy declares $0.2775 quarterly dividend
July 26, 2018: NextEra Energy Resources and Alliant Energy agree to shorten the term of the Duane Arnold Energy Center power purchase agreement
July 26, 2018: Xcel Energy (XEL) Q2 2018 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
July 26, 2018: Loving to Lubbock: Xcel looks to increase capacity in the Permian
July 27, 2018: Xcel dedicates transmission line linking New Mexico, Texas
July 23, 2018: Contributing to a Bright Future for Southeast Texas Communities
July 26, 2018: Cogent Reports: Texas Retail Electric Providers Post Historic Levels of Customer Trust
July 26, 2018: TEC Announces Alliance With Rio Grande Electric Cooperative
July 26, 2018: Reviewing Vistra Energy (VST) & Nextera Energy Partners (NEP)
July 26, 2018: Xcel Energy Q2 Profit Rises; Lifts 2018 EPS View
July 25, 2018: Entergy Announces Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call
July 26, 2018: NextEra Energy Partners (NEP) Q2 Earnings Top, Revenues Lag
July 26, 2018: NextEra Energy board declares quarterly dividend
July 24, 2018: The AC Stayed On: 3 Takeaways From Texas’ Scorching Heat Wave
July 25, 2018: CenterPoint, NextEra Moves Highlight 2Q Utility Mergers noted by PwC
July 24, 2018: Should you consider a new electric plan?
July 25, 2018: Oncor Warns Customers about Scams
July 25, 2018: AEP Reports Second-Quarter 2018 Earnings; Reaffirms Full-Year Earnings Guidance
July 25, 2018: AEP getting anxious over delays in $4.5B Wind Catcher project, earnings call shows
July 11, 2018: Appeals Court Reverses PUC SWEPCO Decision
July 10, 2018: SWEPCO’s Coal-Fired Plant’s $83M Rate Hike Axed By Texas Panel
July 25, 2018: How to beat the high electricity bills while battling the heat
July 25, 2018: Is El Paso Electric passing on its big tax cut to customers?
July 23, 2018: Heat drives record demand for Denton Municipal Electric
July 23, 2018: Upshur Rural Electric Co-op announces infrastructure upgrade
July 24, 2018: Wedding cake, flowers and electricity
July 24, 2018: Xcel Energy helping to prevent electricity shortages
July 20, 2018: Houstonians spend 27 percent of family energy budget on air conditioning
July 23, 2018: GE up to the challenge as power revenue beats expectations
July 23, 2018: Lubbock utility bills doubling, maybe tripling in this heat
July 23, 2018: Texas Utility In ‘Storm Mode’; Could Pre-Position Crews Due To Excessive Heat
July 20, 2018: Electric company threatens to cut off electricity, which may be illegal during heat advisory
July 14, 2018: Bowie council reviewing solar array possibilities; development could save customers on energy bills
July 20, 2018: El Paso Electric CEO appointed to Federal Reserve board
July 23, 2018: Xcel Energy (XEL) to Report Q2 Earnings: Is a Beat in Store?
Generation Adequacy
July 27, 2018: Wind power does its part during record heatwave in Texas
July 26, 2018: High Summer Temperatures Send CAISO and ERCOT Scrambling to Maintain Grid Reliability
July 24, 2018: ERCOT sets more power demand records, quadruple-digit real-time power prices
July 25, 2018: San Antonio Heat Wave Leads to New Electricity Demand Record
July 24, 2018: Texas power grid begging for solar power
July 20, 2018: Is the ERCOT Market Headed for Failure?
July 23, 2018: Texas Grid’s Big ‘Test’ Could Last Beyond The Heat Wave
July 23, 2018: Texas power use to break record on Monday during heat wave: ERCOT
July 22, 2018: Texas is using a record amount of electricity. Could demand outpace supply?
Energy Storage
July 27, 2018: Los Angeles Utility Wants to Solve Energy Storage with the Hoover Dam
July 27, 2018: Mercom: Behind-the-meter providers among top five VC fund recipients in H1 2018
July 26, 2018: Could energy storage resolve grid volatility?
July 26, 2018: Firm Partners with Two Companies for Home Energy Storage in Georgia and in the Caribbean
July 25, 2018: Novel membrane advances low-cost, grid-scale energy storage
July 26, 2018: New Tesla patent points to safer battery packs with damage-isolating energy system
July 24, 2018: Stanford Researchers Create Liquid Metal Flow Battery Optimized For Energy Storage
July 25, 2018: Using Gold Stars to Improve Solar Energy Storage
July 24, 2018: Energy storage: the potential and the pitfalls
July 23, 2018: Energy-Storage Company Stem Gets Funding for Projects in Canada
July 23, 2018: Creative Solar USA begins offering Evolve home energy storage system to Georgia customers
July 20, 2018: What Should Energy Storage Ask From Congress?
Renewable
July 18, 2018: Scuba Diving Physicist Thinks He’s Solved the Wave-Power Puzzle
July 23, 2018: JHU project aims to save millions by reducing solar power forecast errors
July 23, 2018: States boost renewable energy and development when utilities adopt renewable standards
July 24, 2018: Texas Program Provides $2500 Rebate For New EVs And Plug-in Hybrids
July 23, 2018: States boost renewable energy and development when utilities adopt renewable standards
July 6, 2018: Clouds Are No Problem for New Bacteria-Powered Solar Panels
Power Grid Security
July 25, 2018: Russian hackers infiltrated utility control rooms, DHS says
July 12, 2018: House Dems ask GAO to investigate cybersecurity at utilities
July 6, 2018: Perils of a full-blown cyberwar
Other
July 16, 2018: Power to the drones: utilities place bets on robots
July 23, 2018: Hickman: Time to sunset the Sunset Advisory Commission
June 19, 2018: Beneficial Electrification: Ensuring Electrification in the Public Interest
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Headlines
July 13, 2018: Trump should stay out of Texas’ deregulated electricity market
July 13, 2018: Cottage industry rises from complexity of choosing electricity plans
July 13, 2018: Apex to build 800 MW of wind parks in Texas – report
July 13, 2018: OSI Secures New Projects at Austin Energy and Tucson Electric Power
July 13, 2018: LED street lighting to be tested by AEP on island
July 13, 2018: Power Bills In Texas Cost More Than In 30 Other States: Study
July 13, 2018: The Perfect Match between Millennials and Prepay Energy
July 6, 2018: Interview with PUCT Chair Walker
July 12, 2018: NRG: Long-Term Promise, Short-Term Uncertainty
July 12, 2018: Friendswood residents targeted by phone scam
July 11, 2018: Sempra makes $1.6B stock offering to wrap up Oncor acquisition
July 10, 2018: Entergy Texas dedicates over $1 million to fund Hurricane Harvey Rebuilding, workforce and environmental initiatives
July 10, 2018: City tilts at utility’s turbines
July 9, 2018: Help for Texans to pay electric bills
July 9, 2018: Transforming the customer experience delivers dividends well beyond CSAT scores
July 9, 2018: CenterPoint Energy contractor worker suffers third-degree burns when shocked by power lines
July 9, 2018: CenterPoint Energy named among top 50 community-minded US companies
July 9, 2018: AEP set to open Los Fresnos service center
July 9, 2018: As global growth slows, one unloved sector is getting lots of love
July 9, 2018: Texas Heat Drives Up Electricity, Water Bills
July 8, 2018: Why You Need to Know Oncor CEO Allen Nye
July 9, 2018: MMEX Resources Corp. enters into Solar Power plan for its Refinery Project
July 8, 2018: SWEPCO’s proposed ‘Wind Catcher’ project to bring billions in energy savings to customers
July 7, 2018: Scam artists posing as Oncor workers target seniors living alone in Dallas
July 9, 2018: Victoria Independent School District Teams with QuotEnergy to Secure an Additional Six-Figure Energy Savings through 2028
Generation Adequacy
July 13, 2018: Vistra Energy CEO: California is so focused on solar, it has ‘too much power’ during the day
July 13, 2018: NRG abandons plan to repower Dunkirk coal plan
July 11, 2018: Exelon to spend $140M for FirstEnergy Solutions retail power business
July 11, 2018: In a rush to modernize the grid, utilities are finding new ways to innovate
July 12, 2018:Natural gas-fired power plants to set near record this summer
July 12, 2018:Driscoll: With more solar and wind, North America’s grid is getting more reliable
July 6, 2018: Shellenberger: If Nuclear Plants Are So Vulnerable To Terrorist Attack, Why Don’t Terrorists Attack Them?
July 9, 2018: Record Summer Demand In ERCOT Will Have Vistra Energy Generating Record Profits
July 8, 2018: What happens when the coal economy dies? Here’s the story of one Texas town on life support
July 9, 2018: Higher power costs energize coal bailout fight
Energy Storage
July 13, 2018: Energy Storage Making Headway In California And Paving Way For Other States
July 13, 2018: Grid resiliency and energy storage bill passes Massachusetts House
July 12, 2018: Two projects would make Moss Landing the energy storage capital of the world.
July 12, 2018: Delta debuts Battery Energy Storage Skid solution at Intersolar
July 12, 2018: Socomec’s energy storage solution wins award in Munich
July 12, 2018: Financing commercial energy storage: Wall Street’s not biting, yet
July 11, 2018: New York’s energy storage target could end up at 3 GW by 2030
July 11, 2018: CellCube Installs Energy Storage System in New York
July 11, 2018: UK’s reconfigured Capacity Market targets 50GW to 2023
July 10, 2018: Three Energy Storage Companies to Watch as Market Evolves
July 10, 2018: IN DEPTH: Battery modelling for energy storage
July 10, 2018: Commercial and industrial is ‘most exciting’ part of Europe’s energy storage market
July 10, 2018: Australia leads the world in residential energy storage: Chief Scientist Alan Finkel
July 9, 2018: Tesla + Others Team With PG&E On World’s Largest Energy Storage System
July 9, 2018: CellCube Delivers First Energy Storage System Into German Market at Smart City
July 9, 2018: Home storage sales rocket as Australia moves towards standardisation
Renewable
July 12, 2018: Permian Basin Outpaces Texas Panhandle In Solar Energy Investment
July 13, 2018: Clean energy is catching up to natural gas much faster than anyone thought
June 22, 2018: This Could Be Solar Energy’s Next Big Leap Forward
June 29, 2018: Richardson: Solar Power Employs Twice As Many As Coal In US
July 2, 2018: Wind turbines continue to grow in size
June 19, 2018: Can scientists really turn polluted air into a clean fuel source?
July 2, 2018: Hybrid solar panels gather energy from sun and rain
July 10, 2018: Renewables Grew but Electric Fuel Mix Held Steady in 2017, an Industrial Info News Alert
July 9, 2018: Electric Vehicles: Automakers Are Ahead of the Customer
June 22, 2018: IRS Ruling on U.S. Credit Is an Unexpected Gift to Solar Developers
June 22, 2018: Tesla to close a dozen solar facilities in nine states, documents show
July 9, 2018: Availability and Price of Cobalt and Lithium Unlikely to Pose Problems for Electric Vehicle Deployments
June 30, 2018: The dirty little secret behind ‘clean energy’ wood pellets
June 19, 2018: US, EU research further integrates solar and storage
July 5, 2018: Electric vehicles ‘cost-competitive by 2024-25’: Oxford summit
Power Grid Security
July 12, 2018: House Dems ask GAO to investigate cybersecurity at utilities
July 6, 2018: Perils of a full-blown cyberwar
Other
June 19, 2018: Beneficial Electrification: Ensuring Electrification in the Public Interest
July 6, 2018: How a natural gas group pushed for new energy curriculum in Texas
July 9, 2018: As California customer choice expands, are reliability and affordability at risk
July 6, 2018: How a natural gas group pushed for new energy curriculum in Texas
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Headlines
July 1, 2018: Silverstein: No Industry Immune To Blockchain Technology, Not Even The Electricity World
July 6, 2018: Xcel Energy Buys Wind Project From NextEra, Expands in Texas
July 6, 2018: How a little time and effort can save you money
July 4, 2018:It pays to switch power plans but few Houstonians do
July 3, 2018: AEP Texas plans $65 million in upgrades to San Angelo power grid
July 5, 2018: Sharyland files notice to send electricity to downstate Texas
July 6, 2018: NRG: Successful Restructuring Should Yield Outsized Returns
July 2, 2018: Xcel Energy to keep Texas rates flat
June 28, 2018: Sempra to Sell Assets—Just Not All That Elliott Asked For
June 28, 2018: NRG drops power plans after tough talk from Texas regulators
July 2, 2018: Vistra Energy, PG&E awaiting nod for 300-MW battery storage project in California
July 2, 2018: Sempra Energy Releases Latest Corporate Sustainability Report
Generation Adequacy
July 5, 2018: Surging heat fuels power demand records in 3 US markets
July 5, 2018: Power Plant Quietly Changes Hands
July 3, 2018: When Spiders Go Airborne, It’s Electric — Literally
July 4, 2018: ERCOT sets a new July peak demand record
July 3, 2018: The Heat Wave Has U.S. Power Use at the Highest Levels in Years
July 5, 2018: Reliability coordinator shakeup continues as Midwest group expands boundaries
July 5, 2018: E.ON and Vertiv Partner to Offer Virtual Power Plant Services for Critical Infrastructure
July 5, 2018: US fossil fuel consumption reaches lowest share in a century
July 3, 2018: How FERC’s ‘unprecedented’ PJM order could unravel capacity markets
July 3, 2018: Innergex acquires 250-MW shovel-ready solar project in Texas
July 3, 2018: Coal plant retirements, power demand lower Texas reserve margin
June 28, 2018: Nuclear Fusion Power Could Be Here by 2030, One Company Says
June 28, 2018: The Nuclear Option: Technology to Extract Uranium From the Sea Advances
June 29, 2018: Perry: Nuclear power’s demise can’t be stopped
June 29, 2018: FERC rejects PJM capacity market reform proposals, seeks quick resolution
Energy Storage
July 6, 2018: First Grid-Scale Liquid Air Energy-Storage Plant Launched
July 5, 2018: New York’s largest battery energy storage system will be built in Saratoga County
July 5, 2018: How Energy Storage Could Destroy Coal But Not Save The Planet
July 4, 2018: ERCOT sets a new July peak demand record
July 3, 2018: The Heat Wave Has U.S. Power Use at the Highest Levels in Years
July 5, 2018: Reliability coordinator shakeup continues as Midwest group expands boundaries
July 5, 2018: E.ON and Vertiv Partner to Offer Virtual Power Plant Services for Critical Infrastructure
July 5, 2018: US fossil fuel consumption reaches lowest share in a century
July 3, 2018: How FERC’s ‘unprecedented’ PJM order could unravel capacity markets
July 3, 2018: Grid neutrality is a prerequisite for energy storage to flourish
July 2, 2018: Tesla strikes another mammoth energy storage deal in California
July 2, 2018: Versarien provides updates on several energy storage R&D fronts
July 2, 2018: The New Energy Storage Tech Gates, Bezos, Ma, and Branson Are Investing In
July 2, 2018: Tesla’s next energy storage project in California could be its biggest yet
July 2, 2018: Florida Utilities Need to Begin Leveraging Intelligent Residential Energy Storage
July 2, 2018: Nissan Leaf battery packs now power large energy storage system at Johan Cruijff Arena
July 2, 2018: SRP, AES Launch Arizona’s First Stand-alone Energy Storage Project
July 2, 2018: APS seeks partners to bring battery energy storage to solar plants
Renewable
July 5, 2018: DART’s Electric Buses Hit the Streets in Downtown Dallas
July 5, 2018: Xcel Energy’s Renewable Connect lets users buy into a large-scale solar system
June 28, 2018: Georgetown officially adds solar power to renewable energy efforts
July 3, 2018: Xcel finalizes wind farm purchase, begins wind energy expansion this month
June 6, 2018: Thank A Rare Fungus For The Sustainable Solar Cell Of The Future
June 27, 2018: Where 3 Million Electric Vehicle Batteries Will Go When They Retire
Power Grid Security
June 26, 2018: Russian Cyber Interference In US Power Grid Heightens Security Fears
Other
June 25, 2018: Vistra Energy Chief Executive Officer, Curt Morgan, to be Featured in Upcoming Podcast Interview on “Investing with the Buyside”
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Headlines
June 28, 2018: Regulators blast electricity providers for deception
June 28, 2018: Think shopping for electric rates is confusing? So does the chair of the PUC
June 28, 2018: As concern grows over bitcoin’s energy use, what’s next for cryptocurrenc
June 29, 2018: Summer Energy Efficiency Tips
June 28, 2018: Xcel Energy 2nd Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call
June 28, 2018: Potentially expanding his executive power, Gov. Greg Abbott orders agency heads to run proposed rules by him first
June 27, 2018: Verify: When you buy renewable electricity, is that what you get?
June 28, 2018: Consumers can save $500 a year by shopping wisely for electricity
June 28, 2018: Sempra Energy Announces Portfolio Optimization Initiatives
June 28, 2018: Texas Solar farm receives USDA approval
June 28, 2018: Freepoint Energy Solutions Announces Launch of its Texas C&I business
June 27, 2018: Of The Florida Utilities, Take NextEra
June 27, 2018: Thousands without power in Abilene
June 26, 2018: Oncor to Participate in Sempra Energy’s Analyst Conference on June 28
June 27, 2018: About 2,000 people without power in east El Paso
June 26, 2018: Austin, Texas, Transit Agency Considers Electric, Driverless Shuttles Downtown
June 21, 2018: What does midnight electricity use tell us about morning traffic congestion?
June 26, 2018: CEO of San Antonio’s CPS Energy gets big bonus despite missed metrics
June 26, 2018: Warning: Hot Summer Ahead! Entergy provides ways to chill your bill while keeping your cool
June 26, 2018: NRG says ‘no thanks’ to Texas plant, settles $109M suit
June 26, 2018: Electricity sufficient despite heat, Oncor rep says
June 25, 2018: CPS Energy Named Most Trusted Utility Brand In US Southern Region For 2018
June 25, 2018: Austin’s electric vehicle programming is revving up
June 25, 2018: NRG Rolls Out Simplified, Fixed-Rate, Commercial-Industrial Solar Garden Energy-as-a-Service Product
June 25, 2018: AEP Texas Inc’s $500 million Senior Notes Offering
June 24, 2018: Analysis: Hood fear comes true as Entergy says law ends suit
June 22, 2018: How Vistra and FlexGen Made the Largest Battery in Texas Pencil Out
Generation Adequacy
June 28, 2018: You won’t miss coal, nuclear power — until your A/C quits
June 28, 2018: Cost estimate in the works for grid-security plan, but it’s more important to keep lights on: DOE’s Perry
June 27, 2018: ERCOT set a new June peak demand record on June 27, 2018
June 27, 2018: Grid Reliability and Resilience Pricing: FERC’s Rulemaking and How Our Energy Markets Are Responding
June 28, 2018: PJM issues Friday-Sunday hot weather alert as temperatures to rise; prices jump
June 26, 2018: RRC Chairman Craddick and PUC Chairman Walker Working to Ensure Availability of Natural Gas for Reliable Electric Service this Summer
June 26, 2018: Power plant emissions fall as producers shift from coal
June 26, 2018: The future of nuclear power in the US is bleak
June 25, 2018: Reimers: Cryptocurrencies could increase capacity for renewable energy
Energy Storage
June 29, 2018: Arizona utility seeks proposals for 106 MW of energy storage
June 29, 2018: Europe’s largest energy storage system is now live at the Johan Cruijff Arena
June 28, 2018: New controls, new values and new layers of functionality
June 28, 2018: What’s Possible For Used EV Batteries?
June 27, 2018: Siemens Tests Ammonia as a Form of Energy Storage for Renewables
June 27, 2018: Three Ways Energy Storage Can Generate Revenue In America’s Organized Power Markets
June 27, 2018: Maxwell Technologies Launches Advanced Energy Storage Power Delivery Solutions for Utility Grids and Microgrids
June 27, 2018: Energy Storage: Are We There Yet?
June 26, 2018: Microgrids, energy storage – next frontier of electricity generation
June 26, 2018: BYD Shows Off Upgraded Residential & Commercial Energy Storage Solutions At Intersolar Europe
June 26, 2018: Wärtsilä, Hyundai Motor Group Announce Energy Storage Partnership
June 26, 2018: How your home could generate, store and sell energy
June 26, 2018: NEC Energy Solutions commissions Europe’s largest energy storage system for EnspireME
June 25, 2018: ‘Silver bullets are for werewolf movies’: Being real about energy storage
June 25, 2018: Battery modelling for energy storage
June 25, 2018: Here comes the sun: Solar plus storage energy solutions get competitive
June 25, 2018: NV Energy Bets Big on Solar in Nevada
June 23, 2018: Factbox: New York’s energy storage roadmap
Renewable
June 28, 2018: Company cancels North Texas wind farms
June 27, 2018: Remote Texas algae farm grows a food for the future
June 27, 2018: Two energy companies say they can store off-shore wind power
June 7, 2018: Kart: System Can Shut Down Wind Turbines To Save Eagles
June 23, 2018: Perryman: Texas leads the way in wind power
June 23, 2018: A red state goes green: How Texas became a pioneer in wind energy
June 21, 2018: The 2nd Annual Texas Renewable Energy Summit Will Be Held This September in Austin, TX
June 22, 2018: While offshore wind gets developed, Texas will likely stay onshore
Power Grid Security
June 26, 2018: Russian Cyber Interference In US Power Grid Heightens Security Fears
June 19, 2018: New report highlights grid threats from US retirements
Other
June 25, 2018: Vistra Energy Chief Executive Officer, Curt Morgan, to be Featured in Upcoming Podcast Interview on “Investing with the Buyside”
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Headlines
June 22, 2018: Trying to hold electricity deregulation to its promise
June 20, 2018: Sempra Energy Declares Common And Preferred Dividends
June 20, 2018: Energy Jobs: Tesla Slashes Workforce 9% and Adds Execs; Regulators Go to Private Sector
June 20, 2018: CenterPoint Energy: Time To Nibble Again?
June 20, 2018: CenterPoint Energy gears up for hurricane season
June 20, 2018: NextEra Energy Partners (NEP) Presents At J.P. Morgan Energy Equity Conference
June 18, 2018: Should the regulatory two-step give way to a new, performance-based dance?
June 19, 2018: NextEra CEO: Cheap, `Disruptive’ Batteries Coming to Kill Coal
June 19, 2018: Entergy Texas buys 140,977 st of coal in April, up 30% on month
June 20, 2018: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. to Host Webcast of Second Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call
June 19, 2018: Businesses being targeted with electrical utility scam
June 18, 2018: Vistra Energy, FlexGen partner on Texas solar-plus-storage project
June 18, 2018: Texas to get its largest battery, coupled with its largest solar power plant
June 13, 2018: No. 7 public: Rate hikes, new customers and tax savings help CenterPoint
June 19, 2018: AT&T inks wind energy mega-deal
June 18, 2018: Xcel Energy invests $7.9 million in Bushland growth
June 18, 2018: Xcel rates set to rise
June 19, 2018: Entergy promotes key executives
June 15, 2018: This Campus Complex Powers the Entire Forty Ares
June 15, 2018: When the Breeze stops: Retail default hits as summer arrives
June 18, 2018: Vistra Energy Files An 8-K Financial Statements and Exhibits
June 18, 2018: Rights For NRG ‘Expired,’ NYISO Says
June 18, 2018: AT&T expands renewable energy programme with NextEra Energy Resources
June 14, 2018: San Antonio’s CPS Energy holds first public input session on Flex Plan
Generation Adequacy
June 22, 2018: ERCOT expects Texas power demand to break June record in heat wave
June 22, 2018: Scientists claim nuclear fusion method could mean limitless energy supply
June 21, 2018: Microgrid Developer Finds Fertile Ground in the Texas Electricity Market
June 19, 2018: Who wants more power? Not NRG, says spurned partner
June 19, 2018: The Grid of the Future
Apr 19, 2018: Playing ERCOT’s Shortage in 2018
Energy Storage
June 22, 2018: New York issues roadmap to achieve 1.5-GW energy storage goal
June 22, 2018: Energy storage advances new power projects
June 21, 2018: Solar and Energy Storage Combine for One Power Energy Solution
June 21, 2018: Mercedes-Benz turns coal power plant into energy storage system with electric car batteries
June 21, 2018: Residential Energy Storage: The Other Shoe
June 21, 2018: Energy Storage Wars: The Next Big Thing In The Power Sector
June 21, 2018: NEC Energy Solutions Commissions Europe’s Largest Energy Storage System for EnspireME
June 19, 2018: Five things utilities should consider for energy storage
June 19, 2018: Sodium- and potassium-based batteries hold promise for cheap energy storage
June 19, 2018: ‘Green ammonia’ trialled as energy storage
June 19, 2018: Is Reliable Energy Storage On The Horizon?
June 19, 2018: Comprehensive Analytics of United States Energy Storage Battery for Microgrids Market (2018-2025)
June 18, 2018: Inside Form Energy, the Star-Studded Startup Tackling the Toughest Problem in Energy Storage
June 18, 2018: Is New Hampshire on the verge of battery energy storage history?
June 18, 2018: Inside Form Energy, the Star-Studded Startup Tackling the Hardest Problem in Energy Storage
June 18, 2018: Siemens pioneers facility to use ammonia for renewable energy storage
June 18, 2018: Azelio Demonstrates Technology for Low Cost Solar Energy Storage
June 15, 2018: US Army Wants Better Energy Storage, US Lab Delivers 3x Better
June 15, 2018:How NYPA Is Taking ‘First Mover’ Position on EVs, Energy Storage and the Digital Grid
Renewable
June 22, 2018: Uber launches electric vehicle initiative in Austin
June 22, 2018: Norway tests its first all-electric plane with passenger flights eyed for 2025
June 22, 2018: UPS Places Order For 950 Workhorse N-GEN Electric Delivery Vans
June 20, 2018: Louisiana officials approve wind project
June 20, 2018: AEP gets another approval to build largest wind farm in the United States
June 20, 2018: Batteries hasten winds of change for electricity stocks
June 14, 2018: U.S. Solar Growth Undeterred By Solar Panel Tariffs
June 15, 2018: Austin’s ambitious solar program sparks national attention
June 12, 2018: Tesla will stop selling its solar panels and battery packs at Home Depot
June 15, 2018: Vestas secures 442 MW order from Xcel Energy Inc.
June 15, 2018: Turbines on the way for $300 million Texas wind farm
June 15, 2018:Australia: Too much of a good thing: Solar power surge is flooding the grid
Power Grid Security
June 19, 2018: New report highlights grid threats from US retirements
June 19, 2018: Is focus on pipeline cyber security ruse to prop up coal?
June 7, 2018: White House challenges FERC on grid security
Other
June 11, 2018: Texas A&M partnership wins bid to manage Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Headlines
June 14, 2018: Vistra will shrink its generating portfolio before growing it, CEO says
June 14, 2018: Oncor, SDG&E and CenterPoint Energy Partner in Search for Biggest Energy Saver
June 14, 2018: LP&L moving forward to install ‘smart meters’ in 2019
June 15, 2018: The ‘Energy Cloud’ — Buzzword or the Future?
June 14, 2018: San Antonio’s CPS Energy holds first public input session on Flex Plan
June 14, 2018: Far West Texas Transmission Project approved
June 14, 2018: NRG Energy Innovates Renewable Plans for Texas Customers
June 14, 2018: After divesting renewables, NRG is getting back in the business
June 13, 2018: Xcel Energy Deploys Unmanned Aircraft Systems
June 13, 2018: Tesla’s plans for San Angelo supercharger still taking shape
June 12, 2018: Entergy Corporation to Host 2018 Analyst Day
June 13, 2018: Analysis: Elliott Management’s bid for California’s Sempra Energy is a warning to utilities that dare to branch out
June 13, 2018: Power marketers increasing their share of U.S. retail power sales
June 13, 2018: CPS Energy warns of higher bills during summer heat
June 12, 2018: German company makes foray into Texas solar power
June 11, 2018: ERCOT spokeswoman named to PUC commission
June 11, 2018: Activist investors push Sempra to sell renewable assets, focus on utilities and LNG
June 11, 2018: Activist investor Paul Singer just chose Sempra Energy as his next turnaround project
June 12, 2018: Sempra Soars on Elliott’s Bid to Streamline and Sell Assets
June 12, 2018: Vistra Energy reaffirms financial guidance, announces $500M stock buyback
June 12, 2018: Cypress Creek Renewables and NRG Innovate the Future of Solar Power for Texas Commercial and Industrial Customers
June 10, 2018: Texas wind will take on added importance in the future
June 11, 2018: San Antonio R&D center helping to advance electric car technologies
June 11, 2018: Elliott, Bluescape recommend 6 new directors for Sempra
Generation Adequacy
June 14, 2018: ERCOT’s State Of The Market Report
June 13, 2018: FERC: There Is No Grid Emergency
June 12, 2018: Sandquist: Save coal and nuclear power — we might need it
June 11, 2018: Virtual Power Plants: Coming Soon to a Grid Near You
Energy Storage
June 15, 2018: Energy Storage Developer Convergent Seeks to Double Portfolio
June 15, 2018: Long time coming
June 14, 2018: Tripling the Energy Storage of Lithium-Ion Batteries
June 14, 2018: California’s Changing Time-of-Use Rates: Calculating the Impact of Energy Storage and Solar PV
June 14, 2018: Energy storage takes the grid by storm at the EIA conference, part 2
June 14, 2018: SDG&E Approves Projects Doubling Grid-Scale Energy Storage To Enable Adoption Of More Renewables
June 13, 2018: How Batteries Went From Primitive Power to Global Domination
June 13, 2018: Liquid-air energy storage: The latest new “battery” on the UK grid
June 13, 2018: California looks to next steps as utilities near energy storage targets
June 13, 2018: Energy storage takes the grid by storm at the EIA conference
June 13, 2018: Navigant Research Report Examines Advances in Battery Technology and Specialized Energy Storage Applications
June 12, 2018: Bill Gates-Led Breakthrough Energy Ventures Has Its Sights on 2 Energy Storage Startups
June 12, 2018: Stem, Inc. Selected by Sheraton Waikiki for AI-Driven Energy Storage
June 12, 2018: Electric vehicles could help save billions on energy storage
June 11, 2018: German utilities putting batteries on both sides of the meter
June 11, 2018: SRP, AES Launch Arizona’s First Standalone Energy Storage Project
June 8, 2018: How Batteries Will Change the Power Business
Renewable
June 7, 2018: What happens to wind power when there’s no wind?
June 14, 2018: Energy storage takes the grid by storm at the EIA conference, part 2
June 14, 2018: SDG&E Approves Projects Doubling Grid-Scale Energy Storage To Enable Adoption Of More Renewables
June 13, 2018: How Batteries Went From Primitive Power to Global Domination
June 13, 2018: 10 Incredible Renewable Energy Stats From Around the Globe
June 12, 2018: Energy Partnership To Simplify Industrial Solar Power Plans In Houston
June 11, 2018: Hanley: Magnetic Gears Reduce Cost Of Wind Turbines & Wave Power
June 11, 2018: Canadian investment firm buys solar installations in San Antonio, Austin
June 11, 2018: Xcel Energy advances use of renewable energy in Minnesota
Power Grid Security
June 7, 2018: White House challenges FERC on grid security
Other
June 11, 2018: Texas A&M partnership wins bid to manage Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Headlines
June 1, 2018: Breeze Energy told to stop selling electricity
June 1, 2018: Breeze Energy shutdown leaves nearly 10K customers in limbo
May 31, 2018: As Hurricane Season Begins, States and Industries Take Stock of Last Year’s Lessons
May 31, 2018: Heat bearing down on Central Texas
May 31, 2018: Texas rolls out cash incentives for electric cars
May 30, 2018: GridLiance and Tri-County Electric Cooperative Reach Settlement with AEP on Wind Catcher Energy Connection Project
May 30, 2018: Mislabeled Electric Meter Causes Confusion For Customers
May 30, 2018: Entergy, NextEra Energy Resources celebrate commissioning of Arkansas’ largest universal solar energy project
May 30, 2018: Dynegy sued over pollution from retired Illinois power plant
May 29, 2018: Lubbock, Texas, Sees Many Benefits in Smart Electric Meters as Council Gears Up for $40M Vote
May 30, 2018: Entergy, NextEra Energy Resources celebrate commissioning of Arkansas’ largest universal solar energy project
May 30, 2018: Xcel Energy corporate responsibility report details carbon emissions reductions
May 30, 2018: Entergy Texas is Ready for the 2018 Hurricane Season
May 28, 2018: LP&L board to consider nearly $40 million smart meter project for Lubbock electricity
May 29, 2018: Here’s how to avoid higher electric bills when prices go up this summer
May 26, 2018: Austin Energy warns customers against phone scams
May 26, 2018: Xcel Energy: Be prepared, stay safe, when severe weather strikes
Generation Adequacy
May 31, 2018: Toshiba withdraws from South Texas nuclear power plant project
May 31, 2018: Why natural gas’ reign may come to a quick end
May 31, 2018: Can rolling blackouts be avoided this summer? 104 degree temps provide first test
May 30, 2018: ERCOT sets May peak demand record, consumption set to rise further this week
May 30, 2018: Innovative zero-emissions power plant begins battery of tests
May 30, 2018: Texas’ Power Grid Hits Record For Peak Demand In May
May 29, 2018: ERCOT preps for peak energy demand as triple digits loom
May 29, 2018: Leveraging Wholesale Markets to Create the Affordable Microgrid
May 29, 2018: This Renewable Energy Company Could Increase Solar Capacity 50% — If Colorado Lets It
Energy Storage
June 1, 2018: Developments in Energy Storage Could Spell the End of the Duck Curve
June 1, 2018: 5 Key Takeaways from FERC’s Recent Energy Storage Order
May 31, 2018: NV Energy Contracts to Build More Than 1,000MW of New Solar, 100MW of Battery Storage
May 31, 2018: Pumped hydro and batteries combine at Engie’s new Bavaria project
May 30, 2018: SRP Will Launch 40-MWh Energy Storage Project for Peaking Flexibility
May 31, 2018: Battery modelling for energy storage
May 30, 2018: EVs Could Save California Billions in Energy Storage Investment
May 30, 2018: Fluence supplying Arizona utility SRP’s first standalone 40MWh battery
May 30, 2018: Law firm explores the future of energy storage
May 30, 2018: Sungrow to supply 50 MWh of energy storage systems
May 29, 2018: Asia-Pacific partnership on utility-scale storage for Fluence, Lyon Group and Japan’s JERA
May 29, 2018: NSW renewable energy platform boosts large-scale solar energy storage
May 29, 2018: Siemens-Gamesa turns attention to energy storage
May 25, 2018: Sonnen Raises $71M and Kicks Off a Strategic Partnership With Shell
Renewable
May 31, 2018: Electric vehicles to displace 2.5 million b/d of oil demand by 2030: IEA
May 17, 2018: Watch Out for Double-Sided Solar Panels Taking Off in China
May 11, 2018: Every one of America’s 57,636 wind turbines, mapped
May 30, 2018: Long Road to Solar Salvation
May 31, 2018: Entergy and NextEra Energy commission Stuttgart Solar Energy Centre
May 31, 2018: Xcel Energy to purchase large wind farms and reduce customer bills
May 30, 2018: Electric vehicles on the road are set to triple in 2 years
May 30, 2018: Long Road to Solar Salvation
May 24, 2018: Wind power poised for record year, despite initial tax law concerns
May 24, 2018: Wind Operations Survey Predicts Digital, Profit-Sharing Future
May 29, 2018: As solar, wind prices go down, questions come up
May 16, 2018: SEIA investigates non-wires solutions in new white paper
May 29, 2018: Yes, you can take electric cars on long road trips
Power Grid Security
May 31, 2018: Deadly attacks feared as hackers target industrial sites
May 24, 2018: State senator puts spotlight on threats to power grid
Other
May 25, 2018: U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry is Coming to San Angelo
May 25, 2018: Electric car race draws students from all over Texas
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Headlines
May 24, 2018: Pedernales Electric celebrates 80 years
May 24, 2018: Do Renewables Make The Electric Grid Harder To Manage?
May 24, 2018: Vistra Energy Reports PJM Auction Results
May 24, 2018: Center Point Energy Settles Lawsuit Over Death In Minnehaha Academy Explosion
May 24, 2018: NextEra Energy: 5th Time Is The Charm
May 22, 2018: 7X Energy Announces Power Purchase Agreement for Lapetus Energy Project in West Texas
May 22, 2018: San Antonio’s SwRI receives $1.2 million in Department of Energy contract
May 22, 2018: UT engineers awarded $3M grant for solar power research
May 21, 2018: Study: Solar Can Fill Gap in Dynegy Coal Plant Closures
May 23, 2018: Oncor says scammers are targeting Waco area, claiming to be Oncor employees
May 23, 2018: Xcel Energy Cuts Carbon Emissions 35 Percent
May 23, 2018: Power outages across El Paso
May 17, 2018: Lower Colorado River Authority approves $949 million business plan for 2019
May 22, 2018: Mixed news in Denton Energy Center financial projections
May 21, 2018: Last year’s weather, wildfires heighten utilities’ storm hardening efforts
May 22, 2018: WOULD YOU FALL FOR IT? Fake utility workers at your home
May 21, 2018: Want cheap electricity? Move to San Antonio or Austin
May 16, 2018: Austin utility customers get hit with legal bill on top of $54 million contract
May 21, 2018: Fault Anticipation Improves Operations
May 21, 2018: Cryptocurrencies are fads, but blockchains are forever
May 21, 2018: NRG Energy Announces Proposed Offering Of $500 Mln Convertible Senior Notes
May 18, 2018: Scam calls heat up for Entergy customers
Generation Adequacy
May 24, 2018: Environmentalists take aim at power plant’s discharge permit
May 25, 2018: What’s in store for the future of energy markets, day to day?
May 24, 2018: Concerns About Summer Reliability in Texas and California Persist
May 18, 2018: Texas’ electricity market will see a make-or-break test this summer
May 24, 2018: General Electric’s power unit fights for growth as wind, solar gain
May 23, 2018: Small Nuclear Passes a Milestone – But Does it Have a Future?
May 18, 2018: Bullard: World Demand for Air Conditioning Also Pushes Power Needs
May 17, 2018: U.S. power grid ready for summer, but California & Texas are concerns: FERC
May 21, 2018: GE-Hitachi to Offer 300 MW SMR
Energy Storage
May 24, 2018: New Jersey’s approval of 2GW energy storage target applauded
May 24, 2018: Energy Storage: Information on Challenges to Deployment for Electricity Grid Operations and Efforts to Address Them
May 25, 2018: BMW in energy storage deal for ultra-fast EV charging
May 25, 2018: Sonnen Raises $71M and Kicks Off a Strategic Partnership With Shell
May 24, 2018: Cash injection boosts sonnen’s solar energy storage investment in Australia
May 24, 2018: Dynapower and Raychem RPG commission 1MW microgrid in Uttar Pradesh
May 23, 2018: UK plans ‘world’s largest’ network of energy storage and vehicle rapid charging
May 24, 2018: Horizon 2020 Project demonstrates ‘RealValue’ in Small-Scale Energy Storage
May 23, 2018: Solar Energy Storage Problem May be Solved in New Single-System Technology
May 23, 2018: Energy storage revolution within 10 years is essential, says E.ON boss
May 22, 2018: Battery energy storage on verge of competing with natural gas, but questions remain
May 23, 2018: Shell invests in Sonnen to drive distributed energy aims forward
May 23, 2018: Multi-timescale Power and Energy Assessment for Lithium-ion Battery and Supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage System
May 22, 2018: Electric vehicles could save billions on energy storage
May 22, 2018: BMW i3 batteries provide energy storage for UK wind farm
May 21, 2018: Lockheed supplying Li-Ion system to Chicago community microgrid demonstrator
May 20, 2018: Answering The Call For Long-Duration Energy Storage
May 21, 2018: Storage will be next big thing in energy
May 21, 2018: Hybrid Solar Wind Energy Storage Market to Witness Substantial Gains over 2017-2024
May 20, 2018: New battery tech helps the quest for better renewable energy storage
May 18, 2018: A Soft Solution to the Hard Problem of Energy Storage
Renewable
May 23, 2018: Southern Company sells off 1/3 stake in solar portfolio to Global Atlantic
May 25, 2018: Electricity prices plunge with more renewables, study says
May 22, 2018: Solar power: the Northeast vs. utility scale
May 22, 2018: As more solar and wind come onto the grid, prices go down but new questions come up
May 16, 2018: Marfa is getting its own solar-powered Stonehenge
May 16, 2018: If Solar and Wind Hit 50% of Generation, US Wholesale Energy Prices Could Fall 25% or More
May 10, 2018: How two value-of-solar studies add up to no clear value of solar
May 12, 2018: Solar energy has real benefits
Power Grid Security
May 24, 2018: State senator puts spotlight on threats to power grid
May 14, 2018: Targeting power grid is too easy, Energy Department says
Other
May 18, 2018: Electromagnetic radiation from power lines and phone masts poses ‘credible’ threat to wildlife, report finds
May 21, 2018: NextEra to buy Gulf Power, gas assets from Southern for $6.5B
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Headlines
May 17, 2018: Texans in competitive electric markets pay more, but that could be changing
May 17, 2018: Decision on Smart Meter Texas Will Help Customers and Advanced Energy Providers Put Data to Work
May 17, 2018: FERC chair restarts PURPA review, pledging ‘open mind’
May 17, 2018: El Paso Electric Begins Appliance Recycling Program in Texas
May 18, 2018: Summer heat means higher electric bills; how to save energy and money
May 16, 2018: El Paso Electric anticipates to spend $1.3 billion over the next 5 years
May 18, 2018: NextEra Energy schedules live webcast of company’s 2018 annual meeting of shareholders
May 9, 2018: E.ON opens state-of-the-art Renewables Operation Center in Austin
May 17, 2018: Texas Coalition for Affordable Power: Despite Persistent Price Gap, Competitive Electricity Market Makes Gains in Texas
May 16, 2018: Xcel Energy completes $14 million Hereford upgrade
May 16, 2018: Xcel Advances $1.6B Wind Plan for Texas, NM
May 16, 2018: El Paso Electric anticipates to spend $1.3 billion over the next 5 years
May 16, 2018: Entergy Texas to refund customers $200M
May 16, 2018: Entergy Texas Investing in a Bright Future for Southeast Texas
May 16, 2018:Sempra Energy’s Recent Acquisition Didn’t Show Up in Its Earnings
May 14, 2018: Wind Energy Legislation Strategies for the Lone Star State
May 15, 2018: UT System says it needs up to $7 million for Los Alamos management transition
May 16, 2018: With hurricane season approaching, Texas should heed Harvey’s warning on climate change
May 16, 2018: When cheap doesn’t cut it: Why energy buyers should look at value, not just cost
May 16, 2018: Family Sues CenterPoint After Son Is Electrocuted During Harvey
May 16, 2018: Texas A&M to Save $15 Million With Help from Schneider Electric
May 16, 2018: Smart Thermostat Market 2018 Global Trends, Size, Strategy, Segments, Regional Analysis and Growth by Forecast to 2022
May 14, 2018: CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric seeks more than $20,000 from driver who damaged pole
May 15, 2018:Discount Power (Texas) Wins The Better Business Bureau Award for Excellence for Second Consecutive Year
May 14, 2018: AEP Names Smoak President And COO Of SWEPCO
May 12, 2018: Robbins: Austin should lead the way for next wave of renewable energy
May 9, 2018: MISO Stakeholders Outline Early Storage Impacts
Generation Adequacy
May 18, 2018: ERCOT Sets New Peak Demand Record On Thursday
May 18, 2018: ERCOT prices spike as Texas heads into a tightly-balanced summer
May 18, 2018: Cal-ISO, ERCOT possible rough spots as US FERC looks ahead to summer
May 17, 2018: Possible Record Natural Gas Demand from Power Generators This Summer, FERC Says
May 17, 2018: Rep. Joe Barton suggests EPA laws threaten Texas grid
May 18, 2018: Solar and wind are coming. And the power sector isn’t ready
May 16, 2018: ERCOT real-time power prices spike near $1,500/MWh on record demand
May 15, 2018: Warren Buffett utility says no new gas
May 15, 2018: ERCOT prepares for summer heat
May 15, 2018: Texas electricity grid has tight summer ahead. Will more power plants set up shop?
May 15, 2018: Texas energy manager can’t rule out rolling power outages for this summer
May 15, 2018: Report Says More Nuclear Plants in Financial Trouble
May 13, 2018: Moore: ‘Who turned off the lights?’
May 13, 2018: Geuss: In February, no fossil fuel-based generation was added to US grid
May 13, 2018: Clemente: Texas Heat Could Increase Natural Gas Prices This Summer
May 11, 2018: Roberts: How to save the failing nuclear power plants that generate half of America’s clean electricity
May 1, 2018: Silverstein: Climate Activists And Coal Interests Unite, Lending Support To Zero-Emissions Technologies
May 3, 2018: NASA Tests New Nuclear Reactor For Future Space Travelers
Energy Storage
May 18, 2018: Siemens Gamesa Pursues Hybrid Wind and Solar Projects With Energy Storage
May 18, 2018: A soft solution to the hard problem of energy storage
May 18, 2018: Solar and wind power will drive the value of energy storage, remaking the power grid
May 18, 2018: Energy Storage To Boom For Tesla In Medium Term
May 17, 2018: Vivint Solar to use LG’s RESU residential energy storage system
May 17, 2018: Nissan kicks-off UK home solar and storage sales
May 17, 2018: NextEra Energy, SRP unveil Arizona evening peak dispatch PV-plus-storage project
May 16, 2018: US House Committee Cuts Federal Energy Research, Boosts Energy Storage
May 16, 2018: Vivint Solar Is Already Falling Behind in Energy Storage
May 15, 2018: Batteries included in energy storage ideas
May 15, 2018: Grid-connected battery energy storage systems market to reach 23.4 GW by 2022May 14, 2018: Eguana
Technologies: A Pure Play In The Residential Energy Storage Market With Significant Upside
May 14, 2018: How Energy Storage Options Are Changing The Electricity Industry
May 15, 2018: Why Storage Might Solve Some Big Grid Problems, but Not the Ones You Think
May 14, 2018: Different Types of Power Storage Stations
May 12, 2018: Simpliphi Power Triples Sales Of Its Energy Storage Products, Then Slashes Prices
May 13, 2018: Why We Don’t Need To Wait For Long Duration Energy Storage
Renewable
May 16, 2018: Solar Beats Coal on U.S. Jobs
May 16, 2018: Why the offshore wind industry is about to take off
May 16, 2018: Why Clean Energy Groups Are Singling Out PJM for Criticism on Grid Resilience
May 9, 2018: Hundreds of construction workers needed for new Sterling City solar farm
May 11, 2018: Solar power popularity still strong, but not driving votes
May 3, 2018: Blanco: Tesla Has A Patent For Camouflaged Solar Roof Tiles So They’re Not ‘Eye-Sores’
May 8, 2018: Wind farm explosion causes rural tax windfalls
May 11, 2018: Wind farms boost tax base for local U.S. governments -Moody’s
May 13, 2018: Solar power tax incentives fall almost 50% as installations increase 300%
May 10, 2018: E.on opens renewables operation facility in Texas to manage 6.5 GW
Power Grid Security
May 14, 2018: Targeting power grid is too easy, Energy Department says
May 2, 2018: AWEA 2018: Increase in cyber security attacks ‘inevitable’, expert warns
Other
May 18, 2018: California regulators see signs of a new energy crisis — can they prevent it?
May 10, 2018: Entergy Corporation: Entergy Completes Internal Investigation Regarding New Orleans Power Station Advocacy
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Headlines
May 10, 2018: Texas to improve its Smart Meter Texas portal, making it easier to access distributed generation
May 10, 2018: Texas smart meter settlement could grow market for energy products
May 11, 2018: Access to Data: Bringing the Electricity Grid into the Information Age
May 8, 2018: ENGIE building 200 MW Live Oak wind farm in Texas
May 11, 2018: MISO asks US Gulf Coast utilities to expect hot weather
May 10, 2018: NextEra executive was highest paid in country in 2017
May 9, 2018: This Free-Market Competition State Is Producing Twice As Much Renewable Energy As California
May 9, 2018: New solar farm by to be built near Sterling City
May 9, 2018: Fire Reignited At CenterPoint Substation In Texas City, Officials Say
May 9, 2018: Xcel Energy: Lower bills for most Texas customers
May 8, 2018: Denton, Texas approves 100 MW solar power contract
May 9, 2018: Smitherman: Order 1000 should remain a priority for FERC
May 7, 2018: FERC approves elimination of SPP regional entity
May 8, 2018: Black smoke, flames at Texas City CenterPoint Electrical Transformer
May 9, 2018: McAllen Couple Left with Pricey Electric Bill after Switching Providers
May 8, 2018: Fate secures competitive deal to save residents money on electricity
May 8, 2018: Is Blockchain the Right Tool to Fix a Broken Competitive Retail Electricity Market?
May 3, 2018: Blockchain in Energy & Industry Raises $1 Billion – and Heads into Challenging Times
May 7, 2018: Texas Produces Double The Renewable Power As California At Almost Half The Price — Blame Regulation
May 8, 2018: Texas Lost Three Coal Plants, But Officials Don’t Sound Worried About The Grid
May 7, 2018: Priority Completes Consulting and Infrastructure Solution Project for Canyon Midstream
May 8, 2018: Financing Costs for Texas Utility Acquisition Cause Sempra Profits to Fall
May 7, 2018: Xcel Brands to Report First Quarter 2018 Financial Results on May 14, 2018
May 4, 2018: Southwest Power Pool pursuing grid expansion plan without Colorado utility, for now
May 7, 2018: Sempra Energy Announces First-Quarter 2018 Results
May 7, 2018: Sempra Energy posts surprise revenue decline
May 7, 2018: Oncor Reports Solid First Quarter 2018 Results
May 5, 2018: Vistra Energy’s (VST) CEO Curtis Morgan on Q1 2018 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
May 4, 2018: InfraREIT’s (HIFR) CEO David Campbell on Q1 2018 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
May 3, 2018: InfraREIT Reports First Quarter 2018 Results
Generation Adequacy
May 10, 2018: Nuclear waste could be headed to West Texas under house bill
May 10, 2018: DOE Seeks Info on Small Modular Coal-Based ‘Power Plants of the Future’
May 10, 2018: Texas Senate Committee Considers The Strength Of The ERCOT Market Ahead Of The Summer Heat
May 8, 2018: Coal Plants Get New Life in the Sun
May 8, 2018: Record-Breaking Electricity Usage Expected this Summer
May 7, 2018: Uncertainty on transmission rate policy seen as cloud over US infrastructure investment
May 7, 2018: DOE Steps Up Investments into Electric Generation Technology Research
May 7, 2018: Power Demand Is Doing Something Weird: It’s Rising in Some Places
May 7, 2018: Sammons Renewable Energy And Franklin Park Close Financing And Secure Power Price Hedge For 163 Mw Texas Wind Farm
May 7, 2018: Innergex, Luminant sign 300-MW Texas wind PPA
May 2, 2018: Get Ready, Power Generators: Summer in Texas Is Your ‘Superbowl’
May 3, 2018: Natural gas prices, not ‘war on coal,’ were key to coal power decline: study
Energy Storage
May 11, 2018: Saltwater Batteries Could Revolutionize Renewable Energy Storage
May 10, 2018: Hawaii Electric announces 120MW of grid-balancing, renewables integrating lithium batteries
May 10, 2018: As energy storage costs decline, market changes needed to increase deployment
May 10, 2018: SolarEdge Moves Beyond Solar With Energy Storage Acquisition, Virtual Power Plant Launch
May 9, 2018: ACCIONA receives grid-scale energy storage certificate
May 8, 2018: Why The Energy Storage Problem Won’t Be A Problem For Long
May 8, 2018: New York City moves to streamline energy storage permitting
May 8, 2018: Energy storage, wind, and solar companies are recruiting coal miners for their work ethics and high-tech skills
May 9, 2018: Hydrogen could be the answer to energy storage conundrum
May 9, 2018: AES 2018 to showcase energy storage technologies
May 9, 2018: Axiom Energy Closes Series A for Grocery Store Thermal Storage With Shell, GXP
May 7, 2018: New Water-Based Battery Could Help Store Solar and Wind Energy
May 8, 2018: Major free showcase of energy storage technologies
May 8, 2018: Salt River Project customers soaking up new energy storage incentive
May 6, 2018: Is This The Perfect Battery?
May 6, 2018: California to require solar panels on most new homes
May 7, 2018: Lightsource: No More Solar Bids Without Energy Storage West of the Colorado
May 7, 2018: Backers pursuing energy-storage project along Columbia River
May 5, 2018: Tesla teases a potential giant new record-breaking 1 GWh energy storage project to be announced soon
May 4, 2018: GE Appoints Leader Of Energy Storage
Renewable
May 9, 2018: Renewable Energy Jobs Top 10 Million Globally
May 8, 2018: AWEA 2018: US wind power industry facing a ‘tumultuous time’
May 8, 2018: California Will Require Solar Panels For New Homes
May 7, 2018: Worstall: If solar power is so great, why does California have to force everyone to have it?
May 8, 2018: EIA: Gas to outpace renewables for 2018 US gen additions
May 8, 2018: Are public objections to wind farms overblown?
May 8, 2018: How Texas ranks in electric vehicles sales
May 4, 2018: Solar, wind make up at least 94% of new US generation power in Q1 2018
May 2, 2018: Solar panel imports down 50% in the first two months of 2018
May 7, 2018: Solar has transformed into solar-plus-storage; What will net metering become?
April 23, 2018: Organic dye could improve solar cell efficiency
April 26, 2018: The value of offshore wind energy: What the US is missing out on
Power Grid Security
May 2, 2018: AWEA 2018: Increase in cyber security attacks ‘inevitable’, expert warns
May 2, 2018: A critical security flaw in popular industrial software put power plants at risk
May 2, 2018: FERC Commissioner Neil Chatterjee: How will we respond to attacks on our electric grid?
May 3, 2018: Cyberattack on U.S. power grid must trigger coordinated action
Other
May 10, 2018: Entergy Corporation: Entergy Completes Internal Investigation Regarding New Orleans Power Station Advocacy
May 8, 2018: California regulators working to avert repeat of 2001 energy crisis
May 7, 2018: McCellon-Allen Retiring as President-COO of AEP’s SWEPCO Utility
May 6, 2018: Entergy says it did not pay actors to support new power plant, launches investigation into incident
May 4, 2018: Actors were paid to support Entergy’s power plant at New Orleans City Council meetings
May 7, 2018: As California energy markets modernize, regulators worry about repeating the past
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Headlines
May 4, 2018: Vistra Energy Corp. 2018 Q1 – Results – Earnings Call Slides
May 4, 2018: CenterPoint Energy Q1 Earnings & Sales Top Estimates
May 4, 2018: El Paso Electric loses $7M in first quarter
May 2, 2018: College Station Utilities Continues Top National Designation
May 3, 2018: El Paso Electric Announces First Quarter 2018 Financial Results
May 2, 2018: American Electric Power Q1 Review
May 3, 2018: Oncor To Release First Quarter 2018 Results On May 7 Prior To Sempra Energy’s Conference Call
May 3, 2018: NRG Energy (NRG) Q1 Earnings Beat, Restructuring On Track
May 2, 2018: Entergy begins construction of China-Stowell transmission project in Texas
May 1, 2018: City of Lufkin to sue Oncor Electric over rate increases
April 28, 2018: Bullard, Regan: The Highs and Lows of American Electricity
April 29, 2018: Opportunities and challenges greet Jeff Martin, Sempra’s new CEO
May 1, 2018: Xcel Energy: Blowin’ in the Wind
May 1, 2018: Xcel pursuing $65M power grid upgrades in northwest South Plains
April 30, 2018: Texas regulators approve Xcel’s $1.6B wind expansion
April 30, 2018: CenterPoint Energy On Point In 2018
May 1, 2018: SFE Energy Launches Commercial Electricity Programs In Texas
April 27, 2018: Investing in a strong foundation for energy resilience in Texas
April 27, 2018: Oncor Gets Texas Justices To Toss Energy Contract Row
April 30, 2018: Crius and JCP Announce Settlement Agreement
April 23, 2018: New Strategy Developed by Researchers at UT Dallas to Generate More Energy from Wind
April 30, 2018: Dynegy: What Is Driving Earnings Margins?
April 30, 2018: NRG Energy to Report Q1 Earnings: What’s in Store?
Generation Adequacy
May 2, 2018: ERCOT power prices could hit offer cap even after ‘circuit breaker’ tripped
May 2, 2018: Meeting grid frequency requirements and protecting wind farms within ERCOT
April 30, 2018: Texas Electric Grid Operator Able to Meet Expected Record Demand This Summer
April 30, 2018: Summer outlook for Texas electricity grid improves slightly
April 30, 2018: Why this summer might be a test for the Texas electric grid
April 22, 2018: China Touts Fusion Progress As New Details On Lockheed Martin’s Reactor Emerge
April 30, 2018: ERCOT expects record-breaking peak demand this summer
April 28, 2018: Will Texans get burned? Forecast says a hotter summer and less available electricity
April 23, 2018: First New Thorium Salt Reactor in 40 Years Comes Online
Energy Storage
May 3, 2018: Beyond The Battery: How Austin Energy is Maximizing the Value of Integrated Storage and DERMS
May 4, 2018: Voltstorage latest to try out residential flow battery format
May 3, 2018: 1.1 MW Solar-Plus-Storage System Coming To Iowa University
May 3, 2018: 100 hours and longer: ARPA-E seeks 5¢/kWh energy storage
May 3, 2018: Tesla Plans To Triple Energy Storage Business This Year
May 3, 2018: Musk hints at 1 GW battery as Tesla solar power installations fall further
May 3, 2018: 1.1 MW Solar-Plus-Storage System Coming To Iowa University
May 3, 2018: 100 hours and longer: ARPA-E seeks 5¢/kWh energy storage
May 1, 2018: Mercedes-Benz Energy: No economic benefit to basing home storage on EV batteries
May 1, 2018: Salt River Project offers incentive for home energy storage
May 1, 2018: 100-Hour storage? DOE launches $30M program to explore new technologies
May 1, 2018: Vanadium Could End Up Taking A Lead in Energy Storage for Grid-connected Application
April 30, 2018: Companies To Benefit From The Stationary Energy Storage Boom
April 30, 2018: Policymakers must beware of technology lock-in for energy storage
May 1, 2018: Headliners: ees North America brings key energy storage trends to life
April 30, 2018: Stanford researchers have developed a water-based battery to store solar and wind energy
April 30, 2018: EDF to invest $720m annually in energy storage-focused research
April 30, 2018: Enhanced aluminium batteries could provide ‘perfect’ renewable energy storage
April 30, 2018: Viking Cold Solutions Installs Another Thermal Energy Storage System in California at Dreisbach Enterprises’ Warehouse
April 30, 2018: Mercedes-Benz Exits Home Battery Market
April 30, 2018: Enhanced aluminium batteries could provide ‘perfect’ renewable energy storage
April 30, 2018: Energy storage: I&C firms banking on FFR are “gambling”
April 27, 2018: Batteries have a dirty secret
April 27, 2018: SUNY New Paltz completes $1.4 million solar and energy storage system
April 27, 2018: Hawaii, California lead the way in SEPA’s utility energy storage rankings
April 30, 2018: Viking Cold Solutions Installs Another Thermal Energy Storage System in California at Dreisbach Enterprises’ Warehouse
Renewable
May 3, 2018: Tesla Plunges After a Bizarre Conference Call
April 28, 2018: Hanley: Nuclear & Renewables Can Work Together To Reduce Fossil Fuel Emissions
April 26, 2018: First Solar to build new manufacturing plant in US
April 29, 2018:Pentland: Federal Subsidies For Solar And Wind Fell Sharply In Recent Years, Says New Report
April 26, 2018: Global wind capacity to rise by more than half in next five years
April 27, 2018: Wells Fargo commits $200 billion to sustainable finance by 2030
May 1, 2018: Why Is a ‘Green’ Car Company Pivoting Back to S.U.V.s?
May 2, 2018: Running on Renewable: How the growing tech space is bringing renewable energy into the mass market
April 30, 2018: Rhodes: No, Wind And Solar Do Not Inherently Increase Electricity Prices
April 29, 2018: Solar Jobs Could More Than Double In New Mexico
April 30, 2018: Tesla Doesn’t Burn Fuel, It Burns Cash
April 30, 2018: Unpacking All The Bad News About Renewable Energy & Energy Storage
April 30, 2018: Seasonal energy storage: vital for growth of renewables
April 27, 2018: Merck signs up for 60-MW of Texas wind power from Invenergy
Power Grid Security
April 30, 2018: Russian trolls are pitting Americans against energy industry
April 7, 2018: Cyberattack ‘Wake-Up Call’ Puts Pipeline Industry in Hot Seat
Other
May 2, 2018: El Paso Electric Welcomes Elaina Ball to El Paso, El Paso Electric
May 3, 2018: FERC approves California reliability-must-run contracts
April 29, 2018: TEEX and Blinn College start new Lineman Academy
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Headlines
April 27, 2018: CenterPoint Energy declares $0.2775 quarterly dividend
April 27, 2018: CenterPoint Energy reports 2018 annual shareholder meeting results
April 27, 2018: Cross Texas Transmission energizes 345 kV line
April 25, 2018: Siemens Gamesa to repower 572 Texas turbines for NextEra
April 23, 2018: Xcel Energy transmission projects interconnect Texas, New Mexico
April 26, 2018: Xcel Energy First Quarter 2018 Earnings Report
April 23, 2018: Meet the Top Companies Changing the Face of the Electric Grid in 2018
April 26, 2018: AEP Reports 2018 First-Quarter Earnings
April 26, 2018: Pflugerville woman receives $16,000 electric bill
April 26, 2018: NextEra CEO: Offshore wind is ‘terrible energy policy’
April 24, 2018: Dissecting CenterPoint’s Acquisition Of Vectren Corp.
April 24, 2018: Webb: Vectren’s merger partner CenterPoint has asked for a lot of rate increases lately
April 25, 2018: American Electric Power Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock
April 24, 2018: AEP to invest $17.7 billion in power grid over next three years
April 24, 2018: AEP Investing In Regulated Businesses To Build Energy System Of The Future
April 25, 2018: CPS Energy Invests In Cleaner, Greener Fleet With Plug-In Hybrid Electric Ford F-150s
April 24, 2018: $4 Billion Data Center Power Market in US – Industry Outlook and Forecasts 2018-2023
April 24, 2018: NextEra moves deeper into solar power and solar plus storage
April 24, 2018: NextEra Energy, Inc. Q1 adjusted earnings Beat Estimates
April 23, 2018: NextEra Energy profit more than doubles
April 24, 2018: Is Solar Texas’ Next Big Energy Source?
April 24, 2018: City Council plans to say ‘no’ to Oncor rate hike
April 23, 2018: New wind farm coming to South Texas
April 23, 2018: PEC On Track For Record Growth Again In 2018
April 23, 2018: US gas and electric utility CenterPoint Energy to buy rival Vectren in $6 billion deal
April 23, 2018: Centerpoint Energy And Vectren To Merge
April 23, 2018: CenterPoint Energy Says Upon Termination Of Deal, Co To Pay Termination Fee Of $210 Mln To Vectren
April 23, 2018: Access to data: Bringing the electricity grid into the Information Age
April 23, 2018: Mexican election spells uncertainty for pace of energy reform implementation
April 23, 2018: Vistra cuts some 300 Houston jobs after Dynegy merger
April 23, 2018: Vistra Energy cuts 300-plus jobs after Dynegy merger
Generation Adequacy
April 16, 2018: Despite Tax Credit, Construction of New Nuclear Generators Unlikely
April 16, 2018: America’s nuclear headache: old plutonium with nowhere to go
April 26, 2018: M&I Electric Brazil announces services contract award for 342MW power plant
April 20, 2018: E.ON inaugurates 228MW Bruenning’s Breeze wind farm in Texas
April 18, 2018: Electric vehicles and smart meters combine to make a mobile power plant
Energy Storage
April 26, 2018: Net Metering and Time-Variant Rates Drive Solar Power and Energy Storage Growth
April 27, 2018: Gravitricity energy storage system offers low cost energy storage
April 27, 2018: Missouri utility looks to energy storage to extend life of substation
April 27, 2018: sonnen-Engie partner up in France to sell solar-plus-storage through ‘shared vision’
April 26, 2018: Birmingham expert receives major award recognising work in energy storage
April 26, 2018: Knight introduces energy storage development legislation
April 26, 2018: KIUC, Hawaiian Electric among nation’s energy storage leaders
April 26, 2018: MSP looks to future with Tesla advanced energy storage
April 25, 2018: Powerstar partners with Capitas to grow energy storage service model
April 25, 2018: Is gravity and old mineshafts the next breakthrough in energy storage?
April 25, 2018: Unlocking PV Capacity with Energy Storage
April 24, 2018: FERC Order 845 opens door a little wider for energy storage
April 24, 2018: Boffins weigh up storage costs
April 24, 2018: Stellar Energy named top 10 energy storage system provider in 2018
April 24, 2018: Energy storage and smart grid firms enjoy surge in VC interest
April 24, 2018: Residential Energy Storage Systems Market Cost Structure Analysis 2018
April 24, 2018: ABB deploys microgrid with large battery-energy storage in Australia
April 23, 2018: Partnership to develop energy storage solutions
April 23, 2018: Massachusetts Is Staring Down a Duck Curve of Its Own. Storage Could Help
April 23, 2018: Lead batteries: Still an essential energiser for a greener world
April 23, 2018: Tesla excited at energy storage opportunities in Southern Africa
April 23, 2018: Brown’s green microgrid, Lockheed 17MWh supply deal, Albemarle’s new lithium CTO
April 23, 2018: Ideas for seasonal thermal energy storage
Renewable
April 27, 2018: SEPA Names Top Solar, Storage Utilities Of 2017
April 26, 2018: New report finds the nation’s sunniest states are failing to encourage solar development
April 16, 2018: How many wind turbines are needed to power the world’s major cities?
April 23, 2018: If Solar And Wind Are So Cheap, Why Are They Making Electricity So Expensive?
April 18, 2018: Low-income housing represents huge solar opportunity, new study from NREL finds
April 25, 2018: Retailers roll out electric charging stations
April 24, 2018: Geothermal Power Generation Global Market Players by 2023- Energy Development, Calpine, Chevron and Comisin Federal de Electricidad
April 23, 2018: Target, Walmart rolling out more electric vehicle charging stations
April 18, 2018: SolarWorld Asked Trade Officials to Exclude SunPower From Tariffs. Now SunPower Is Buying SolarWorld
April 16, 2018: New Study Explores the Market Value of Offshore Wind
April 20, 2018: Could Saudi Plans Hugely Expand Electric Car Market and Save Tesla?
April 22, 2018: Tech firms like Google, Amazon push power companies toward solar and wind, a blow to coal
April 22, 2018: Wells Fargo, NextEra Energy Join to Boost Clean Energy in California, Indiana, Nebraska
Power Grid Security
April 7, 2018: Cyberattack ‘Wake-Up Call’ Puts Pipeline Industry in Hot Seat
Other
April 26, 2018: TXU Energy Announces Recipients Of Energy Leadership Awards
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Headlines
April 6, 2018: Uproar Over Judge’s Dismissal at SOAH
April 20, 2018: What’s in Store for NextEra Energy (NEE) in Q1 Earnings?
April 20, 2018: Electric bills should drop for Mansfield residents next year
April 19, 2018: NRG Energy, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend
April 18, 2018: Oncor performing electricity safety training with elementary students
April 18, 2018: CPS Energy Recognized As Environmental Champion For Second Year In A Row By Market Strategies International
April 18, 2018: Cross Texas Transmission Energizes Limestone to Gibbons Creek Transmission Line
April 18, 2018: Texas: The 8th least green state in the nation
April 18, 2018: PEC Invites Members To Meet 2018 Board Director Candidates
April 18, 2018: Total buys French electricity retailer Direct Energie
April 18, 2018: Legislators, Industry Discuss Urgent Texas Energy Growing Pains, Law and New Energy
April 16, 2018: San Antonio ranks No. 13 in country for wind power, lags Austin
April 18, 2018: Trump’s EPA quietly revamps rules for air pollution
April 17, 2018: State-federal concerns could dim FERC’s landmark storage order
April 18, 2018: Vistra Energy to Report First Quarter 2018 Results on May 4, 2018 and Announces 2018 Analyst Day
April 18, 2018: Invenergy dishes out Texas dose
April 18, 2018: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Energy in 2017 contracted or owned 6.75GW of wind capacity
April 17, 2018: NRG Energy, Inc. to Report First Quarter 2018 Financial Results on May 3, 2018
April 17, 2018:Nextera Energy Partners (NEP) Set to Announce Earnings on Thursday
April 17, 2018: The coming fight over Dynegy
April 16, 2018: El Paso Electric customers could see decrease in bill this summer
April 16, 2018: Court lets Trump administration delay on energy standards continue
April 13, 2018: SWEPCO announces Louisiana settlement supporting wind catcher energy connection
April 16, 2018: CALPINE Files An 8-K Amendments
Generation Adequacy
April 18, 2018: Electric vehicles and smart meters combine to make a mobile power plant
April 18, 2018: AEP Reaches Settlement on Transmission Return on Equity for Eastern Companies
April 18, 2018: Texas Grid Regulator Immune From Panda’s Suit Over Ch. 11
April 14, 2018: Panda Power emerges from bankruptcy
April 16, 2018: Coal is on its way out, says Vistra Energy CEO as company shuts down coal plants
April 15, 2018: With nuke plant shutting down, N.J. community inherits 1.7M pounds of waste
April 16, 2018: Palo Verde nuclear plant could close if renewable-energy measure passes, APS says
April 15, 2018: Rhodes: State’s energy grid benefits from new, cost-efficient mix
Energy Storage
April 16, 2018: Huge battery keeps energy going to electric grid, ACUA plant
April 4, 2018: Vestas taps car battery know-how for wind power storage
April 19, 2018: New York advances REV, moves to bring more energy storage online
April 20, 2018: Hoppecke providing energy storage to Sunseap solar-diesel hybrid system in Singapore
April 20, 2018: ESA lays out the path for 35 GW of energy storage by 2025
April 19, 2018: Gravity-based energy storage could prove cheaper than batteries
April 18, 2018: Energy Storage Association lauds principles promoted by EEI and partners to advance energy storage growth
April 18, 2018: Sterling and Wilson on its turn to decentralised power and energy storage
April 18, 2018: First Community Solar Plus Storage Project in Massachusetts Dedicated Today
April 13, 2018: US led surging global energy storage market in 2017, GTM says
April 18, 2018: IHS Markit: 40% of energy storage pipeline is co-located with solar PV
April 17, 2018: Australian poultry farmer taps homegrown silicon energy storage
April 17, 2018: Surviving and thriving in Puerto Rico with solar power and energy storage
April 17, 2018: Dynapower and Viridity Energy Solutions Enter Into a Master Supplier Agreement for Energy Storage Inverters and Fully-Integrated Systems
April 17, 2018: Battery Energy Storage System Market – Global Forecast to 2023
April 13, 2018: Overcoming a battery’s fatal flaw
April 10, 2018: BP to pilot Tesla battery storage at South Dakota wind farm
April 17, 2018: Bosch & EnBW Bring Battery-Based Energy Storage Facility Online At Heilbronn Coal-Fired Power Plant
April 16, 2018: Sterling and Wilson launches hybrid and energy storage division
April 16, 2018: The case for C&I storage investigated
April 15, 2018: Renewables combined with massive energy storage will be the way forward
April 13, 2018: Sempra Energy’s IEnova Unit To Develop Marine Liquid Fuels Terminal In Baja California, Mexico
Renewable
April 19, 2018: Why Berkshire Hathaway’s utility is aiming for 100 percent renewable energy
April 19, 2018: UT Dallas researchers use supercomputers to improve wind-power production
April 18, 2018: Department of Energy announces $20 Million in new projects to lower cost of power electronics in solar energy systems, [UT included]
April 18, 2018: AWEA’s Annual Wind Report: New Records, New Rising Star And Good Things To Come
April 18, 2018: U.S. Wind Power Slows Thanks to Tax Policy Meant to Boost It
April 17, 2018: What will we do with all those solar panels when their useful life is over?
April 17, 2018: Sivaram: Solar energy is at risk
April 17, 2018: Researchers Develop Bird Detection & Deterrent System For Wind Turbines
April 17, 2018: The shifting winds of near-term renewable energy demand drivers
April 16, 2018: Wind farms on track to deliver $10.5bn back to host communities
April 16, 2018: Electric car batteries [Recycled] feature in Japanese solar powered street lights trial
April 12, 2018: Shell to invest ‘up to $2 billion’ in New Energies
April 14, 2018: Workers are climbing wind turbines to the middle class
Power Grid Security
April 7, 2018: Cyberattack ‘Wake-Up Call’ Puts Pipeline Industry in Hot Seat
Other
April 18, 2018: AEP Reaches Settlement on Transmission Return on Equity for Eastern Companies
April 10, 2018: Texas ROSE Welcomes its New Executive Director on April 19
April 17, 2018: Stream Data Centers Announces New Dallas-Area Hyperscale Data Center Development
April 17, 2018: Faisel H. Khan Appointed Vice President Of Investor Relations For Sempra Energy
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Headlines
April 12, 2018: How Blockchain Is Threatening to Kill the Traditional Utility
April 13, 2018: El Paso Electric Wins National Energy Star Award
April 12, 2018: Katy executes agreement with TXU
April 12, 2018: Belton council in search of bright ideas for replacing bulbs
April 12, 2018: CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC. (NYSE:CNP) Files An 8-K Other Events
April 11, 2018: County approves solar farms abatement agreements
April 12, 2018: Rule Changes Would End Remnants Of Electric Bill Assistance For Low-Income Texans
April 11, 2018: San Antonio’s SwRI signs nuclear contracts worth $57 million
April 11, 2018: Community solar farm and batteries test power of Austin’s electric grid
April 10, 2018: Of The Texas Utilities, Take Centerpoint
April 11, 2018: Customer data key to better service, despite recent abuse
April 11, 2018: Renewable Energy and Power Launches Texas Energy Efficiency Utility of Rebate Initiative
April 11, 2018: TXU Energy Launches New Digital Platform and Products Designed Exclusively for Apartment Renters
April 11, 2018: NextEra Energy announces date for release of first-quarter 2018 financial results
April 10, 2018: As market pressures mount for IPPs, Vistra, Dynegy complete $1.74B merger
April 9, 2018: Vistra Energy Announces Adjustment of The Fixed Settlement Rates For 7.00% Tangible Equity Units
April 10, 2018: Are Self-Driving Electric Cars The Next Big Thing?
April 9, 2018: Zenergy Brands Closes Acquisition of Retail Electric Provider, Enertrade Electric
April 6, 2018: More electricity is expected to be used on the oil field with upcoming equipment
April 9, 2018: Vistra Energy Completes Merger with Dynegy
April 7, 2018: CenterPoint Energy proposes electricity rate increase
April 6, 2018: Moody’s: Newest San Antonio coal plant economically challenged
April 6, 2018: Why Dallas solar capacity pales compared with Austin, San Antonio
Generation Adequacy
April 12, 2018: No new nuclear units will be built in US due to high cost: Exelon official
April 13, 2018: Spanish company plans new wind farm in South Texas
April 11, 2018: PJM draws more investment than ERCOT, despite reserve margin differences
April 10, 2018: Trump ally says emergency order from Rick Perry ‘only option’ to save coal
April 10, 2018: Rhodes: Why this summer might be a test for the Texas electric grid
April 10, 2018: Acciona Energía to build 145MW Palmas Altas wind farm in Texas
April 10, 2018: EPA issues first license key to climate-friendly coal plants
April 8, 2018: Ryan: What Trump Should — Or Shouldn’t — Do to Rescue Power Plants
April 8, 2018: Unintended consequence: West Texas shale boom puts strain on state’s electric grid
April 5, 2018: Trump Says He’s Looking at Emergency Aid for Battered Power Plants
Energy Storage
April 13, 2018: The Supersized Future Of Energy Storage
April 13, 2018: Australia leading the global energy storage race
April 13, 2018: Global energy storage market could reach 8.6GW / 21.6GWh by 2022
April 13, 2018: Sempra Energy’s IEnova Unit To Develop Marine Liquid Fuels Terminal In Baja California, Mexico
April 12, 2018: Education, education, education: Adapting to the energy storage age
April 12, 2018: UK developer Eelpower nets US$28.5 million for storage pipeline
April 12, 2018: Enel to develop energy storage project for Algoma Orchards in Canada
April 12, 2018: The Global Energy Storage Market in 2018 and Beyond
April 11, 2018: Sonnen’s Home Energy Storage System Yields RMR from ‘Virtual Power Plants’
April 11, 2018: America Leads Global Energy Storage Development, But China’s Catching Up
April 11, 2018: Energy storage charges forward
April 11, 2018: The customer has spoken – 74% want energy storage
April 11, 2018: Global Energy Storage: 2017 Year-in-Review and 2018-2022 Outlook
April 11, 2018: Sharp Energy Storage System Could Save Retirement Community $90,000 Yearly
April 11, 2018: Greensmith, Sungrow picked for Massachusett’s first community solar-plus-storage project
April 11, 2018: World’s largest solar battery? Tesla may get beat
April 6, 2018: In Germany, Storage Now Has More Than Half the Number of Jobs of the Lignite Sector
April 9, 2018: The Spectrum of Resiliency – What Role Does Energy Storage Play in a Microgrid?
April 9, 2018: EnergySage marketplace report finds energy storage interest skyrocketing
April 9, 2018: Battery Storage Comes to the Blockchain
Renewable
April 12, 2018: Sunnova raises $100 million in equity
Mar 27, 2018: Don’t have solar? You’re paying more because others do, UC Berkeley prof says
April 12, 2018: Technology In Geothermal Power Generation Market Forecast to 2025
April 6, 2018: This New Device Uses Sunlight to Make Safe Drinking Water Even From The Dead Sea
April 3, 2018: First Floating U.S. Wind Farm May Be Built Off California Coast
April 2, 2018: De-Icing Wind Turbines Is Easy With a Giant Drone
April 6, 2018: FourWinds’ bankruptcy trustee wins judgment against investor
April 4, 2018: The Insidious Attack On Green Energy Is Not What You Think
April 10, 2018: BP Launches Milestone Wind-Plus-Storage Project With Tesla
April 6, 2018: Microsoft just signed the largest corporate solar deal in US history
April 10, 2018: OYA Solar sells 28 MW of Minnesota community solar to NRG Energy
April 3, 2018: Utilities take note: Hybrid renewables projects are coming
April 6, 2018: China Shines Bright as Solar Leads Record Renewables Investment
Power Grid Security
April 3, 2018: Russia’s new weapon against America threatens our markets
April 7, 2018: Cyberattack ‘Wake-Up Call’ Puts Pipeline Industry in Hot Seat
April 5, 2018: Douris: Russia Attacked the US Power Grid for Two Years. Now What?
Other
April 10, 2018: Texas ROSE Welcomes its New Executive Director on April 19
April 11, 2018: Crescendo Power Names Advisory Board Members Highly Experienced in Distributed Energy Projects, Markets, Technologies and Regulations
April 5, 2018: CenterPoint Energy encourages safety awareness during National Safe Digging Month
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Headlines
April 6, 2018: Vistra-Dynegy Merger Closing April 9 After FERC Nod
April 5, 2018: How to Build a Foundation for New Utility Business Models
April 5, 2018: San Antonio Startup Leaptran Develops Machine-Learning Energy Tech
April 4, 2018: CenterPoint energizes Brazos Valley Connection
April 3, 2018: San Antonio ranks 6th in U.S. solar
April 1, 2018: Austin Officials: 2 Former Workers Falsified Meter Readings
April 3, 2018: AMLI Residential, Green Mountain Energy Commit to 100 Percent Renewable Energy in Houston and Dallas
April 2, 2018: NextEra Energy – A Lifelong Investment
April 3, 2018: How to slash the cost of your electric bill ahead of summer
April 2, 2018: CenterPoint Energy completes $285m BVC transmission line project in Texas
April 2, 2018: Another sign of Permian boom: Record electricity demand
April 2, 2018: Citi in deal to provide wind power to Texas data centre
April 1, 2018: Texas PUC Conditionally Approves Vistra-Dynegy Merger
April 2, 2018: Here’s the quickest way to drive up electricity bills and ruin a competitive market
April 2, 2018: El Paso utility to use tax cuts to lower rates. Will CenterPoint follow?
Mar 31, 2018: Utilities’ tax breaks rightfully belong to Texas consumers
April 2, 2018: CenterPoint Energy announces completion of critical electric transmission line
Mar 30, 2018: Sources: Official who led DOE grid study to join FERC
April 2, 2018: Entergy highlights investments in technology in 2017 integrated report
Generation Adequacy
April 5, 2018: West Texas oil, gas growth means more electricity needed
April 5, 2018: Power plants gear up for summer of heat and potential shortages in Texas
April 3, 2018: Nuclear and coal energy company files for bankruptcy
April 3, 2018: Southwest Power Pool sets wind, renewable penetration record
April 3, 2018: ERCOT real-time power prices spike above $450/MWh
April 3, 2018: American Electric Power Seeks Bids for Coal
Mar 28, 2018: Lockheed Martin Receives Patent For ‘World Changing’ Fusion Reactor
Mar 28, 2018: US power grid can run well no matter what fuels it uses: reliability official
Energy Storage
April 6, 2018: National Grid guidance on co-locating storage with generation welcomed by UK trade group
April 6, 2018: The Microgrid Way: Going Green with Solar & Supercapacitor-based Energy Storage
April 5, 2018: Latest Trump tariffs spare batteries used in EVs
April 6, 2018: POWER Engineers designs renewable energy storage system for California utility
April 5, 2018: Unlocking the Financial Value of Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage
April 5, 2018: Advanced energy storage systems market to grow significantly in the U.S.
April 5, 2018: The battery energy storage system market is expected to grow from USD 1.98 billion in 2018 to reach USD 8.54 billion by 2023
April 4, 2018: How Energy Storage Is Starting to Rewire the Electricity Industry
April 4, 2018: Building the future of energy storage
April 4, 2018: Consortium finds viable business case for community energy storage
April 4, 2018: Global Thermal Energy Storage Market Driven by Rising Focus on Introducing Renewable Energy in Traditional Energy Mix
April 4, 2018: Global Residential Solar Energy Storage Market 2018: Industry Demand, Insight and Forecast By 2025
April 4, 2018: Magnesium Energy Storage Means Never Having To Pay More For An EV
April 3, 2018: Doosan wins energy storage system deal in Michigan
April 3, 2018: China considering energy storage mandate for wind
April 1, 2018: CAISO Storage, DER Plans Progressing
April 2, 2018: Goldwind Installs Primus Power Energy Storage System at Beijing Campus
Renewable
April 4, 2018: Proposed green energy tariffs likely to have minimal US impact: observers
April 5, 2018: Google says it’s the biggest corporate buyer of renewable energy on the planet
Mar 30, 2018: Houston’s Clean Line says federal partnership still an option for Midwest projects
April 3, 2018: Renewable fuel credits post biggest quarterly loss in a year
April 3, 2018: How the Growth of Solar Energy Will Boost Silver Demand
Mar 27, 2018: Federal Agency To Study Effects Of Electric Pulses From Proposed Wind Farm On Fish
April 3, 2018: Oklahoma grows installed solar 31% with 10 MW project
April 2, 2018: NextEra Energy and JinkoSolar reveal 2,750MW module supply deal
April 3, 2018: Doosan wins energy storage system deal in Michigan
April 3, 2018: China considering energy storage mandate for wind
April 2, 2018: Electric Cars Could Save Ride-Sharing Drivers $5,200 a Year
April 1, 2018: Quick Starts, High Efficiency, Grid Balance — Engines on an Up Cycle
Power Grid Security
April 5, 2018: Douris: Russia Attacked the US Power Grid for Two Years. Now What?
April 5, 2018: Cyberattack Bleeds Into Utility Space With Billing Delays
April 3, 2018: Four Gas Pipeline Data Systems Shut Down as Cyberattack Hits
Mar 26, 2018: Russian attacks on energy grid spark alarm
Other
April 5, 2018: CenterPoint Energy encourages safety awareness during National Safe Digging Month
April 4, 2018: Electric cars to race on Saturday
April 4, 2018: Energy Jobs: Reed Steps Down at Sempra, Stem Executive Moves, and ViZn in Trouble
April 2, 2018: Vistra Energy Says CEO Curtis Morgan’s 2017 Total Compensation Was $8.03 Mln Vs $7.15 Mln In 2016
Mar 29, 2018: Oncor Leaves Arlington Church Without Power For Months
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Mar 30, 2018: Has Deregulation Allowed Texas to Be More Sustainable?
Mar 30, 2018: Central Texas city wants to pay people to install solar panels
Mar 30, 2018: El Paso Electric customers could pay less starting April
Mar 30, 2018: Entergy Corporation Releases 2017 Integrated Report
Mar 29, 2018: EFH’s bankruptcy generating Enron-sized legal fees
Mar 29, 2018: CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. announces closing of $600 million senior notes offering
Mar 28, 2018: Texas ponders how to spend $209M from Volkswagen settlement; Greener vehicles, charging stations considered
Mar 26, 2018: Bates: Solar and smart homes converge in Texas
Mar 27, 2018: GenOn Selling More Assets in Restructuring
Mar 26, 2018: San Antonio’s electric utility won’t ask for a rate increase
Mar 26, 2018: Austin Energy Celebrates 2.6 MW Community Solar Project
Mar 26, 2018: City pushes electric franchise up to $27M
Mar 26, 2018: Grapevine-Colleyville ISD trustees approve developments for district’s bond projects
Mar 23, 2018: Utilities in Texas should pass on federal tax savings
Generation Adequacy
Mar 27, 2018: It’s the No. 1 Power Source, but Natural Gas Faces Headwinds
Mar 28, 2018: Next-gen lithium-metal batteries for electric vehicles, smart grids
Mar 27, 2018: Proposed Texas rule highlights storage’s challenges in bridging competitive, regulated energy markets
Mar 27, 2018: Trabish: Smart transmission: How FERC can spur modernization of the bulk power system
Mar 26, 2018: US January power generation jumps 9.3% on year: EIA
Mar 26, 2018: Perry fights to keep U.S. nuclear sector alive
Mar 26, 2018: Legal Battle Will Test California Regulators’ Willingness to Stop New Gas Plants
Energy Storage
Mar 30, 2018: Global energy storage capacity deployments for grid & ancillary services to exceed 29 GW by 2027
Mar 30, 2018: Re-Thinking Concentrating Solar Power With Thermal Energy Storage
Mar 29, 2018: 800 Megawatt Bay State Wind US Offshore Project Partners To Combine Energy Storage
Mar 29, 2018: Making rusty polymers for energy storage
Mar 29, 2018: Flow in flux: Long duration batteries in fight to commercialise
Mar 29, 2018: Hitachi, Mitsubishi and ENGIE trial EV-to-building energy storage technology
Mar 29, 2018: Battery Energy Storage System Market Worth 8.54 Billion USD by 2023
Mar 29, 2018: ees North America Enhances Focus on the Evolving Energy Storage Market
Mar 28, 2018: EDF to invest €8bn in bid to become energy storage leader
Mar 28, 2018: UT researchers develop new energy storage solution
Mar 26, 2018: PG&E to Seek Storage, EE to Replace Dynegy Plant
Mar 26, 2018: Global Energy Storage Market Outlook, 2018
Mar 26, 2018: EDF signals 10GW battery charge
Mar 26, 2018: Lockheed Martin Delivers Energy Storage Systems in North Carolina
Mar 26, 2018: Energy Storage Projects Like This Unlock True Potential of Solar, Lockheed Martin Says
Mar 26, 2018: Colorado makes energy storage a right for homeowners
Mar 26, 2018: UPS adds battery energy storage for 118 electric vans in UK
Mar 26, 2018: Who should own energy storage? Britain’s debate continues as DNO calls for ‘collaboration’
Mar 26, 2018: Nissan Pushes Into Energy Storage With Second-Life Battery Initiative
Mar 26, 2018: Seasonal Storage for Homes? German Firm Sells Residential Batteries Tied to Fuel Cells
Mar 26, 2018: Lithium-Air Battery Discovery Promises Increased Energy Storage
Renewable
Mar 29, 2018: The World’s Biggest Solar Project Comes With a ‘Batteries Included’ Sticker
Mar 28, 2018: Aging Wind Farms Are Repowering with Longer Blades, More Efficient Turbines
Mar 29, 2018: Utility Companies Want More Electric Vehicles On The Road
Mar 27, 2018: Tesla Investors Can Move Ahead With SolarCity Deal Lawsuit
Mar 27, 2018: Siemens Electric Airplane Makes U.S. Debut
Mar 28, 2018: A Utility Wants to Build America’s Largest Wind Farm—And Get Customers to Pay for It
Mar 29, 2018: Softbank to build world’s biggest solar park
Mar 25, 2018: Richardson: Solar Power Energy Payback Time Is Now Super Short
Mar 26, 2018: Loosely regulated market for biofuel credits spurs speculators and swindlers
Mar 26, 2018: U.S. withdraws from wind energy power line project
Mar 24, 2018: This Florida City Is 100% Solar-Powered
Power Grid Security
Mar 26, 2018: Russian attacks on energy grid spark alarm
Mar 19, 2018: Bump: Why Russian hackers aren’t poised to plunge the United States into darkness
Other
Mar 29, 2018: Oncor Leaves Arlington Church Without Power For Months
Mar 26, 2018: Even Midsize Firms Look to Texas for Expansion
Mar 26, 2018: CenterPoint Energy launches 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report using GRI standards
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Headlines
Mar 22, 2018: El Paso Electric rebate to customers shrinks as city increases fee for streets
Mar 23, 2018: El Paso Electric proposal would reduce monthly subscription cost to community solar projects by 9.4 percent
Mar 22, 2018: New Willis area power plant to create jobs, increase utility rates
Mar 23, 2018: Vistra Energy (VST) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results
Mar 21, 2018: El Paso Electric expands community solar program
Mar 21, 2018: Maven Is Going Electric In Texas With 20 Chevrolet Bolt EVs
Mar 21, 2018: With rise of Russian and Chinese reactors, Perry fights to keep U.S. nuclear sector alive
Mar 21, 2018: Is a Texas Town the Future of Renewable Energy?
Mar 21, 2018: Dynegy Retail Brands Receive Top Overall Ranking by Energy Research Consulting Group
Mar 20, 2018: Jackson: Consider This — Lubbock is the only city to have ever paid to join ERCOT
Mar 20, 2018: NextEra Energy Has A Solid 2017
Mar 20, 2018: How Does NextEra Energy, Inc. Make Money?
Mar 19, 2018: Public Utility Commission of Texas Names New Executive Director
Mar 19, 2018: CPS Energy’s cautious approach to clean energy
Mar 19, 2018: Jackson: Bring down utility rates under new federal tax law
Mar 19, 2018: Customer Experience Heats Up in New Utilities CX Insights Report from ForeSee
Mar 20, 2018: Discount Power (Texas) Wins 2017 Retail Energy Provider of the Year Award
Mar 20, 2018: How Financially Strong Is NRG Energy Inc (NYSE:NRG)?
Mar 15, 2018: Solar power capacity in Texas expected to double, making life tougher for power companies
Mar 13, 2018: Smitherman: Competition in electricity transmission is paying dividends
Mar 13, 2018: Denton to keep buying coal-fired power this summer, possibly next
Mar 13, 2018: Sempra Energy (SRE) Completes Oncor Takeover for $18.8B
Mar 9, 2018: Calpine Goes Private With New Owners
Generation Adequacy
Mar 23, 2018: Trump’s crude bailout of dirty power plants failed, but a subtler bailout is underway
Mar 13, 2018: FERC tries to thread the needle in debate over markets versus mandates
Mar 21, 2018: This Father-Daughter Team Says It Has a Cheaper, Safer Way to Bury Nuclear Waste
Mar 20, 2018: Natural gas generation falls as renewables rise
Mar 20, 2018: FERC extends comment deadline on grid resiliency issues
Mar 19, 2018: Bell: Coal Cuts Dangerously Clip Texas Power Capacity
Mar 19, 2018: How Big Is the Peak Capacity Market for Batteries?
Mar 20, 2018: Energy Storage Nibbles Around the Edges of the Power Grid
Mar 15, 2018: A complicated calculus keeps the remaining coal fleet alive
Energy Storage
Mar 22, 2018: Energy Storage From Thin Air: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
Mar 23, 2018: ‘Putting our money where our mouth is’: Younicos bullish on storage ‘as-a-service’ potential
Mar 23, 2018: SEIA praises Colorado energy storage legislation
Mar 23, 2018: General Electric Energy Storage Offering Built on Speed
Mar 22, 2018: Project finance getting more viable for energy storage, Moody’s says
Mar 22, 2018: How energy storage is starting to rewire the electricity industry
Mar 22, 2018: Victorian Government building two large-scale batteries under Energy Storage Initiative
Mar 20, 2018: New business models may be the next frontier in lower energy storage costs
Mar 20, 2018: Infineon MIPAQ tuned for energy storage and smart grid
Mar 20, 2018: Energy Storage for Peaker Plant Replacement: Economics and Opportunity in the U.S.
Mar 19, 2018: Bay State Wind and NEC partner to develop energy storage system
Mar 20, 2018: Multiple concerns drive MISO, utilities to seek rehearing on FERC storage order
Mar 20, 2018: Cleantech energy storage with graphene heat battery
Mar 20, 2018: Mattamy Signs Energy Storage Company for Phoenix Community
Mar 18, 2018: GE Aims Coal-Killing Energy Storage Solution At Willing Customers
Mar 19, 2018: Rolls-Royce and Superdielectrics enter high energy storage agreement
Mar 16, 2018: IHS Markit White Paper identifies eight global solar and energy storage market trends to watch
Mar 16, 2018: A123’s energy storage tech will support Bay State Wind offshore project
Renewable
Mar 22, 2018: Electric Cars May Be Cheaper Than Gas Guzzlers in Seven Years
Mar 22, 2018: Shell moves into renewables: big splash or a dip in the water?
Mar 15, 2018: How drones are lowering the cost of clean energy
Mar 18, 2018: Fukushima professor develops rubber that can make and store power from light and vibration
Mar 21, 2018: Levelized cost of energy for wind and solar continues to drop below fossil fuels. What barriers remain for a low-carbon grid?
Mar 17, 2018: Oklahoma grid operator says wind provided more than 60 percent of the power Friday
Mar 21, 2018: New Mexico regulators OK massive wind farms near Texas
Mar 18, 2018: Why Corporate America Loves Renewable Energy
Mar 20, 2018: China set ‘to dominate the world’ in electric cars: Ivanhoe chairman
Mar 14, 2018: Add Cow Manure to Your List of Renewable Energy Sources
Mar 20, 2018: A Tesla Semi electric-truck prototype is travelling across the US – now in Texas
Mar 16, 2018: US utilities ask congressional leaders to lift cap on electric vehicle tax credit
Mar 15, 2018: Most utilities just ‘dabble’ in preparing for rush of electric vehicles
Power Grid Security
Mar 19, 2018: Bump: Why Russian hackers aren’t poised to plunge the United States into darkness
Mar 15, 2018: Cyberattacks Put Russian Fingers on the Switch at Power Plants, U.S. Says
Mar 15, 2018: U.S. blames Russia for cyber attacks on energy grid
Mar 16, 2018: Russia Hacks Into U.S. Power Plants, But Nuclear Reactors Should Be Impervious
Mar 16, 2018: U.S. DOE Office Would Boost Anti-Cyber Attack Strategies
Other
Mar 20, 2018: UTRGV to host first Texas electric car competition
Mar 19, 2018: Bump: Why Russian hackers aren’t poised to plunge the United States into darkness
Mar 12, 2018: Rebuilding Puerto Rico’s Power Grid: The Inside Story
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Headlines
Mar 13, 2018: 11 solar tracking projects completed for Pedernales Electric Cooperative in Texas
Mar 15, 2018: Solar power capacity in Texas expected to double, making life tougher for power companies
Mar 13, 2018: Smitherman: Competition in electricity transmission is paying dividends
Mar 13, 2018: CenterPoint Energy sets 2018 annual meeting of shareholders
Mar 13, 2018: Calpine gets cold feet over proposed California gas plant
Mar 14, 2018: NRG Energy Scales a 52-Week High on Transformation Plan
Mar 14, 2018: NRG Energy Announces 2018 Retirement Of 3 Southern California Natural Gas Power Plants
Mar 13, 2018: Denton to keep buying coal-fired power this summer, possibly next
Mar 13, 2018: Sempra Energy (SRE) Completes Oncor Takeover for $18.8B
Mar 12, 2018: Is a residential three-part rate the way to a modern grid or bad news for utility customers?
Mar 13, 2018: 2018 Smart Grid Customer Education Symposium to Take Place at CenterPoint Energy in Houston
Mar 13, 2018: After lucrative merger, Dynegy keeps fighting to boost its coal fleet
Mar 8, 2018: Watchdog: Five things you should know about Addison’s crazy wind turbine lawsuit
Mar 9, 2018: Calpine Goes Private With New Owners
Mar 12, 2018: Sempra Energy CEO Debra L. Reed To Retire; Jeffrey W. Martin Named Successor
Mar 9, 2018: NRG subsidiary to close three power plants in Southern California
Generation Adequacy
Mar 15, 2018: DOE Wants to Fund ‘Small Modular Coal Plants.’ What Does That Mean?
Mar 15, 2018: European clocks slowed by lag in continent’s power grid
Mar 12, 2018: Goodbye Yucca? NRC to review New Mexico nuclear waste storage proposal
Mar 13, 2018: Everything You Need To Know About LP&L’s Move To ERCOT
Mar 9, 2018: Grid Operators Report to FERC on Grid Resilience
Mar 12, 2018: FERC orders grid operators to make room for battery storage
Mar 9, 2018: Denton Municipal Electric to accept more wind power ahead of schedule
Mar 8, 2018: Lippencott: Texas’s Free Markets Light the Way to Clean Energy
Energy Storage
Mar 7, 2018: Nascent No More: U.S. Energy Storage Hits Milestone, Preps For Breakout Year
Mar 15, 2018: Energy storage: the power of cold air
Mar 15, 2018: Energy storage CEO says industry is finally getting noticed
Mar 15, 2018: Energy Storage Markets Forecast To Double With Falling Prices And Favorable Policies
Mar 15, 2018: Blue Planet Energy Supplies Energy Storage & Training In Puerto Rico
Mar 15, 2018: Younicos launches service to rent energy storage systems
Mar 14, 2018: GE Says Its New Battery Product Can Cut Grid-Scale Storage Installation Times in Half
Mar 14, 2018: Hybrid Solar Wind Energy Storage Market Worth $1.5bn by 2024
Mar 14, 2018: Energy storage or grid extension – wrong question, right answers, finds panel
Mar 14, 2018: International Coalition leading forward momentum for energy storage
Mar 13, 2018: Panasonic India launches new energy storage solution for telecom towers
Mar 13, 2018: Hawaiian Electric, Amber Kinetics testing kinetic energy storage pilot
Mar 13, 2018: Energy Storage Europe opening session presses home focus on sector coupling
Mar 12, 2018: World’s largest batteries hiding in Colorado bids
Mar 9, 2018: World’s first energy storage fund looks to raise £100m from London listing
Mar 11, 2018: Hitachi and the future of energy storage
Mar 11, 2018: US to install 1,233 MWh of energy storage capacity in 2018, says report
Mar 12, 2018: World’s largest batteries hiding in Colorado bids
Renewable
Mar 15, 2018: Most utilities just ‘dabble’ in preparing for rush of electric vehicles
Mar 14, 2018: Tesla employees say automaker is churning out a high volume of flawed parts requiring costly rework
Mar 11, 2018: Tesla increases cost of using its Supercharger stations, still says it ‘will never be a profit center’
Mar 14, 2018: Oklahoma lawmakers propose cutting tax credits for wind farms
Mar 9, 2018: California is taking a cooling off period after generating too much energy from the sun
Mar 8, 2018: Electric vehicles are coming and utilities are getting ready
Mar 12, 2018: San Antonio solar company buys West Texas project
Feb 27, 2018: Community-Scale Solar Fastest Growing US Solar Segment As Barriers Fall
Mar 9, 2018: Sempra Wants Excess Texas Wind to Power Electric Cars
Mar 8, 2018: Electric vehicles are coming and utilities are getting ready
Power Grid Security
Mar 15, 2018: Cyberattacks Put Russian Fingers on the Switch at Power Plants, U.S. Says
Mar 15, 2018: U.S. blames Russia for cyber attacks on energy grid
Mar 16, 2018: Russia Hacks Into U.S. Power Plants, But Nuclear Reactors Should Be Impervious
Mar 16, 2018: U.S. DOE Office Would Boost Anti-Cyber Attack Strategies
Mar 15, 2018: A Cyberattack in Saudi Arabia Had a Deadly Goal. Experts Fear Another Try.
Feb 15, 2018: Berkeley Lab report calls for industry attention to ensuring grid reliability
Feb 15, 2018: U.S. Energy Department forming cyber protection unit for power grids
Other
Mar 12, 2018: Rebuilding Puerto Rico’s Power Grid: The Inside Story
Mar 12, 2018: Talen Energy Appoints Stacey L. Peterson Vice President and Treasurer
Mar 12, 2018: Scam targets customers throughout TNMP areas, threatens power
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Mar 9, 2018: Commissioner Brandy Marty Marquez Resigns from PUCT
Mar 8, 2018: Finance Director Is PUC’s Interim Executive Director
Mar 8, 2018: ‘Y’all are done’: Texas OKs Sempra’s $9.45 billion purchase of Dallas-based Oncor
Mar 8, 2018: One of the Largest-Ever Energy Bankruptcies Nears Finish
Mar 8, 2018: Sempra nabs Texas regulatory approval to buy Oncor
Mar 8, 2018: San Antonio’s CPS Energy faces criticism on clean energy strategy
Mar 8, 2018: AEP: Scammers preying on electricity customers to steal money
Mar 9, 2018: Consortium Led by Energy Capital Partners Completes Acquisition of Calpine Corporation
Mar 6, 2018: Fifth Circuit incredulous at dirty coal-powered plant in Texas
Mar 7, 2018: Texas utility ready to ramp up renewables
Mar 6, 2018: CPS Energy plans to generate half its power from clean energy sources by 2040
Mar 6, 2018: Utilities Plot a Digital Future—And Look Like Tech Stocks
Mar 6, 2018: Austin’s Solar-Powered Kiosk Charges Phones, E-Bikes and Cars
Mar 6, 2018: Electric company plans to refund $27 million to its customers thanks to federal tax cuts
Mar 6, 2018: El Paso Electric (NYSE:EE) Announces Earnings Results
Mar 6, 2018: NRG Energy Refreshes Board to Strengthen Customer Focus
Mar 5, 2018: Austin’s community solar program comes to light
Mar 6, 2018: NextEra: Total Return Play In A Conservative Utility Business
Mar 5, 2018: Enable Midstream: Stuck In A Rut
Feb 23, 2018: Huge Change Is Coming to Our Electrical Grid
Mar 2, 2018: Will Texans see sky-high electric bills this summer? Grid operator sends dire warning
Mar 2, 2018: Spense: Energy Policy’s Orphaned Good Idea
Mar 2,, 2018: NRG to Sell Boston Energy Trading to Mitsubishi Diamond Unit
Feb 22,, 2018: Top Energy Department adviser to depart
Generation Adequacy
Mar 8, 2018: LP&L Application Approved to Join ERCOT
Mar 8, 2018: Lubbock gets official approval to join Texas’ electric grid
Mar 9, 2018: Smart meters helped Houston withstand widespread power loss during Harvey
Mar 7, 2018: ERCOT’s natural gas-fired fleet extends lead over coal plants in February
Mar 7, 2018: Central US power prices plunge as winter weather, gas prices weaken
Mar 7, 2018: Solar to help Texas meet this summer’s peak demand
Mar 7, 2018: Texas’s Free Markets Light the Way to Clean Energy
Mar 6, 2018: The flip side of FERC’s landmark storage order: A call for states to take action
Mar 6, 2018: McConnell: Investing in our energy future is a requirement, not an option
Mar 6, 2018: Here comes the sun: Construction set for large solar power near Lamesa
Mar 5, 2018: ERCOT spot rises on less wind; forwards steady
Mar 5, 2018: Overheard at the Infocast ERCOT Market Summit
Mar 2, 2018: Texas grid operator warns of possible rotating blackouts this summer
Energy Storage
Mar 9, 2018: Enel issues challenge for energy storage innovators
Mar 8, 2018: GE Power introduces new energy storage platform
Mar 8, 2018: Tesla, Inc. Expects “Major Growth” in Energy Storage
Mar 9, 2018: Senate Energy Committee approves Manchin’s energy storage bill
Mar 7, 2018: Community energy storage: What is it? where is it? how does it work?
Mar 7, 2018: Energy storage grows as renewables penetrate the grid
Mar 8, 2018: Why the Northeast could soon rival California on energy storage
Mar 6, 2018: GE Announces Innovative Energy Storage Platform Called the Reservoir
Mar 6, 2018: The U.S. just hit a major milestone for energy storage — which is also great news for solar
Mar 6, 2018: Bilevel Equalizer Offers Novel Energy Storage Solution
Mar 6, 2018: U.S. energy storage market to nearly triple this year: report
Mar 6, 2018: US Energy Storage Market Tops the GWh Milestone in 2017
Mar 5, 2018: IRS Letter on Home Batteries Could ‘Open Floodgates for Residential Storage Retrofits’
Mar 6, 2018: Mini-grids to disrupt the energy storage market
Mar 6, 2018: SDG&E seeks 166 MW energy storage for emergency response sites
Mar 5, 2018:IRS: Residential storage eligible for ITC when charged by onsite solar
Mar 5, 2018:IRS rules energy storage upgrade to solar ITC eligible
Mar 4, 2018: Energy Storage Wars: 3 Products Going Head to Head With Tesla’s Powerwall
Mar 4, 2018:No Huge Energy Storage Breakthrough Needed For Renewable Energy To Flourish
Mar 5, 2018:Korean researchers develop innovative energy storage device
Renewable
Mar 8, 2018: FERC commissioner warns of “friction points” in state clean energy plans
Mar 8, 2018: Centrica’s Play for North American Distributed Energy Dominance
Mar 5, 2018: Meet Inspire: A Shell-Backed Company With a Unique Smart Energy Subscription
Mar 5, 2018:Exxon sees “line of sight” on algae biofuels
Feb 28, 2018:New interactive map shows the economic impact that solar, wind, and energy efficiency have on U.S. communities
Mar 6, 2018: NextEra Energy Successful With Renewables
Mar 5, 2018: How ExxonMobil Could Drown Coal In A Sea Of Renewable Energy
Mar 5, 2018: US solar company to lay off hundreds of workers after Trump tariffs
Mar 2, 2018: Utility works out agreement in Texas over proposed wind farms
Power Grid Security
Feb 15, 2018: Berkeley Lab report calls for industry attention to ensuring grid reliability
Feb 15, 2018: U.S. Energy Department forming cyber protection unit for power grids
Other
Feb 26, 2018:Puerto Rico Moves to Privatize Troubled Electric Utility
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Headlines
Mar 1, 2018: El Paso Electric Files Request to Provide Tax Reduction Credit to Texas Customers
Mar 1, 2018: InfraREIT’s (HIFR) CEO David Campbell on Q4 2017 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Mar 2, 2018: NRG Energy Widens Net Loss as Company Prepares Renewables Exit
Mar 1,, 2018: NRG reports steep losses in 2017
Feb 28, 2018: Supreme Court overturns ruling, states Oncor must pay equipment relocation costs
Mar 1, 2018: NRG Energy, Inc. Reports Full Year 2017 Results, Reaffirms 2018 Financial Guidance
Mar 1, 2018: NRG Energy (NRG) 2017 Loss Wider Y/Y, Reaffirms ’18 View
Feb 28, 2018: Green Energy Pioneer NRG Is Selling Most of Its Green Energy. So What’s Next?
Mar 1, 2018: CenterPoint Energy subsidiary closes on $400 million of general mortgage bonds
Feb 28, 2018: Texas’ largest solar panel installation to power 50,000 homes in Austin
Feb 27, 2018: InfraREIT declares $0.25 dividend
Feb 27, 2018: Some El Paso Electric customers to get monthly refunds as utility returns $31M deductions
Feb 27, 2018: Utility reaches agreement in Texas over proposed wind farms
Feb 27, 2018: Why distributed solar is winning in Texas
Feb 26, 2018: CPS Energy’s Future of Energy Symposium shines little light on what’s next for energy mix
Feb 26, 2018: Vistra Energy benefiting from volatility, strong ERCOT forwards: CEO
Feb 26, 2018: Helping companies procure solutions to their energy needs
Feb 26, 2018: Sempra’s $9.45 billion mega-deal on the verge of completion
Feb 26, 2018: Bankruptcy Court Approves Sempra’s Purchase of Texas’ Largest Utility
Feb 27, 2018: El Paso Electric Announces Fourth Quarter and Annual 2017 Financial Results
Feb 26, 2018: CPS Energy adds $15M to solar rebate program, purchases northwest side property
Feb 26, 2018: San Antonio mayor warns fire union proposal could hurt CPS Energy credit rating
Feb 27, 2018:United Coop crews continue to restore power across county
Feb 26, 2018: NRG Energy (NRG) to Report Q4 Earnings: What’s in Store?
Feb 26, 2018: Vistra Energy Reports 2017 Results Above Midpoint of Guidance
Feb 23, 2018: CenterPoint Energy warns customers about potential utility scams
Feb 23, 2018: E.ON Gulf Coast Wind Project Underway
Feb 26, 2018: Solar company investing in Permian Basin
Feb 24, 2018: Crews work around the clock to restore power
Feb 22, 2018: Entergy Mississippi Backs Bill to Curb State AG
Generation Adequacy
Mar 2, 2018: ERCOT Anticipates Summer Supply Crunch Amid Unit Retirements
Mar 2, 2018: Loss Of Several Large Coal-Fired Power Plants Has PUC Of Texas Concerned, Monitoring Summer Electric Resources
Mar 1, 2018: Grid operator predicts record-breaking peak demand this summer
Mar 1, 2018:Statement of the Public Utility Commission of Texas Regarding the Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy
Feb 28, 2018: Going for gold, nuclear plants contribute to a resilient electricity system
Feb 27, 2018: Think Power’s Expensive in Texas This Year? Just Wait Until 2019
Feb 22, 2018:Scott: How General Electric gambled on fossil fuel power, and lost
Feb 27, 2018: RES Building new 50-MW Ivory Solar Project in west Texas
Feb 22, 2018: Jarrett: America’s largest blackout is the best argument for grid resilience
Energy Storage
Feb 28, 2018: Energy storage breakthrough could boost EV range and slash charge time
Mar 1, 2018: Can C&I Customers Lead the Energy Storage Revolution?
Mar 1, 2018: SunPower Turns to Energy Storage for Growth in Tough Times
Mar 1, 2018: 12 hours of energy storage enough for U.S. to run on 80% solar+wind
Mar 1, 2018: Energy Storage Projects To Benefit Emergency Service Providers And Nonprofits
Mar 1, 2018: The Big Picture: Energy Storage Mandates
Feb 27, 2018: Storing power in super conducting coils still a possibility says U of Houston researcher
Feb 26, 2018: Aqueous energy storage device promises rapid charging of portable electronics
Feb 28, 2018: DOE advisory panel’s energy storage report on hold
Feb 27, 2018: Energy storage breakthrough could boost EV range and slash charge time
Feb 26, 2018: U.S. Front-of-the-Meter Energy Storage System Prices 2018-2022
Feb 26, 2018: The Growing Energy Storage Market
Feb 26, 2018: Solar PV and Energy Storage to Propel the European Direct Current Power Market to 40 million by 2025, says Frost & Sullivan
Feb 22, 2018: Battery Storage Could Boost Coal Consumption
Renewable
Feb 22, 2018: Could blockchain-based apps help advance clean energy?
Feb 25, 2018: Can you build an entire town off-the-grid? Babcock Ranch wants to find out
Feb 27, 2018: MIT Engineers Have Built a Device That Pulls Electricity Out of Thin Air
Feb 27, 2018: Over 100 Global Cities Get Majority of Electricity from Renewables
Mar 1, 2018: How Green Is Your Electric Car?
Feb 27, 2018: Vestas keeps top spot in turbine suppliers ranking
Feb 28, 2018: Grid-connected appliances help utilities harness demand, spur renewables development, RMI finds
Mar 1, 2018: A soft path to residential PV cost reduction
Feb 26, 2018: 2017 Clean Energy By the Numbers: A State-by-State Look
Feb 27, 2018: How Green Is Your Electric Car?
Feb 26, 2018: Electric vehicle backers make case for Texas to put millions into new charging stations
Feb 26, 2018: How an electric car boom could impact Houston
Feb 26, 2018: Houston projected to have 65,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2030, according to new study
Feb 26, 2018: SA electric vehicle growth to require massive charging station build out
Feb 26, 2018: U.S. Biofuels Policy Overhaul Faces Major Challenges
Feb 17, 2018: Solar panel efficiency ‘research race’ ongoing as technology dashes toward records
Feb 26, 2018: SunPower on march for US Army
Power Grid Security
Feb 15, 2018: Berkeley Lab report calls for industry attention to ensuring grid reliability
Feb 15, 2018: U.S. Energy Department forming cyber protection unit for power grids
Other
Feb 26, 2018:Puerto Rico Moves to Privatize Troubled Electric Utility
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Headlines
Feb 23, 2018: Big Energy Confronts An Unfamiliar Power: Competition
Feb 22, 2018: CenterPoint’s earnings boosted by $1.1 billion tax benefit
Feb 23, 2018: CenterPoint Energy’s (CNP) CEO Scott Prochazka on Q4 2017 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
Feb 23, 2018: Dynegy narrows losses in fourth quarter
Feb 22, 2018: Priority Provides Integrated Electric Delivery and Supply Solution to Brazos Midstream
Feb 21, 2018: Large Texas Electric Retailers Well-Positioned to Continue Market Dominance
Feb 22, 2018: CenterPoint Energy (CNP) Tops on Q4 Earnings, Issues ’18 View
Feb 20, 2018: Texas Association of Manufacturers’ Top 10 Policy Priorities
Feb 21, 2018: What’s in Store for CenterPoint Energy (CNP) in Q4 Earnings?
Feb 20, 2018: Denton plans to be second city in Texas to have 100 percent renewable energy
Feb 20, 2018: TEC Announces Alliance With Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative
Feb 20, 2018: SWEPCO announces Arkansas settlement supporting Wind Catcher Energy Connection
Feb 16, 2018: Small Texas Town Hit Hard By Power Plant Closing
Feb 16, 2018: Oncor sends another crew of workers to help restore power to Puerto Rico
Feb 19, 2018: NextEra nearing bid for troubled Santee Cooper
Feb 16, 2018: Texas regulators wrestling with how to be sure firms like Oncor pass tax-cut savings to consumers
Feb 9, 2018:Can Utilities Rate Base Energy Storage as a Distribution Asset?
Feb 17, 2018: 37% of U.S. Broadband Households are Highly Familiar With Backup Generators
Feb 18, 2018: Texas PUC directs staff to draft order approving Oncor-Sempra deal
Feb 16, 2018: Oncor Schedules Fourth Quarter And Year End 2017 Investor Call
Feb 19, 2018: Dynegy (DYN) Set to Announce Earnings on Wednesday
Generation Adequacy
Feb 22, 2018: Jarrett: America’s largest blackout is the best argument for grid resilience
Feb 22, 2018: Real-time co-optimization in Jan spike would have saved ERCOT $58 million: IMM
Feb 21, 2018: Why utilities and environmentalists can find common (green) ground
Feb 20, 2018: FERC order opens ‘floodgates’ for energy storage in wholesale markets
Feb 20, 2018: FERC Storage Rule a Win for a More Flexible Grid
Feb 20, 2018: Texas’ summer power prices expected to rise
Feb 12, 2018: Orvis, O’Boyle: It’s Time to Refine How We Talk About Wholesale Markets
Feb 16, 2018: Nuclear R&D related bills pass US House
Feb 17, 2018: FERC’s power storage final rule likely to affect peakers, scarcity pricing
Feb 15, 2018: DOE taps 9 ‘clean coal’ projects for funding, support
Energy Storage
Feb 23, 2018: FERC’s Historic Energy Storage Ruling: A Doomsday Countdown for Natural Gas Peakers?
Feb 23, 2018: FERC ruling will spur development of 50 GW of energy storage
Feb 22, 2018: AES and KIUC break ground on Hawaii’s largest solar-plus-storage system
Feb 22, 2018: Highview Power and SNC-Lavalin to deploy liquid air energy storage
Feb 16, 2018: A Powerful Mix of Solar and Batteries Is Beating Natural Gas
Feb 21, 2018: Energy Storage Remains Key Component of Clean-Energy Agenda
Feb 21, 2018: South Australia’s Labor plans first energy storage target with 75% renewables
Feb 20, 2018: Energy Storage Summit: What to expect at the London event
Feb 20, 2018: General Electric creates new unit for energy storage business
Feb 20, 2018: Finance, tech, AI and manufacturing: Trade groups talk about 2018’s most exciting developments
Feb 21, 2018: Boeing HorizonX Ventures Digs Deep Into Wallet To Acquire Energy Storage Firm Cuberg
Feb 21, 2018: Enel plans to build 22MW battery storage plant in Germany
Feb 20, 2018: States leading the way on energy storage
Feb 20, 2018: How can you get the best value out of your energy storage?
Feb 18, 2018: Nova Scotia Power pioneers new energy storage system using Tesla Powerpacks
Feb 17, 2018: Energy Storage Is Coming, But Big Price Declines Still Needed
Feb 19, 2018: Energy storage needs proper regulatory framework
Feb 17, 2018: Does California Offer a National Model For Energy Storage Rules?
Feb 16, 2018: GE Revamps Its Energy Storage Business
Feb 19, 2018: Alfen to Supply Energy Storage System to Belgian Grid Operator Eandis to Prepare for the Future
Renewable
Feb 22, 2018: From California to Texas, here are 10 states that employ thousands in solar power jobs
Feb 17, 2018: What Are Elon Musk’s Ultimate Goals? Overview Of Tesla & SpaceX Plans
Feb 21, 2018: Trump’s plan for Energy Star sparks industry uproar
Feb 16, 2018: A solar panel on every roof in the US? Here are the numbers
Feb 16, 2018: This company may have solved one of the hardest problems in clean energy
Feb 21, 2018: Will clean energy push China past the U.S.?
Feb 20, 2018: New Mexico: Examiner throws cold water on Xcel wind plan
Feb 15, 2018: Powerful start for floating wind turbine farm
Feb 15, 2018:Netherlands to Build First Solar Farm That Will Float in the Ocean
Feb 20, 2018: Stanford engineers develop a new method of keeping the lights on if the world turns to 100% clean, renewable energy
Feb 8, 2018: Richardson: Solar Panels Do Work On Cloudy Days
Feb 20, 2018: Celia Israel: Texas unprepared for advances in transportation tech
Feb 15, 2018: NRDC, EEI pair up on 21 policy recommendations to grow clean energy
Feb 12, 2018: Geothermal: Tax breaks and the Google startup bringing Earth’s heat into homes
Feb 15, 2018: Tesla Seeks Upgrade to Grid to Recognize World’s Biggest Battery
Feb 7, 2018: Atwell: The True Cost of Solar Energy
Power Grid Security
Feb 15, 2018: Berkeley Lab report calls for industry attention to ensuring grid reliability
Feb 15, 2018: U.S. Energy Department forming cyber protection unit for power grids
Other
Feb 13, 2018: Discount Power (Texas) Leadership Elected to ERCOT Committees for Second Consecutive Year
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Headlines
Feb 16, 2018: Texas regulator set to approve Sempra Energy’s purchase of Oncor
Feb 15, 2018: Audit: Company behind Texas “clean coal” project used federal funds for liquor, limousines and lobbying
Feb 15, 2018: Public Utility Commission asks for Final Order in LP&L’s bid to join ERCOT
Feb 15, 2018: Public Utility Commission sets path for Lubbock’s entry into ERCOT system
Feb 15, 2018: Scammer impersonating Oncor employee trying to steal Social Security numbers in Arlington
Feb 15, 2018: Base of talent provides lift to Houston’s renewable energy sector
Feb 13, 2018: Amazon’s investments spilling into Scurry County’s backyard
Feb 15, 2018: Colder, cloudier winter puts damper on electric bills of homeowners with solar panels
Feb 14, 2018: Utilities, NRDC to regulators: Clean energy is inevitable
Feb 14, 2018: How ‘Demand Flexibility’ Could Boost Renewables and Save Texas Billions
Feb 14, 2018: Power sector sees opportunity in Trump infrastructure plan
Feb 13, 2018: Grid deserves more attention in US infrastructure plan: transmission, environmental groups
Feb 13, 2018: PwC: Last Year’s Utility M&A Activity Pales Behind 2016
Feb 13, 2018: Three Texas Coal-Power Plants Shut; Effects Widely Felt
Feb 13, 2018: Watchdog: Texas company illegally charged Energy Dept. $2.5 million in expenses
Feb 12, 2018: The wind blows two different ways when it comes to Texas and Oklahoma’s energy policies
Feb 12, 2018: Trump proposes to sell parts of TVA and other federal power companies
Feb 13, 2018: Oral arguments heard in ERCOT vs. Panda case
Feb 13, 2018: Denton to Become America’s Largest ‘Green Power’ City
Feb 13, 2018: JP Morgan Chase Among Investors In Willacy County Wind Farm
Feb 12, 2018: American Electric wind farm plan suffers blow from Oklahoma judge
Feb 6, 2018: AEP vows to add 8,300 MW in renewable energy by 2030
Feb 13, 2018: NextEra Energy and NextEra Energy Partners to meet with investors and participate in investor conferences through early March
Feb 11, 2018: LP&L formalizes two payment agreements in bid to join ERCOT
Feb 9, 2018: Vistra Responds to PUCT Staff’s Recommendation of Divesting 1281 MW in Dynegy Merger
Feb 9, 2018: NextEra Energy Partners: From Hidden Gem To Shining Diamond
Feb 12, 2018: AT&T to purchase 520MW of wind power from NextEra Energy
Generation Adequacy
Feb 15, 2018: MISO’s inability to manage generation outages a factor in January price spike: IMM
Feb 15, 2018: Utilities Continue to Increase Spending on Transmission Infrastructure
Feb 14, 2018: Smitherman: How Texas used a free market to reduce electricity prices and pollution
Feb 13, 2018: Texas, California among regions pushing boundaries of renewables integration
Feb 12, 2018: Grid Batteries Will Hurt Wholesale Power Generators
Feb 12, 2018: Texas PUC should mull cutting reliability capacity from ORDC formula: staff
Feb 9, 2018: Are electric vehicles a threat to the Texas electrical grid?
Feb 7, 2018: Microgrids have a big role to play in the energy sector: Here’s why
Energy Storage
Feb 15, 2018: FERC Allows Energy Storage to Play in Nationwide Wholesale Markets
Feb 15, 2018: FERC Clears Barriers for Energy Storage but Not Aggregated DERs
Feb 16, 2018: Hybrid Energy Storage Key to Electric Auto Features
Feb 16, 2018: Where now for energy storage?
Feb 7, 2018: World’s Biggest Wind Turbine Maker Pivots to Solar and Batteries
Feb 14, 2018: Australia on the cusp of an energy storage boom
Feb 14, 2018: First Solar Enters Energy Storage Game
Feb 14, 2018: Energy storage offers more
Feb 13, 2018: Global Market for UPS Service from Distributed Energy Storage to Reach $2.7 Billion by 2026
Feb 13, 2018: 6 Promising Energy Storage Options to Tie into the Grid
Feb 13, 2018: Maryland is first state to launch energy storage tax credit
Feb 13, 2018: California regulators first to allow multiple revenue streams for energy storage
Feb 13, 2018: Chemical Cluster Could Transform Energy Storage For Large Electrical Grids
Feb 13, 2018: Tesla & 18 Others Competing To Build Darwin Big Battery
Feb 13, 2018: HYLIION Moves Headquarters to Greater Austin Texas Area
Feb 10, 2018: Ahead of the Curve: Sodium Battery Could Hasten Electric Vehicles
Feb 12, 2018: Energy storage being stalled by slow policy development claim MPs
Feb 13, 2018: Origis Energy selects Greensmith energy storage technology for Massachusetts project
Feb 12, 2018: Sierra Nevada lauded for alternative energy, storage
Feb 13, 2018: International Consortium Studies Energy Storage Systems
Feb 12, 2018: Government told to ‘take the brakes off’ energy storage development in Britain
Feb 12, 2018: More high spec supply ships to have hybrid energy storage systems
Feb 12, 2018: Arenko Taps GE for 41-Megawatt UK Battery Project
Renewable
Feb 15, 2018: IEEFA report: ‘Here and Now’ — Nine electricity markets leading the transition to wind and solar
Feb 15, 2018: US Renewable Energy Generation Now ‘Within Striking Distance’ of Nuclear
Feb 15, 2018: How a new tariff will affect San Antonio’s solar
Feb 9, 2018: After Two Clean-Power Deals This Week, Funds Hunt for More
Feb 13, 2018: Solar and wind won’t break the grid
Feb 13, 2018: Scientists Drop Organic Solar Cell Fission Bomb On Coal
Feb 14, 2018: NextEra Energy Resources advances community solar in Minnesota
Feb 13, 2018: US offshore sector ready to emerge on its own terms
Feb 2, 2018: Flexible, high-performance solar cells could become portable power sources
Feb 10, 2018: Oklahoma pulling up red carpet offered to wind industry
Feb 7, 2018: 5 opportunities and challenges with Trump’s solar panel tariff
Feb 8, 2018: Solar power industry lost nearly 10,000 jobs in 2017
Feb 7, 2018: 5 opportunities and challenges with Trump’s solar panel tariff
Power Grid Security
Feb 15, 2018: U.S. Energy Department forming cyber protection unit for power grids
Jan 24, 2018: Ted Koppel warns power grid cyber attack more likely than nuclear threat
Other
Feb 13, 2018: Discount Power (Texas) Leadership Elected to ERCOT Committees for Second Consecutive Year
Feb 1, 2018: Targa Resources Corp. Announces Executive Leadership Promotions
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Headlines
Feb 7, 2018: Austin Energy factoring in president’s solar tariff into future planning
Feb 8, 2018: Austin Habitat for Humanity begins work on ‘net zero’ homes
Feb 8, 2018: City Council, LP&L Electric Utility Board Approve Stipulations for Proposed ERCOT Transition
Feb 8, 2018: Trump Signs Budget Bill With Relief for ‘Orphan’ Energy Technologies
Feb 8, 2018: AT&T enters deals to buy 520 MW renewable energy from NextEra Energy Resources
Feb 8, 2018: NERC Board Approves Dissolving SPP Regional Entity
Feb 7, 2018: Gas’ share of ERCOT January fuel mix rises, gap to coal tops 10%
Feb 7, 2018: Cleco makes $1 billion move to acquire NRG power plants serving 9 Louisiana cooperatives
Feb 8, 2018: Texas commission approves rate increases for Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Feb 7, 2018: NRG slims down by selling renewable energy holdings
Feb 7, 2018: Oncor Urges Texas Justices To Toss Energy Contract Row
Feb 7, 2018: NRG sells renewable energy business, Southern plants in reorganization move
Feb 7, 2018: NRG selling renewables business with shift back to fossil fuels
Feb 7, 2018: NRG Divesting $2.8 Billion in Assets Following Singer’s Push
Feb 7, 2018: It’s Not the Best Time to Sell A Clean-Energy Company
Feb 6, 2018: LP&L Approves Agreement of Terms, 1 Step Closer to Joining ERCOT
Feb 6, 2018: How much do residential customers respond to the price of natural gas?
Feb 7, 2018: Top Stories: Denton Approves Renewable Energy Plan
Feb 5, 2018: Oncor Must Cover Relocation Expenses, Texas Justices Say
Feb 7, 2018: Smart Thermostat Market Global Trends, Size, Strategy, Segments, Analysis and Growth by Forecast to 2022
Feb 5, 2018: Texas Waves Energy Storage Project Now Operational
Feb 5, 2018: Winter cold snaps leading to higher gas, electric bills
Feb 4, 2018: Can Houston foster new energy technologies?
Jan 29, 2018: Demand Grows For National Energy Grid
Feb 5, 2018: Mergers & Monopoly: How Concentration Changes The Electricity Business
Feb 3, 2018: Austin Energy warns of scammers
Feb 4, 2018: PEC members to see small transmission cost of service increase
Generation Adequacy
Feb 9, 2018: Finnish investors Taaleri Energia enter US market in Texas
Feb 7, 2018: Vistra, Dynegy must divest some Texas generation to win approval for merger
Feb 6, 2018: Combined Vistra-Dynegy must sell 1,281 MW to stay under cap: Texas PUC staff
Feb 6, 2018: More opportunity for microgrids as Texas coal plants retire
Feb 6, 2018: MISO taking proposals for $130 million transmission line in Texas
Feb 3, 2018: January’s critical electricity shortage in the Pine Belt: Questions and answers
Jan 26, 2018: Tesla Tapped by Australia Anew in Virtual Power Plant Plan
Feb 6, 2018: Why a Big Utility Is Embracing Wind and Solar
Feb 5, 2018: NextEra Sues NEI, Citing Efforts to ‘Distort Electric Energy Markets’
Feb 5, 2018: Microgrids: From Niche to $100 Billion Market
Jan 26, 2018: Is nuclear power really that expensive?
Energy Storage
Feb 8, 2018: Tesla Plans to Triple Battery Deployments in 2018
Feb 9, 2018: Tesla plans build virtual solar storage power plant
Feb 8, 2018: Mining energy: Gravitricity secures £650,000 to develop energy storage system
Feb 8, 2018: Kilroy to Add Energy Storage to 6 CA Assets
Feb 7, 2018: UK startup eyes abandoned mine shafts for energy storage
Feb 7, 2018: Order to solicit batteries in California shows ‘energy storage is effective capacity resource’
Feb 7, 2018: New York could be headed for the country’s most ambitious energy storage goal
Feb 5, 2018: Squaw Valley Gets Tesla Batteries to Stabilize Tahoe Power Grid
Feb 5, 2018: Honolulu energy storage permits jumps more than 1,700%
Feb 6, 2018: GE, Arenko collaborate on building energy storage systems
Feb 5, 2018: Compound could transform energy storage for large grids
Feb 5, 2018: Novel metal-oxide magnesium battery for high-density energy storage
Feb 5, 2018: Energy Storage Startup ION Energy Acquires France Based Freemens SAS
Feb 5, 2018: GE team signals UK battery charge
Renewable
Feb 7, 2018: AT&T buying a huge amount of wind power from farms in Texas, Oklahoma
Feb 2, 2018: How Tesla’s first truck charging stations will be built
Jan 31, 2018: Probe continues into toppled Chatham-Kent wind turbine
Feb 2, 2018: In stunning reversal, Trump could open California desert to more solar and wind farms
Jan 31, 2017: Inside the First Solar-Powered Flight Around the World
Feb 7, 2018: Rhodes: Trump’s Solar Tariffs Go Into Effect Today. So What?
Feb 5, 2018: Designer of solar border wall threatens to sue Trump for taking his idea
Feb 4, 2018: Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies
Feb 7, 2018: Clean energy and dollars are both green
Feb 4, 2018: Electric Buses Will Take Over Half the World Fleet by 2025
Jan 25, 2018: Blade strike may have caused turbine collapse, says engineer
Feb 4, 2018: The Forgotten Renewable: Geothermal Energy Production Heats Up
Feb 4, 2018: Electric Buses Will Take Over Half the World Fleet by 2025
Feb 4, 2018: Tesla To Sell Solar Products In 800 Home Depot Stores
Jan 26, 2018: Richardson: Renewable Energy Doesn’t Get More In Subsidies Than Fossil & Nuclear Energy Have Gotten, & Continue To Get
Feb 4, 2018: Clean energy cuts make no sense
Power Grid Security
Jan 24, 2018: Ted Koppel warns power grid cyber attack more likely than nuclear threat
Other
Feb 1, 2018: Targa Resources Corp. Announces Executive Leadership Promotions
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Headlines
Feb 1, 2018: Oncor-Sempra Energy Settlement Garners Unanimous Support From Texas Stakeholders
Feb 2, 2018: Sempra secures support of all stakeholder parties to Oncor transaction
Feb 1, 2018: LP&L now formalizing payment agreement with SPP if bid to join ERCOT is approved
Feb 2, 2018: Suffering From a High Winter Electric Bill?
Feb 2, 2018: NextEra Energy Partners: Buying The Breakout
Feb 1, 2018: Six Forces Disrupting the Power Sector
Jan 29, 2018: White House seeks 72 percent cut to clean energy research
Jan 31, 2018: Forecast Shows How Trump Tariffs Will Hurt Solar Growth, State by State
Feb 1, 2018: Troxclair wants to know how Austin rates compare to other Texas utilities
Jan 30, 2018: Earnings Clues on Dynegy Inc. (DYN), Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) Analyst’s Predictions
Feb 1, 2018: Dynegy forges on in turbulent power markets, CEO says
Jan 31, 2018: NextEra Energy: The Outlier?
Jan 31, 2018: 2018 Pat Wood Power Star Award Recipient Selected
Jan 31, 2018: Ice storm hit San Antonio and the lights stayed on
Jan 29, 2018: CLEAResult acquires Engie Insight Utility Division
Jan 30, 2018: NRG Energy, Inc. to Report Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2017 Financial Results on March 1, 2018 and Announces 2018 Analyst Day
Jan 30, 2018: NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for January 31, 2018
Jan 30, 2018: CenterPoint Energy earns award for restoration efforts following severe storms in Sealy
Jan 30, 2018: How Texas became tops in wind power
Jan 29, 2018: CPS Energy board selects new chair, vice chair
Jan 30, 2018: Austin Energy gears up to ‘repower downtown’
Jan 30, 2018: NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for January 31, 2018
Jan 30, 2018: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) Expected to Announce Quarterly Sales of $2.15 Billion
Jan 30, 2018: NextEra Energy Missed Its 4Q17 Estimates
Jan 26, 2018: PUCT Chairman memo recommends to initiate a comprehensive rate proceeding for CenterPoint
Jan 26, 2018: PUC chairman raises concerns about CenterPoint’s rates
Jan 26, 2018: NextEra Energy (NEE) Misses Q4 Earnings, Ups 2018 Guidance
Generation Adequacy
Feb 1, 2018: More Premature Nuclear Unit Retirements Loom
Feb 1, 2018: West Texas Radioactive Waste Site Purchased by Lehman & Company
Feb 1, 2018: Why the rest of U.S. power grid lags behind Texas
Jan 30, 2018: Silverstein: Grid Upgrades Can Prevent Blackouts But Still Don’t Eliminate The Need For More Transmission Lines
Jan 30, 2018: Rick Perry’s Home State Doesn’t Want Him Taking Over Its Grid
Jan 29, 2018: Young Voices, Smith: Let the market determine energy sources’ futures
Jan 29, 2018: Natural gas killed coal – now renewables and batteries are taking over
Energy Storage
Feb 2, 2018: Does energy storage make the electric grid cleaner?
Feb 1, 2018: The Energy Revolution Of 2018: Electricity Storage
Jan 31, 2018: Compound could transform energy storage for large grids
Jan 29, 2018: Nissan Moves Into Home Energy Storage
Jan 30, 2018: Lithium-Ion Battery Developer Flux Power Receives Energy Storage System Compatibility Approval from Toyota and Raymond
Feb 1, 2018: Orsted eyeing solar PV, energy storage as drivers for long-term growth
Feb 1, 2018: S&C Electric switches gears in the energy storage, microgrid space
Jan 30, 2018: Arizona Regulator Proposes Biggest Storage and Clean Energy Target Yet
Jan 30, 2018: Energy storage has an upstream swim in the Pacific Northwest
Jan 29, 2018: Nissan Moves Into Home Energy Storage
Jan 30, 2018: Lithium-Ion Battery Developer Flux Power Receives Energy Storage System Compatibility Approval from Toyota and Raymond
Jan 29, 2018: Renewables, Energy Storage, Electric Cars Will Likely Grow Strongly In 2018 As Oil Prices Rebound
Jan 30, 2018: California regulators at ‘essential starting point’ to enable revenue stacking
Jan 29, 2018: California Pushes The Envelope on Energy Storage with New Pumped Hydro Proposal
Jan 30, 2018: New batteries for Hawaiian wind farm: Younicos upgrades 10 MW energy storage system
Jan 27, 2018: Lithium and Cobalt: Getting a Jolt from Batteries
Jan 29, 2018: Revitalize Charging Solutions Unveils Rev+ Dual Home Charger
Jan 29, 2018: Storage investment rush continues as Stem raises US$80 million in Ontario
Renewable
Feb 1, 2018: Calming Chicken Little: An EV grid tale without the scary ending
Jan 26, 2018: Richardson: Renewable Energy Doesn’t Get More In Subsidies Than Fossil & Nuclear Energy Have Gotten, & Continue To Get
Jan 30, 2018: Harley-Davidson Is Making an Electric Motorcycle
Jan 30, 2018: Turbine makers look for airship solutions
Jan 22, 2018: US government report strengthens consensus on biodiesel benefits
Jan 31, 2018: TCEQ Urges Schools Districts to Apply for Clean Bus Grant
Jan 30, 2018: Researchers develop nanofluid to make solar power plants 35% more efficient
Jan 30, 2018: US installs more than 7,000 MW of wind in 2017: AWEA
Jan 26, 2018: Solar company puts hold on $20M US investment following new tariff
Jan 29, 2018: Fox: It Matters Where Solar Panels Are Made
Jan 22, 2018: Putting the ‘farm’ back in solar farms: Study to test ag potential at PV sites
Jan 17, 2018: Simmons: Germany shows how shifting to renewable energy can backfire
Jan 16, 2018: Can Molten Salt Make 24-Hour Solar Energy Possible?
Jan 16, 2018: Panasonic is building a ‘smart city’ in Colorado with high-tech highways, autonomous vehicles, and free WiFi
Power Grid Security
Jan 24, 2018: Ted Koppel warns power grid cyber attack more likely than nuclear threat
Jan 16, 2018: As Cyber Threats To The Electric Grid Rise, Utilities And Regulators Seek Solutions
Other
Feb 1, 2018: Targa Resources Corp. Announces Executive Leadership Promotions
Jan 30, 2018: Mark Walker Named as 2018 GCPA Board President
Jan 30, 2018: UT Energy Week 2018
Jan 24, 2018: GE’s Surprise $15 Billion Shortfall Was 14 Years in Making
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Headlines
Jan 26, 2018: Will batteries energize the Texas power grid?
Jan 25, 2018: Lubbock Power & Light and Southwestern Public Service reach agreement in principle for LP&L to exit SPP and join ERCOT
Jan 26, 2018: Sempra pushes for regulatory approval of Oncor deal after most intervenors are on board
Jan 23, 2018: American Electric Power Declares Quarterly Dividend On Common Stock
Jan 26, 2018: Vistra Energy to Report Fourth Quarter 2017 Results on February 26, 2018
Jan 25, 2018: E.On commissions two large battery storage facilities in Texas
Jan 25, 2018: Oncor-Sempra Energy Settlement Agreement Expands to 9 Texas Stakeholders
Jan 24, 2018: State utilities urged to share U.S. tax break benefits with consumers
Jan 24, 2018: The state of the US solar industry: 5 questions answered
Jan 24, 2018: Trump’s Solar Tariff Triggers Concern From Texas Companies
Jan 22, 2018: San Antonio solar installers will eat cost of Trump tariff
Jan 23, 2018: Texas solar developers assess the damage from Trump tariff
Jan 23, 2018: Nike just inked a big wind power deal in Texas
Jan 21, 2018: Blue: We need to transform the electric grid
Jan 22, 2018: Trump issues 30% tariff on solar imports
Jan 23, 2018: Solar names respond to new U.S. tariffs
Jan 19, 2018: Nike just inked a big wind power deal in Texas
Jan 21, 2018: McCamey, Texas largest solar project is a marriage made under the sun
Jan 22, 2018: Here’s how you can lower your electric bill, but make sure you read the fine print
Jan 23, 2018: Enchanted Rock Ltd. and Tradition Senior Living Set New Standard in Reliability With State-of-the-Art Electrical Backup System
Jan 19, 2018: The Home Heating Debate Heats Up As Temperatures Plunge In Texas
Jan 18, 2018: NASA’s new energy project boosts power in space; Kilopower under development with partners
Jan 19, 2018: SWEPCO makes official 8.9 percent rate increase
Generation Adequacy
Jan 25, 2018: Cold Snap Showed Grid Resilience, Lawmakers are Told
Jan 24, 2018: ERCOT real-time prices spike near $6,000/MWh, non-spin reserves deployed
Jan 23, 2018: FirstEnergy Gets $2.5 Billion Equity Boost, With Coal and Nuke Plants Under Pressure
Jan 23, 2018: Southwest Power Pool finds low energy prices, more wind power use
Jan 18, 2018: Two utilities withdraw from leading nuclear energy trade group
Jan 23, 2018: Elliott Is Doing Pretty Nicely in the Power Business
Jan 19, 2018: Shearon Harris nuclear plant sirens sound false alarm
Energy Storage
Jan 25, 2018: E.ON’s Texas Waves Energy Storage Projects Online
Jan 25, 2018: E.ON’s Battery Storage Starts Up At West Texas Wind Farms
Jan 24, 2018: How Energy Storage Systems Could Replace Natural Gas Power Plants
Jan 25, 2018: From followers to leaders: The changing face of Europe’s energy storage market
Jan 25, 2018: Thermal Energy Storage Market to Create Huge Impact in Business Revenue by Growing at Substantial CAGR during 2017- 2022
Jan 25, 2018: Utility Energy Storage Market Forecast
Jan 25, 2018: Europe Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage Systems Market Forecast 2018-2023
Jan 25, 2018: Renewables Battery Energy Storage Market by Segment …
Jan 25, 2018: Utility PPA secured for first community solar-plus-storage project in Massachusetts
Jan 24, 2018: Live Event Identifies Emerging Trends in Energy Storage
Jan 24, 2018: Microgrids and Energy Storage are Mainstream and Environmentally Beneficial
Jan 23, 2018: EEStor Announces Several Key Technological Improvements to Its Energy Storage Products
Jan 23, 2018: 6 months after target adoption, Massachusetts sees energy storage growth, challenges
Jan 23, 2018:What maker offers electric cars, plus solar panels and energy storage, beside Tesla?
Jan 23, 2018: ENGIE wraps acquired US energy storage, efficiency & sustainability players into parent brand
Jan 23, 2018: Audi and Nissan join ranks of automakers making energy storage mainstream
Jan 23, 2018: Are Energy Storage Projects Qualifying Facilities? A “Shotgun Wedding” for PURPA
Jan 23, 2018: TrinaBESS unveils “one product fits all” residential energy storage solution by adding off-grid capability in the US
Jan 19, 2018: Nissan moves into home solar energy storage
Jan 22, 2018: San Diego to Develop Innovative Hydropower Energy Storage Project
Jan 22, 2018: Nostromo Introduces the IceBrick™, the World’s First Modular Thermal Energy Storage Cell
Jan 22, 2018:If You Own a Fast Food Joint in Florida, You May Want to Consider Battery Storage
Renewable
Jan 25, 2018: Don’t let Trump’s solar tariff scare you. There’s an easy trick to beat it.
Jan 24, 2018: Green logo for Budweiser as brewer taps into U.S. wind power
Jan 25, 2018:NRG Energy breaks ground on 3 grid-scale solar projects in Hawai
Jan 24, 2018: Trucks, electric cars share stage at Houston Auto Show
Jan 24, 2018: Ferrari Has Plans to Make an Electric Supercar
Jan 24, 2018: EIA: Wind could soon beat hydro as U.S.’ biggest renewables source
Jan 24, 2018: Duke to install bird-protection system
Jan 15, 2018: Turning Water Into Fuel — Advances in electrolysis technology bring seawater one step closer as the fuel of the future.
Jan 16, 2018: Big Business Wants Renewables and RTOs can Deliver if they work Together
Jan 23, 2018: Rhodes: Solar Tariff Is A Direct Hit To Fastest-Growing Job In U.S.
Jan 23, 2018: Report: Wind and solar jobs outnumber coal and gas jobs in majority of states
Jan 23, 2018: Lack of transmission hindering corporate growth
Jan 23, 2018: Getting to ‘head-spinning’ low prices for U.S. offshore wind
Jan 19, 2018: It’s Time for Electric Companies to Pivot
Jan 22, 2018: Is Wind Energy Making Texas Even Warmer? Scientists Say No.
Jan 19, 2018: Atlanta Developing Plan To Go 100 Percent ‘Clean’ Energy
Jan 22, 2018: Big Tech Is Buying More Clean Energy Than Ever in the Trump Era
Jan 22, 2018: Cornyn drawing up RFS overhaul legislation
Jan 17, 2018: Trump says solar tariff decision coming soon, stakes huge for industry
Jan 18, 2018: RINs part of a political battle of renewable fuels
Jan 17, 2018: Semiconductor breakthrough may be game-changer for organic solar cells
Jan 13, 2018: ‘Battery’ that bottles sunshine could bring a new solar revolution
Jan 13, 2018: Algae May Be Green Energy’s Secret Weapon
Jan 4, 2018: The world’s biggest wind farm?
Power Grid Security
Jan 24, 2018: Ted Koppel warns power grid cyber attack more likely than nuclear threat
Jan 16, 2018: As Cyber Threats To The Electric Grid Rise, Utilities And Regulators Seek Solutions
Other
Jan 24, 2018: GE’s Surprise $15 Billion Shortfall Was 14 Years in Making
Jan 22, 2018: Puerto Rico’s governor plans to privatize electric utility
Jan 18, 2018: Consumers allege Experian, TXU Energy Retail is reporting inaccurate information on credit reports
Jan 17, 2018: Sensus FlexNet EasyLink Mobile Communications Solution Provides New Flexibility in AMR for Water, Gas and Electric Utilities
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Headlines
Jan 18, 2018: Future of Lubbock’s Power Lies in Hands of State Panel
Jan 18, 2018: LP&L makes case for joining ERCOT, agrees to help pay transmission costs
Jan 18, 2018: Texas cities, businesses, and schools know the economic upside of clean energy
Jan 18, 2018: Construction Begins On Texas’ Largest Solar Farm
Jan 18, 2018: Three Themes Emerge from PUCT Hearings Concerning Lubbock Power & Light’s Move to ERCOT
Jan 17, 2018: Plan to move Lubbock electric customers could have statewide ramifications
Jan 17, 2018: Fossil Fuels Face a $1.4 Billion Solar Problem in Texas
Jan 17, 2018: Form 8-K Vistra Energy Corp For: Jan 17
Jan 17, 2018: Lower electricity bills for North Texans when Oncor shares tax-cut windfall with consumers
Jan 16, 2018: How Austin is proving its dedication to clean energy
Jan 17, 2018: Glasscock County Wind Farm Breezing Into Service
Jan 17, 2018: In asking FERC to help on Texas rates, AG Paxton misses key point
Jan 16, 2018: Thousands without power as temperatures drop in Houston
Jan 17, 2018: CenterPoint Energy, Inc. to Host Webcast of Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2017 Earnings Conference Call
Jan 16, 2018: GE could break itself apart as cash crisis deepens
Jan 16, 2018: East TX power companies prepare ahead of winter weather
Jan 15, 2018: How power companies are preparing for the winter storm
Jan 11, 2018: Renewable fuel standard doesn’t make sense for Texans
Jan 15, 2018: PUCT Briefs: Regulators Begin Addressing Utility Tax Savings
Jan 15, 2018: Texas PUC Considering Rulemaking over AEP Battery Proposal
Jan 13, 2018: Consumers Energy schedules electric-service interruption in Texas, Oshtemo townships
Jan 12, 2018: Steep utility fees are killing electric-car charging stations
Generation Adequacy
Jan 17, 2018: Primer on Texas power
Jan 19, 2018: Devin Hartman & Pat Wood: A Conservative Energy Reset
Jan 19, 2018: Yucca is obvious answer to nuclear waste question
Jan 18, 2018: ERCOT sets winter demand record, pushing prices above $2K/MWh
Jan 17, 2018: Frigid Blast to South Hits Refineries as Power Prices Spike
Jan 17, 2018: We did it! Texas shatters record for winter electricity use, without swamping the grid
Jan 18, 2018: Entergy asking customers to conserve power Thursday
Jan 18, 2018: Entergy, MISO Ask Customers To Limit Electricity Usage Thursday Morning
Jan 17, 2018: Austin’s demand for electricity set new winter record, Austin Energy says
Jan 17, 2018: Lamar Electric Cooperative customers experience outages
Jan 17, 2018: CPS tells customers to conserve energy to avoid rolling blackouts
Jan 18, 2018: Utilities Demand Boosts Industrial Production
Jan 18, 2018: Wholesale power prices in 2017: stable in the East, up in Texas, California
Jan 17, 2018: Historic low temperatures result in new winter peak demand record for ERCOT region
Jan 17, 2018: Amid Wednesday freeze, new record set for winter electricity demand, ERCOT says
Jan 17, 2018: Wholesale power prices in 2017 were stable in the east, but increased in Texas, California
Jan 16, 2018: Building resilient US grids after Maria, Harvey and Irma
Jan 10, 2018: Vanderveen: Solar And Wind Charged Batteries Are Now Popping Up On Electrical Grids
Jan 16, 2018: Bidgely Raises $27 Million to Scale Energy Disaggregation for Utilities
Energy Storage
Jan 18, 2018: The next step in energy storage: Large capacities for flexible and mobile use
Jan 18, 2018: Energy Storage Revolution Poised to Expedite America’s Transition to Clean Energy
Jan 18, 2018: Will Energy Storage Replace Peaker Plants?
Jan 18, 2018: Energy storage can improve the delivery of smart energy solutions in smart cities, says Navigant
Jan 17, 2018: Surprising discovery could lead to better batteries
Jan 18, 2018: The Energy Storage Giant Tesla Should Fear Most
Jan 18, 2018: There once was an energy storage system on Nantuck..
Jan 18, 2018: Masdar Institute and Cleanergy Partner in Research on Thermal Energy Storage for the Cleanergy Stirling CSP System
Jan 18, 2018: Hawaii legislature considers income tax credit for energy storage
Jan 16, 2018: Could Florida be the next hot spot for energy storage?
Jan 17, 2018: Electric Eels Inspire A New Type of Battery
Jan 17, 2018: California regulators broaden rules for energy storage
Jan 17, 2018: Santander Invests £28.5 Million In Battery Energy Storage Solutions
Jan 16, 2018: Energy storage ‘digital inertia’ could stabilise the grid better than thermal generation
Jan 17, 2018: Navigant Research Finds Energy Storage Can Improve the Delivery of Smart Energy Solutions in Smart Cities
Jan 15, 2018: ‘Digital inertia’: Energy storage can stabilise grid with 1/10 the capacity of thermal generation
Jan 15, 2018: New Energy Storage Breakthroughs Sweeten Outlook For EV Market
Jan 15, 2018: Energy Storage Can Drive Future Tesla Growth, Not Just Autos
Jan 16, 2018: Electric car ‘batteries on wheels’ could help solve renewable energy’s storage issue
Jan 16, 2018: Siemens and AES Corp. Join Forces to Create Energy Storage Company
Renewable
Jan 15, 2018: Transmission Upgrades & Expansion Are Necessary To Meet Increasing Demand For Wind & Solar
Jan 12, 2018: Buffett’s Squeezing More Power Out of Wind With This Software
Jan 19, 2018: Saudi solar company to adopt green crypto-currency
Jan 13, 2018: ‘Battery’ that bottles sunshine could bring a new solar revolution
Jan 13, 2018: Algae May Be Green Energy’s Secret Weapon
Jan 4, 2018: The world’s biggest wind farm?
Jan 16, 2018: Seasonal patterns show a need for more solar in the U.S. electricity mix
Jan 17, 2018: Owning An Electric Car Is Twice As Cheap As Owning A Gas Vehicle
Jan 9, 2018: Harnessing the power of algae—new, greener fuel cells move step closer to reality
Jan 5, 2018: Birch: How to Halve the Cost of Residential Solar in the US
Jan 16, 2018: GM’s Expansion, Energy Goals Hinge on Renewables’ Power Lines
Jan 16, 2018: Americans Overestimate Alternative Energy Power, Trust Federal Agencies Most, Think America On Right Energy Path: Survey
Jan 17, 2018: Could poor transmission planning limit corporate renewable deals?
Jan 9, 2018: Harnessing the power of algae—new, greener fuel cells move step closer to reality
Jan 5, 2018: Birch: How to Halve the Cost of Residential Solar in the US
Jan 16, 2018: GM’s Expansion, Energy Goals Hinge on Renewables’ Power Lines
Jan 8, 2018: A Fully Solar-Powered Car May Be Hitting the Road by 2019
Jan 7, 2018: Low Cost Renewables Are Creating A New Middle East
Jan 9, 2018: Harnessing the power of algae—new, greener fuel cells move step closer to reality
Jan 5, 2018: Birch: How to Halve the Cost of Residential Solar in the US
Jan 16, 2018: Big Business Wants Renewables and RTOs can Deliver if they work Together
Power Grid Security
Jan 16, 2018: As Cyber Threats To The Electric Grid Rise, Utilities And Regulators Seek Solutions
Jan 10, 2018: How do we make the electrical grid more resilient?
Jan 8, 2018: GlobalSign to Host Utility Cybersecurity Summit During DistribuTECH 2018
Other
Jan 18, 2018: Consumers allege Experian, TXU Energy Retail is reporting inaccurate information on credit reports
Jan 17, 2018: Sensus FlexNet EasyLink Mobile Communications Solution Provides New Flexibility in AMR for Water, Gas and Electric Utilities
Dec 27, 2017: First wireless charging technology approved by the FCC
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Headlines
Jan 12, 2018: Texas PUC to spread word about 9.3% reserve margin
Jan 11, 2018: San Antonio’s CPS Energy to ask for another $15 million in solar rebates
Jan 11, 2018: Upshur Rural Co-op mulls Lake O’ Pines power line changes after Scouts’ deaths
Jan 11, 2018: Texas PUC Nixes Fast-Growing Dallas Area Substation Project
Jan 11, 2018: Clearing the Air: No Solar Fees for New Mexican Customers of El Paso Electric
Jan 10, 2018: Blockchain Tech Is Transforming The Energy Industry
Jan 11, 2018: Will CenterPoint use corporate tax savings to lower rates?
Jan 10, 2018: States to US: Pass along utilities’ tax savings to customers
Jan 11, 2018: E.ON announces start of construction on 201 MW South Texas project
Jan 9, 2018: What will keep Texas’ electricity grid humming? Big battery farms, salt caverns
Jan 10, 2018: Council to consider resolution Thursday to pursue electric competition in Lubbock
Jan 10, 2018: Windy weather causes mass power outages
Jan 9, 2018: Slew of Texas retirements will have energy, enviro impacts
Jan 9, 2018: LP&L’s contracts for electricity after 2021 — a wrinkle in revived discussion for electric competition
Jan 2, 2018: Austin Energy focuses on innovative solutions to help city of Austin meet clean energy goals
Jan 8, 2018: Predictions 2018: Federal policies to dominate
Jan 9, 2018: Power Companies Got a Tax Cut. Will Your Bill Reflect It?
Jan 9, 2018: 5 things to know in Texas energy this week
Jan 9, 2018: Reliant offers Nest E, Google Home, new commands
Jan 9, 2018: Perry’s grid plan blocked by FERC
Jan 9, 2018: Energy regulator rejects Perry’s plan to boost coal
Jan 9, 2018: Texas PUC to hear Lubbock bid to join ERCOT; large manufacturers wary
Jan 8, 2018: Texas PUC chair raises concerns over ERCOT independence
Jan 4, 2018: Fickling: Bitcoin’s Cheap Energy Feast Is Ending
Jan 8, 2018: Vistra Energy Corp. 2017 Q3 – Results – Earnings Call Slides
Jan 8, 2018: Bid to expand Texas power grid fuels angst among big electric users
Jan 5, 2018: Trump Tax Reform Has States Hungry for Lower Utility Bills
Generation Adequacy
Jan 11, 2018: Lincoln Energy announces financing for new West Texas wind farm
Jan 12, 2018: Sammons Renewable Energy Acquires Texas Wind Project
Jan 8, 2018: Most power plants retired in last ten years were powered by fossil fuel
Jan 9, 2018: Why can’t we decide what to do about nuclear energy?
Jan 10, 2018: DOE issues final rule outlining emergency order procedures for the grid
Jan 8, 2018: Sammons Renewable Energy Acquires 163mw Texas Wind Development From Apex Clean Energy
Jan 9, 2018: Utility supplies: Aerial inspection and vegetation management software
Jan 10, 2018: DOE issues final rule outlining emergency order procedures for the grid
Jan 8, 2018: Gas, not renewables, driving coal, nuclear woes; DOE labs show how much
Jan 8, 2018: Natural Gas Dominates: Seven Power Sector Experts Weigh In with Forecasts for 2018
Jan 5, 2018: Texas grid meets the challenge of a long winter cold spell
Dec 28, 2017: Chen: Our Grid Needs to Go on a Diet to Get Leaner and Greener
Jan 5, 2018: Maintaining a fair market through price formation reform
Energy Storage
Jan 12, 2018: All the Ups and Downs From the Year in Energy Storage
Jan 12, 2018: Macquarie and Engie invest millions in energy storage firm
Jan 11, 2018: AES and Siemens, Two Power Giants, Join Forces on Energy Storage
Jan 11, 2018: Battery storage opportunities offer consistency for customers
Jan 11, 2018:The Next Five Years in Energy Storage According to 500 Energy Professionals
Jan 11, 2018: Is Energy Storage the Key to Unlocking the “Smart” in Smart Homes?
Jan 11, 2018: Georgia Power offers up PV-plus-storage ‘smart neighbourhood’ of new houses for sale
Jan 9, 2018: Predictions 2018: Energy storage growth shows no sign of slowing down
Jan 9, 2018: Could Florida be the next hot spot for energy storage?
Jan 8, 2018: Xcel solicitation returns ‘incredible’ renewable energy, storage bids
Jan 8, 2018: NES’s 50 MW UK energy storage project operational
Jan 8, 2018: Battery energy storage plant planned for Kilkenny city
Jan 8, 2018: HCP Installing Primus Power Energy Storage Systems at Life Science Buildings
Jan 8, 2018: NEC Energy Solutions Commissions 50 MW of Grid Energy Storage Facilities in UK for VLC Energy
Jan 8, 2018: Expect strong growth this year for commercial energy storage
Jan 8, 2017: BrightVolt Expands At Battery Innovation Center, Advances Energy Storage With $500,000 From Radius Indiana
Jan 8, 2017: Florida lawmaker proposes to study solar+storage for grid recovery
Renewable
Jan 12, 2018: GE completes Texas revamp
Jan 10, 2018: UTSA startup harnessing artificial intelligence, big data to optimize industrial building renewable energy use
Jan 9, 2018: Hype Meets Reality as Electric Car Dreams Run Into Metal Crunch
Jan 9, 2018: Roadmap to nowhere — The myth of powering the nation 100% with renewable energy
Jan 9, 2018: California approves closure of last nuclear power plant
Jan 9, 2018: Tax revamp mostly left alone solar and wind power credits, but renewable debate continues
Jan 10, 2018: Utility-scale renewable energy capacity increased in 2017
Jan 10, 2018: Clean energy developers look to diversify in bid to boost profits
Jan 2, 2018: Like Two Lost Souls, Hydrogen & Concentrating Solar Power Find Each Other
Jan 5, 2018: A section of world’s first solar panel road was just stolen
Dec 12, 2017: Dead coal mines everywhere are being reincarnated as solar farms
Dec 27, 2017: Sorghum to Get Biofuels Boost
Dec 11, 2017: Why Trackers Are Essential to Profitable Utility-Scale Solar Projects
Jan 8, 2018: Bell Helicopter offers a sneak peek of its first electric flying taxi
Dec 29, 2017: Scientists Print Living Solar Cells That Retain Energy On Paper
Jan 4, 2018: Sweet: Why 2018 will be a make or break year for renewables
Dec 30, 2017: This Ingenious Artificial Island Will Collect Wind Energy And Divert It to Shore
Dec 12, 2017: A Greener Path To Commerce: Exploring The Future Of Renewable Energy
Jan 3, 2018: Why mandates still matter in the age of cheap renewables
Dec 13, 2017:Solar-powered floating rig can harvest hydrogen from seawater
Power Grid Security
Jan 10, 2018: How do we make the electrical grid more resilient?
Jan 8, 2018: GlobalSign to Host Utility Cybersecurity Summit During DistribuTECH 2018
Dec 20, 2017: New Report Highlights Cyber Threat to US Electric Industry
Other
Dec 27, 2017: First wireless charging technology approved by the FCC
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Headlines
Jan 5, 2018: Testing Texas power
Jan 5, 2018: Texas electricity demand hit record as cold snap settled in
Jan 4, 2018: ERCOT sets new winter peak demand record
Jan 5, 2018: CenterPoint Energy announces five-year capital investment plan
Jan 5, 2018: Did US Tax Reform Prompt CenterPoint Energy to Hike ’17 View?
Jan 3, 2018: PUCT Executive Director Resigns
Jan 3, 2018: Power outages continue across RGV
Jan 3, 2018: Power outages leave thousands of East Texans in the dark
Jan 3, 2018: San Antonio’s utility hits usage record with cold snap
Jan 2, 2018: MISO extends cold weather, conservative ops alerts; real-time power prices jump
Jan 3, 2018: Data breach affects some El Paso Electric Customers
Jan 3, 2018:Lamar Electric Cooperative customers should see noticeable savings
Jan 3, 2018:LP&L Cites Competition as Reason for Migration to ERCOT
Jan 4, 2018:Mispriced Restructuring Model: NRG Energy
Jan 4, 2018:Deliverability key for US grid resiliency: NRG Energy CEO
Jan 3, 2018: In first, Lubbock opts to join Texas’s deregulated power market
Jan 2, 2018: Mayor, LP&L director say Lubbock should seek to end LP&L’s monopoly on electricity
Jan 2, 2018: United warns cold weather translates into higher electricity bills
Jan 3, 2018: Amid cold spell outages, AEP wants power use reduced
Dec 27, 2017: Wind power could be blowing up job creation in Texas, experts say
Dec 29, 2017: Port Corpus Christi emerging as wind energy hub
Jan 2, 2018: San Antonio’s CPS Energy wraps up 2017 with eye toward new headquarters in 2020
Jan 3, 2018: Fuel Charges Going Down for Entergy Texas Customers
Jan 3, 2018: Sempra Energy Announces Proposed Public Offerings Of Common Stock And Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
Dec 22, 2017: Tesla to help Plano’s Frito-Lay boost truck fleet fuel efficiency
Jan 2, 2018: Laredo getting a chilly start to 2018
Generation Adequacy
Jan 4, 2018: Icy grip on nation providing boost gas companies, refiners
Jan 5, 2018: Microgrid News from NRG Energy, Cummins, USA Microgrids, Navigant
Jan 5, 2018: Maintaining a fair market through price formation reform
Jan 3, 2018: Wind Nearing Coal as ERCOT Ponders Thinning Reserves
Jan 3, 2018: U.S. blizzard to test gas, electric markets
Jan 3, 2018: Arctic Blast Heating Up Battle Between Energy Lobbying Groups
Dec 29, 2017: Coal to the rescue as record cold grips the East
Jan 3, 2018: Utility M&A Is So Hot Not Even Berkshire’s Billions Won a Bid
Jan 2, 2018: MISO extends cold weather, conservative ops alerts; real-time power prices jump
Dec 30, 2017: As cold snap lingers, New England becomes ‘world’s priciest market’ for power plants using natural gas
Dec 30, 2017: Keep the Texas Energy Market clean
Jan 2, 2018: How 2017 Made the Argument for Microgrids
Energy Storage
Jan 4, 2018: A New Frontier: The Interconnection of Energy Storage
Jan 4, 2018: U.S. Energy Storage Surges 46% In Q3; 2018 Could Be A Breakout Year For Vanadium Batteries
Jan 4, 2018: Manchester virtual energy storage firm secures funding
Jan 4, 2018: Industry reacts positively to New York’s 1,500MW energy storage target
Jan 4, 2018: Future-proofing solar PV savings with energy storage
Jan 2, 2018: Energy storage safety set to move forward in 2018 with new fire standards
Jan 3, 2018: ‘Support agreement’ pushes ahead ‘world’s first’ wind-plus-storage crop farm in Australia
Jan 3, 2018: IESA: India to draw megawatt-scale stationary storage deployment in 2018
Jan 3, 2018: New York sets bigger energy storage target than California
Dec 30, 2017: Residential Energy Storage Systems Ready for Prime Time
Jan 1, 2018: The UK Could Install 12 Gigawatts of Energy Storage by 2021
Jan 2, 2018: Navigant: Energy storage for renewables integration to reach $23B by 2026
Jan 2, 2018: Exploring electrolysis for energy storage
Dec 28, 2017: Energy Storage: Charging Ahead in 2018
Renewable
Jan 4, 2018: This Fusion Reactor Can Provide World With Limitless Clean Energy Using Only Hydrogen By 2025
Jan 4, 2018: Solar’s Bright Future Is Further Away Than It Seems
Jan 2, 2018:The US Energy Grid Is Making Electric Cars Dirtier Than They Should Be
Dec 26, 2017:Winds of worry: US fishermen fear forests of power turbines
Dec 26, 2017:Wind, solar exceed hydro for US electrical generation
Dec 13, 2017:Solar-powered floating rig can harvest hydrogen from seawater
Dec 27, 2017: Germany paid people to use electricity over the holidays because its grid is so clean
Dec 18, 2017: Homemade solar power system believed to spark fire in downtown Charleston
Jan 4, 2018: International Business Machines Assigned Patent for Forecasting Solar Power Generation
Dec 27, 2017: Lane: A decade of unexpected curves in the bioeconomy
Jan 2, 2018: SunEdison completes reorganization after Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Jan 2, 2018: 5 steps renewable providers can take to simplify energy procurement and increase business opportunities
Jan 2, 2018: Orders show corporate interest in Tesla’s electric semi
Dec 22, 2017: Texas bucks national coal trend with faith in renewables
Dec 14, 2017: U.S. solar power group says it sees headwinds ahead
Dec 29, 2017: Does a lower “total cost of ownership” boost electric car sales?
Power Grid Security
Dec 20, 2017: New Report Highlights Cyber Threat to US Electric Industry
Other
Dec 27, 2017: First wireless charging technology approved by the FCC
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