Duke calls for extending net metering in South Carolina through March 2019
The power company says that this will allow time for a more careful crafting of a successor program.
Duke to upgrade pumped-storage station to accommodate renewables
The energy giant is upgrading its Bad Creek pumped hydro storage facility from 1,000 to 1,300 MW.
Utility-funded Harvard group has given tens of thousands in airfare, luxury hotels and meals to Arizona commissioners
In this expose, Energy and Policy Institute looks at how the Harvard Electricity Policy Group has been lavishing gifts on members of the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Halfway into the year, Duke hits South Carolina net metering cap
New solar customers now have the option to sell power at a price far below retail to Duke Energy, in the state with the highest monthly electricity bills in the country.
Duke pushes solar at both distributed and utility-scale
The utility is opening an RFP for utility-scale projects, as well as offering a solar rebate program for rooftop systems.
NC regulators reject Duke’s grid investment proposal, limit fixed charge increase
Despite an earlier compromise, the controversial customer charges to pay for the utility’s $13 billion Power/Forward program have been rejected, and an increase on fixed charges for Duke customers will be limited to $14 per month.
Energy storage takes the grid by storm at the EIA conference, part 2
Part 2 looks at presentations by Fluence and NREL, which outline the market opportunities present both today and in the future.
Energy storage takes the grid by storm at the EIA conference, part 1
Presentations by Duke Energy, NREL, Fluence, GE and the EIA itself showed that energy storage is becoming a fact on the ground.
Duke Energy settlement saves consumer-sited solar
Consumers will no longer be faced with drastic fixed-rate utility bill increases.
Duke low-balls renewable energy in its climate plans
The southern power giant’s stunningly unambitious plan for increasing renewable energy generation may be the result of keeping inflexible nuclear power online for unheard-of timelines.
