The U.S. electric grid remains highly vulnerable to attacks from Iran and North Korea or other threats such as geomagnetic storms from solar activity, according to a new report released [read more]
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has finalized its full 150 MW solar feed-in-tariff (FIT) program, as well as announced the completion of its second utility-built solar [read more]
A new report on U.S. power plant emissions from the top 100 power producers shows that the electric industry cut emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and carbon [read more]
Both the Illinois House and Senate have voted to override Gov. Pat Quinn's recent veto of S.B.9, legislation to allow further funding of smart grid efforts in the state. S.B.9 [read more]
On the heels of its announced 210 MW solar initiative and a recent 250 MW wind purchase, Atlanta-based utility Georgia Power has added 53.5 MW of new biomass capacity to [read more]
The Asia-Pacific smart grid market earned approximately $5.4 billion in 2012 and will reach $15.83 billion in 2018, finds a new report from Frost & Sullivan. The report says [read more]
Black & Veatch recently completed its seventh annual U.S. electric utility industry report, and a key takeaway from the study is that utility executives are most concerned about overall grid [read more]
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has vetoed Senate Bill 9, a piece of legislation that, among other measures, would have quickened the deployment of advanced metering infrastructure and smart meters in [read more]
Annual investment in new renewable power capacity is set to rise by anywhere from two-and-a-half times to more than four-and-a-half times between now and 2030, finds a report from Bloomberg [read more]
Even if the U.S. ceases to burn coal, shuts down a quarter of its existing nuclear reactors, and trims its use of natural gas by 2050, the increased reliance on [read more]
