Utilities

Introduced by Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA), the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act, or SAVE, is expected to be introduced today and aims to include a home’s energy saving profile as a measure of its true value in granting loans and conducting appraisals.

A new report, Western Grid 2050/: Contrasting Futures , Contrasting Fortunes, outlines how energy choices in 11 Western states in the next 20 to 40 years will impact human health and business wealth.

Researchers at Southern Methodist University have collected data that reveals the state of West Virginia as the largest geothermal hot spot in the eastern United States.

This is the first of a three-part Q & A with Katherine Hamilton, president of the Washington, D.C.-based GridWise Alliance. Here Ms. Hamilton talks about the Alliance's mission and the inaugural GridWise Global Forum.

The Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently released a study that examines the impact of wind and solar power on the power grid.

A new bill passed in California last week allows for an increase in the amount of solar energy consumers can sell back to utility companies.

A new survey of American utility companies offers some very revealing information about the U.S. energy industry and renewable energy.

Smart grids have become super sexy.  As with any sexy thing, you better keep your eye on it. 

With the inevitable change from fossil-fuel vehicles to electric cars on the horizon, McKinsey Quarterly's (MQ) latest report looks to explain how three industries (automakers, battery producers, and utility providers) must evolve to accommodate the transition.