In his debut column for RTO Insider, Steve Huntoon explains why LED bulbs are having a bigger impact on the wholesale energy markets than rooftop solar.

Almost 150 renewable energy industry representatives gathered in for the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Alliance’s (TREIA) GridNEXT conference.

Renewable energy made gains in some states, but other state election results were not as favorable or as expected.

NY PSC staff released a report recommending a transition to a compensation scheme that provides more accurate values for distributed energy resources (DER).

CAISO is seeking stakeholder input on how to respond to a solar eclipse that will significantly curtail output from California’s growing solar generation portfolio next August.

A new research report indicates that "The duck curve is driven by utility-scale solar in California, not distributed resources."

How to characterize net metering for rooftop solar power was the subject of a debate at the Energy Bar Association’s (EBA) Mid-Year Energy Forum last week.

The Maine PUC proposed a 15-year phase-out of net metering for current rooftop solar systems and a 10-year limit for new systems.

Pacific Gas and Electric (NYSE:PCG) filed with California regulators last week to shut down Diablo Canyon, the state’s last remaining nuclear power plant.

The prevailing opinion at the Infocast California Energy Summit was that solar is the generation of choice now in the state.