The proposed use of alternative rate plans to establish new base rates for electric and gas companies in Maryland is pitting the utility industry against some consumer groups and state regulators.

A utility company that provides service to an owner’s property usually requests the owner to sign a standard form of easement. The form of easement allows the utility company to enter onto the owner’s ...

Jolted by the threat of rolling blackouts and soaring energy bills hitting its huge manufacturing base, the City of Industry has become the first city in L.A. County in 12 years to set up its own ...

Boulder may seek to annex some unincorporated neighborhoods that share the city’s electrical system if it creates a municipal energy utility. Boulder officials discussed the possibility at a City ...

The utility business model is evolving in response to a fundamental shift in our power system economics. Traditional utility models were built on the engine of inexorable electricity demand growth, ...

Palo Alto’s utility managers have formed a new employee association that they hope will strengthen their bargaining power in negotiations with city management. The group, called the Utilities ...

The Laguna Beach City Council on Tuesday declared its intention to form a 90-parcel utility underground district formed in ...

The city of Industry has set up its own utility and is eyeing a possible power plant in the west end of town. The city has bought a vacant warehouse and is studying whether to build a 500-megawatt ...