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Although the use of solar power is gaining a more diverse following among U.S. electric utilities, the utilities that installed the most solar power in the past continue to lead the nation in installing new solar power capacity.

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utility rebate programs like these are making solar energy viable for even the tightest of budgets.

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Unable to retrench like their unregulated counterparts, utilities are investing more than they were just a few years ago while paying record spreads over risk-free rates for financing. At the same time, revenues are under pressure due to softening power prices and an economically driven drop in demand. The past three months have seen a 1.8 per cent drop in US power usage versus the same period a year ago, according to the Edison Electric Institute. Adding insult to injury, Macquarie Research reckons regulators might become less generous when setting rates since compressed Treasury note yields may be used to justify a lower regulated return on equity.

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That is why Mr Miller believes large pools of money will flow into the sector in the coming years to invest in the US’ ageing distribution infrastructure and much-needed new capacity. He said private capital will fill the gap developing from companies lack of access to public equity and debt markets, and to meet new energy and infrastructure needs, enabling deals to go through.

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The idea is to create a common set of communication protocols and data formats that utilities and smart-grid start-ups can adhere to.

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Energy efficiency improvements in the U.S. electric power sector could reduce electric consumption by 7 to 11 percent

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