The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) hosted a Harrisburg hearing on Wednesday to gather information from experts regarding alternative ratemaking methodologies for energy programs.
The hearings are part of a ongoing set of discussions about how to best maintain a safe and reliable en... Read More »
The Public Service Commission (PSC) of Wisconsin approved a new transmission line project on Wednesday between the the town of Salem and the city of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
“With input from the public, our project team evaluated more than 200 miles of route segments during the routing and siti... Read More »
The state of Oregon approved a measure on Tuesday to raise the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 50 percent renewables by 2040.
The new standard puts Oregon on track to meet its greenhouse gas reduction goals, which call for reducing emissions by 75 percent below 1990 levels by 2050... Read More »
The Energy and Power Subcommittee, part of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, held a hearing on Wednesday examining the Department of Energy’s (DOE) FY 2017 budget request.
Committee members questioned Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz on a variety of topics related to the department’s bud... Read More »
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) praised the recent House passage of the FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015.
The legislation reauthorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and expedites the process for electric co-ops to obtain reimbursement for di... Read More »