West Penn Power begins $17 million project to upgrade grid
West Penn Power began working on a $17 million project on Wednesday to update its electrical infrastructure - a project that will improve the safety and reliability of electricity for its 720,000 customers. "The work is designed to benefit customers by complementing the projects we already do ea... Read More »Jim Matheson
Jim Matheson named new NRECA CEO
Former U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson (R-UT) steps into his new role as CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) this week. Matheson, who served seven terms during his tenure as as Utah’s congressman, will fill the role vacated by Jo Ann Emerson, who worked as NRECA’s CEO fo... Read More »EIA details strength of U.S. power grid’s interconnected systems
In a recent publication by the U.S. Energy Information Association (EIA), the U.S. power grid was demonstrated to be a highly complex system of interconnections and balancing authorities that ensures the stability and reliability of services to 145 million customers. The numbers behind the nation... Read More »Southern Company appoints new subsidiary leadership
The Southern Company appointed John G. Trawick, John L. Pemberton and Theodore J. McCullough as new executive leaders to subsidiaries Southern Power and Georgia Power on Tuesday. "As Southern Company creates the future of energy, we are drawing from the system's exceptional leadership bench stre... Read More »Iowa Utilities Board updates net-metering policy to promote renewable energy
The Iowa Utilities Board updated its net metering policy on Tuesday to require the state’s largest investor-owned utilities to file new bet neterubg tariffs that will support the state’s initiative to encourage customers to adopt renewable energy. Under the new order, the MidAmerican Energy ... Read More »Robert Ortt