Idaho PUC approves IPC efficiency programs, request review of four percent rider
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) on Monday approved the $35.2 million spent last year by the Idaho Power Company as prudently incurred as part of the company’s energy efficiency and demand-response programs during 2015. Approximately $28.5 million of the $35.2 million investment dur... Read More »Emera Maine to power Hampden Operation Center using clean, onsite microgrid
A plan to provide Emera Maine’s Hampden Operations Center with clean, onsite power generation was announced on Tuesday, including solar generation, a Tesla battery storage system, a level-2 electric vehicle charging station and an advanced microgrid controller. “This project not only will low... Read More »Alasdair Cathcart
Bechtel recognized for providing safe and innovative energy infrastructure
Bechtel was awarded the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Global Best Project Award in the power/industrial category on Monday for its safe and innovative engineering and construction contributions to the Curtis Island Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) program. ENR, a leading publication that reports on the e... Read More »Greg White
Five-year, $24 million NARUC agreement strengthens capacity of energy regulators
The Energy Regulatory Partnership Program (ERPP), a five-year, $24 million cooperative agreement, was signed on Monday to enable the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) to continue strengthening the capacity of energy regulators around the world. The ERPP, funded by ... Read More »Aaron Bloom
NREL study shows eastern grid can handle greater growth of renewables
The power grid in the eastern part of the United States could accommodate up to 30 percent annual penetration of wind and solar generation without technical problems, according to a recent study from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). NREL's Eastern Renew... Read More »Maine PUC issues LNG storage request for proposals
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued a request for proposals on Wednesday, calling for submissions of physical energy storage contracts for liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage from transmission and distribution utilities, gas utilities or natural gas pipeline utilities. The commissi... Read More »NRECA and EEI applaud Senate essential coal ash provision approval
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) welcomed the clear enforcement authority provided by the Senate’s approval of coal ash management provisions on Thursday. U.S. electricity co-ops have sought such coal ash management provisions s... Read More »Pennsylvania PUC approves two Duquesne Light petitions
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved two petitions from Duquesne Light Company last week that the company filed in accordance with Act 11 of 2012. Act 11 requires utility providers to file Long-Term Infrastructure Improvement Plans (LTIIPs) as a part of any action to establis... Read More »Bob Latta