The Coal Utilization Research Council (CURC) recently announced that it has added two new organizations to its membership, the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers (IBEW) and clean energy non-profit ClearPath Action.
IBEW represents both American and Canadian workers in a wide range of s... Read More »
A partnership between Harris Corporation and Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) will advance communications capabilities for FPL’s operations region – an area that serves approximately ten million people.
The new digital network will upgrade FPL’s analog radio communications network to... Read More »
Bloom Energy, Southern Company and its subsidiary PowerSecure recently entered into a strategic alliance which involves project investment and joint-technology development for behind-the-meter energy solutions.
PowerSecure will acquire approximately 50 megawatts of Bloom Energy servers under a lo... Read More »
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently requested initial comments regarding potential changes to how it calculates its oil pipeline rate index and conducts data reporting.
By seeking comments on the proposed changes, FERC said it aims to ensure pipeline rates remain fair and rea... Read More »
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has renewed the operating licenses of the LaSalle County Station nuclear power plant, authorizing operation of Units 1 and 2 for another 20 years.
Located in Marseilles, Illinois, the LaSalle nuclear power plant uses two boiling-water reactors. Exelon Gener... Read More »
Utilities say important provisions that could be included in final water resources legislation currently being negotiated by Congress would provide more regulatory certainty over the management of coal ash.
The Senate recently passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), a two-year authoriz... Read More »
Faraday Future (FF) recently announced it has awarded a contract to AECOM for the construction of its $1 billion electric car manufacturing plant in North Las Vegas, Nevada.
Los Angeles-based AECOM, a global infrastructure firm, said the project had a construction value of about $500 million.
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A recent U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report showed that water and sewer utilities will need to spend $655 billion during the next 20 years in order to provide adequate water infrastructure to meet the needs of cities that have faced declining populations in recent years.
For midsi... Read More »
Pacific Power has been awarded the 2016 Green Power Leadership Award in recognition of its commitment to advancing U.S. renewable energy and in particular its novel approach to developing renewables in Oregon.
The Green Power Leadership Awards are conferred nationwide by the Center for Resource S... Read More »
PacifiCorp’s cost-sharing plan was approved this week by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission for a two-year extension.
The current multi-state protocol puts revenue requirements for Idaho above the current share of $986,000 by an additional 1.7 percent. The increase allows PacifiCorp to save ... Read More »