A recent report by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) found that transmission investment by EEI members reached a new spending record of $20.1 billion.
Investor-owned electric companies are making these investments in order to meet the challenges of changing energy needs brought about by factors... Read More »
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) found in its annual Cold Weather Survey that nine percent fewer Pennsylvania households are beginning winter without heating-related utility services or are using unsafe heating methods.
Over 22,000 households do not have access to safe heating met... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy will provide $40 million in funding to build the United States' first open-ocean, power grid-connected wave energy test facility off the Oregon coast.
A partnership made up of several renewable energy innovators and the University of Washington, Oregon State Universi... Read More »
Upgrades for Duke Energy Indiana's Markland Hydro Station were approved by state regulators this month, which will provide greater energy output, improved reliability and new equipment for the station near the Ohio River.
The $152 million project is expected to increase the station's energy outpu... Read More »
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) announced plans this week to shut down the Cedar Bay Generating Plant on Dec. 31, 2016.
FPL purchased the 250-megawatt coal-fired plant, located in Jacksonville, Florida, in 2015 with the intention of phasing it out of service.
Prior to the acquisition, F... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy offered a conditional commitment to Lake Charles Methanol, LLC this week for the first loan guarantee under the Advanced Fossil Energy Project.
The commitment guarantees loans of up to $2 billion for the construction of the world’s first methanol production facilit... Read More »
NorthWestern Energy entered into an agreement with developer WKN Montana II this week to purchase the energy, capacity and environmental attributes of a qualifying facility (QF) wind farm that will be developed in south-central Montana.
The agreed-upon price after much negotiation for the power p... Read More »
Southern California Edison (SCE) announced this week that it chose a joint venture between AECOM and EnergySolutions as the decommissioning general contractor for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).
The joint venture will be known as SONGS Decommissioning Solutions.
“We are pl... Read More »
The Georgia Public Service Commission approved an agreement this week regarding a construction project at Plant Vogtle, a nuclear power electric generating facility near Waynesboro, Georgia.
The agreement is expected to save ratepayers $325 million over the next four years in the construction cos... Read More »
The Alliance to Save Energy announced that Gil Quiniones, CEO of the New York Power Authority, will join the nonprofit energy efficiency coalition as chairman.
In addition, Andrew McAllister, commissioner on the California Energy Commission, will join the alliance as a new board member.
“The... Read More »