The Future Energy Jobs Bill was signed into law by Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner a week ago and is expected to have a substantial impact on the state and local economies.
The legislation ensures the continued operations of Clinton and Quad Cities nuclear plants for at least 10 years and protects 4,2... Read More »
Duke Energy's new EV Charging Infrastructure Project will create more than 200 public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations spread across 50 counties in North Carolina.
Duke Energy announced the $1 million project that will pay up to $5,000 for the purchase and installation of each charge port ... Read More »
The Brunswick County Power Station in Virginia was recognized as the Best Gas-Fired Project of the Year and Best Overall Generation Project at the Power Gen International 2016 Conference this week.
Sponsored by Power Engineering magazine, the efficient, low-emissions power station was selected fo... Read More »
ScottMadden and the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) released a summary report this week of the diverse approaches New York and California are taking to integrate distributed energy resources (DERs) onto the grid.
The report, "Distributed Energy Resources Integration: Policy, Technical, and R... Read More »
Congress passed legislation earlier this week to renew the nuclear cooperation agreement with Norway, paving the way for U.S. access to Halden Reactor Project.
“Norway’s Halden Reactor Project is a critical asset for U.S. companies,” said Daniel Lipman, Nuclear Energy Institute vice presid... Read More »
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) said it hopes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s final eagle permit rule will give the private sector clarity when it comes to permitting, while the wind industry continues working to avoid any impact on eagles.
The eagle permitting program is aimed... Read More »
The U.S. nuclear energy industry continues to make strides as the industry approaches the one year mark in its Delivering the Nuclear Promise initiative to increase efficiencies and transform the industry.
The Delivering the Nuclear Promise (DNP) effort was launched in December 2014 as an industr... Read More »
John Voyles, vice president of Transmission and Generation Services at LG&E and KU Energy plans to retire in March 2017 after nearly 41 years with the company.
Scott Straight, director of project engineering, will be promoted to vice president of project engineering effective April 1, 2017. ... Read More »
Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G), New Jersey's largest utility, is working alongside the Environmental Defense Fund and Google Earth Outreach to reduce methane leaks from natural gas distribution systems quicker than before thanks to new technology.
Using new technology developed by... Read More »
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities decided this week to amend its previous pipeline safety and municipal land use orders authorizing South Jersey Gas Co. (SJG) to build a proposed natural gas pipeline, basing a condition of its approval on the New Jersey Pinelands Commission’s final decision... Read More »