The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $4 million grant to Rocky Mountain Power to develop electric corridors along highways in Utah, Wyoming and Idaho.
The grant will also be used to develop programs that encourage electric car sharing and the use of electric bikes and buses.
The grant... Read More »
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) agreed this week to allow AEP-Ohio to continue and further develop its energy efficiency and peak demand reduction programs through 2020.
PUCO also approved a $110 million annual program cost cap in order to prevent increases in the cost of the progr... Read More »
Ameren Missouri named top performer for large Midwest utilities in customer satisfaction among business electric service customers this week for the second year in a row.
Ameren Missouri improved by 58 points over last year’s ranking in the J.D. Power study.
“Ameren Missouri has persistent... Read More »
Entergy Corporation announced this week that Bill Mohl, president of Entergy Wholesale Commodities and a corporate officer, will retire effective Feb. 28.
Mohl has worked in the energy industry for 35 years, including 15 years in various roles at Entergy, such as vice president of commercial oper... Read More »
Michigan energy company, DTE Energy, recently announced that infrastructure modernization projects improved the reliability of its service by 70 percent from 2014 to 2016.
“By taking actions to modernize our grid now, we are creating a smart, more reliable system that will be prepared for Michi... Read More »
FirstEnergy Corp.’s Pennsylvania utilities announced a new demand response program this week that offers financial incentives to commercial and industrial customers that cut their energy usage when requested during peak hours.
The utilities, Met-Ed, Penn Power and West Penn Power, will run the ... Read More »
Consumers Energy and five non-profit organizations announced this week additional contributions of $5 million to help Michigan families with their energy bills this winter.
In October, Consumers Energy and several non-profit partners announced $12 million in funding. The contributions will help o... Read More »
NextEra Energy announced this week that it has completed the sale of FiberNet and its subsidiaries to Crown Castle International Corp. for $1.5 billion.
“We are pleased to have completed the sale of FiberNet to Crown Castle,” Jim Robo, chairman and chief executive officer of NextEra Energy, s... Read More »
A group of businesses, consumer groups, trade associations, energy efficiency groups and environmental organizations recently sent a letter to Congressional leaders with regards to potential rollbacks of energy efficiency rules and standards.
The letter expressed concerns about bills being consid... Read More »
Duke Energy is seeking approximately 400 megawatts (MW) of new solar generation capacity in the Piedmont and western portions of North Carolina in 2017, the company said this week.
Duke also plans to begin operating its 60 MW Monroe Solar Facility in Union County this coming year.
"Renewable e... Read More »