GE completes acquisition of LM Wind Power
GE recently announced that it completed the acquisition of LM Wind Power, a Denmark-based technology developer and manufacturer of rotor blades for the wind energy industry. The transaction in-sources wind turbine blade design and manufacturing for GE’s Renewable Energy business. LM Wind Power... Read More »Florida Power & Light named 2017 Environmental Champion
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) was recently recognized as a 2017 Environmental Champion among the nation's largest electric and gas utilities as the result of a nationwide survey of utility customers by Market Strategies International. The Cogent Reports study surveyed approximately 58,00... Read More »Koch Pipeline named 2017 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded Koch Pipeline Company, a Koch Industries company, the 2017 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award. Koch Pipeline, an ENERGY STAR partner since 2015, received the award for its work in advancing energy management, participating in ENE... Read More »House committee leaders ask EPA for information on its grant processes
Leaders of three committees within the House of Representatives recently sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt, asking for information on the process by which the agency closes out its grants. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R... Read More »NEI report examines economic impact of Xcel Energy’s Minnesota nuclear fleet
A new economic analysis from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) reports that Xcel Energy’s Minnesota nuclear power plants create $1 billion in economic benefits for the state’s economy. The report, The Impact of Xcel Energy’s Nuclear Fleet on the Minnesota Economy, also found that the fl... Read More »Five communities, three non-profits selected to participate in Massachusetts state solar programs
As part of the most recent Earth Week celebrations, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) selected five communities and three nonprofit organizations to participate in a pair of state-run solar energy programs. Lincoln-Sudbury-Wayland, Ne... Read More »Work begins on 240-mile New Mexico transmission line
Xcel Energy recently announced that work has begun southeast New Mexico on a 240-mile high-voltage transmission line project that will link New Mexico and Texas as part of Xcel Energy’s Power for the Plains initiative. The first segment of the project to be worked on is a 90-mile line betwee... Read More »Natural gas generators make up largest share of US generation capacity
In 2016, natural gas-fired generators accounted for 42 percent of the operating electricity generating capacity in the United States, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Natural gas provided 34 percent of total electricity generation in 2016, surpassing coal to become the le... Read More »Rick Perry