US Sens. Peters, Stabenow introduce legislation to increase pipeline safety in Great Lakes region
U.S. Sens. Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow, both Michigan Democrats, on Wednesday introduced a package of bills aimed at increasing pipeline safety in the Great Lakes region. The bills would raise liability caps for Great Lakes pipeline operators, expand and clarify the U.S. Secretary of Transpo... Read More »Entergy New Orleans to spend $30 million on improving electrical system resiliency against storms
Entergy New Orleans announced this week that it plans to spend $30 million over the next two years on improvements to make its electrical system more resilient and resistant to storms. The improvements include enhanced pole inspection and replacement as well as circuit reconfiguration and other ... Read More »Oracle reveals new meter-to-cash solution for utilities
Oracle unveiled this week Oracle Utilities Customer to Meter, a meter-to-cash solution for utilities that combines a customer information system (CIS) with a meter data management system (MDMS) through a single user interface. “Utilities that leverage data to deliver an improved customer exper... Read More »Tristan Grimbert
Tristan Grimbert of EDF Renewable Energy elected to chair American Wind Energy Association board
The Board of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) elected Tristan Grimbert, president and CEO of EDF Renewable Energy, its chair this week, also filling a number of other positions with the organization. Grimbert will succeed Chris Brown, president of Vestas Americas, as chair. Pr... Read More »American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy announces new policy, communications leadership
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) recently announced a restructuring of its leadership, which includes a new senior director for policy, federal policy manager and senior director of marketing and communications. Maggie Molina, who has been with ACEEE since 2005, was... Read More »Otter Tail Power Company urges public involvement in relicensing process for its five hydroelectric plants
Otter Tail Power Company this week encouraged the public to get involved in the relicensing process for its five hydroelectric plants along the Otter Tail River in Minnesota. The company invited the public to submit comments on the potential relicensing to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissio... Read More »DNV GL launches web portal for on-demand forecasts of power markets
DNV GL, the Norway-based international accredited registrar and classification society, launched this week Forecaster NOW, a web portal that provides energy traders, plant operators and other stakeholders with immediate estimates of future wind and solar plant energy production. The service is t... Read More »Scott Pruitt