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Ameren Illinois unveils renovated operating center in East St. Louis
Ameren Illinois unveiled its newly renovated 29,000-square-foot East St. Louis Operating Center last week, the result of an approximately $10.6 million investment. The facility will serve as the operational hub for energy delivery services to approximately 30,000 customers in 10 nearby communiti... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/shutterstock_110471801-300x180.jpg)
LG&E, KU to file settlement agreement to return tax savings to customers
Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Company (KU) announced Monday that they would file a settlement agreement with the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) requesting approval to return approximately $180 million in tax savings to their customers. If the PSC app... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/shutterstock_255021913-300x208.jpg)
Dearborn Industrial Generation Plant retracts request for expansion permit
Citing community concerns, the Dearborn Industrial Generation (DIG) plant in Michigan has pulled an expansion permit request to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). “We take the community’s environmental protection concerns very seriously,” Richard Mukhtar, President of ... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/shutterstock_106772042-300x199.jpg)
New York unveils offshore wind master plan
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo released Monday the New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan, which is designed to support the development of 2.4 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030. Cuomo also announced in his 2018 State of the State address that New York would issue solicitations in 2018 an... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/shutterstock_517699336-300x169.jpg)
Georgia Power bringing “Smart Neighborhood’ to Atlanta
A partnership between Georgia Power and PulteGroup will bring the first “Smart Neighborhood” of luxury townhomes that are outfitted with the latest renewable energy technologies to Atlanta, Georgia Power announced on Friday. The homes will use rooftop solar panels and in-home batteries to fo... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/shutterstock_718293349-300x169.jpg)
Duke Energy Florida says customers will not see rate increase for Hurricane Irma response
Duke Energy Florida recently announced that its customers’ would not see a rate increase for power restoration costs associated with the response to Hurricane Irma and that the company would instead apply federal tax reform savings toward those costs. On Dec. 28, 2017, the company filed for re... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/shutterstock_183844184-300x225.jpg)
Savannah River National Laboratory licenses thermal energy storage technology to United Sun Systems
Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) recently announced that it has licensed its metal hydride-based thermal energy storage technology for concentrating solar power to United Sun Systems (USS). The technology can increase heat storage by more than ten times compared to latent and sensible h... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/shutterstock_611544185-300x200.jpg)
PSE&G Energy Strong technology strengthening New Jersey grid
After being pummeled by the winds and waters of Superstorm Sandy, the Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G) teamed up with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in a $1.2 billion program to increase grid resiliency. Dubbed Energy Strong, the program expanded use of technology such as rem... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/shutterstock_367720379-300x200.jpg)