Florida Power & Light opens four solar plants, closes coal plant
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) recently announced that it opened four new solar power plants made up of more than 1 million solar panels and retired one of Florida's largest coal-fired power plants. The solar plants, FPL Horizon Solar Energy Center in Alachua and Putnam counties, FPL Cor... Read More »Most power plants retired in last ten years were powered by fossil fuel
According to a report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), fossil fuels continue on a downward turn, with the majority of power plants retired since 2008 being so powered, along with most planned retirements through 2020. Coal and natural gas are at the heart of the chan... Read More »Utility-scale battery installations on US grid reach 700 megawatts
Utility-scale battery installations on the U.S. electric grid reached approximately 700 megawatts (MW) by the end of 2017, about 0.06 percent of U.S. utility-scale generating capacity, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Most of these installations occurred within the l... Read More »API CEO cites innovation, infrastructure investment as critical to shaping American energy in 2018
American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Jack Gerard on Tuesday highlighted how technological innovations in the oil and natural gas sector will continue to pave the way for a cleaner and safer energy future, but more investment in U.S. energy infrastructure is needed to facilitate growt... Read More »Energy industry groups agree FERC’s ruling recognizes attributes of all key power providers
Federal action that flips off the switch on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) plan to essentially subsidize nuclear power plants and coal seeks a balanced, less-discriminatory pricing path forward, said several energy industry association representatives during a press conference in Washington... Read More »Columbia Generating Station sets monthly generation record
Columbia Generating Station, a nuclear plant near Richland, Washington, owned and operated by Energy Northwest, set a new monthly generation in December by producing 867 million kilowatt-hours of electricity. The previous record of 860.8 million net kilowatt-hours was set in January 2016. Alex... Read More »ICC, University of Illinois request partners in consumer-driven Utility of the Future study
For a project that has already united the University of Illinois and the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), stakeholders are being sought to aid working groups that will study and discuss the future of Illinois’ energy system and economy. The NextGrid: Illinois’ Utility of the Future Study i... Read More »Kateri Callahan