Texas commission approves rate increases for Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) was recently granted a rate increase by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) to cover the costs of $700 million in environmental upgrades at four SWEPCO plants. Residential customers using 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity will see their bills ... Read More »American Electric Power announces its clean energy strategy
American Electric Power (AEP) released Tuesday a report outlining a business strategy that the company says will lead to a decrease in carbon dioxide emissions from its power plants of 60 percent from 2000 levels by 2030 and 80 percent from 2000 levels by 2050. AEP’s Strategic Vision for a Clea... Read More »Switch corporation to build largest U.S. solar project in Nevada
Joined by Capital Dynamics, the Switch corporation announced this week that it intends to build the single largest solar project portfolio in the United States among the deserts of Nevada. The project is being called Gigawatt 1 and, when completed, will pack enough power to charge nearly one mil... Read More »U.S. ethanol exports set record in 2017
According to government data released Tuesday and a new report by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), U.S. ethanol exports set a new record in 2017 of 1.37 billion gallons. The 2017 number represents an increase of 17 percent from 2016 and surpass the previous record, set in 2011, by approxima... Read More »Solar power in New York increased more than 1,000 percent from December 2011 to December 2017, Gov. Cuomo says
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Monday that solar power in New York has grown more than 1,000 percent between December 2011 and December 2017. The state saw more than $2.8 billion in private investment in clean energy, Cuomo said. "Solar is a vital part of this state's clean energy future and ... Read More »Kenneth Johnson