Microsoft announces largest corporate solar purchase in U.S.
Microsoft Corp. recently announced the purchase of 315 megawatts (MW) of energy from Pleinmont I and II, two new solar projects in Virginia, which constitutes the largest corporate purchase of solar energy ever in the United States. The Pleinmont projects are part of a larger 500-MW solar projec... Read More »Sens. Schumer, Gillibrand announce funding for Rochester clean energy manufacturing institute in omnibus spending bill
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) recently announced that the omnibus spending bill includes funding for the Reducing Embodied-Energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute led by the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). The spe... Read More »Targa signs deal to construct pipeline in Delaware Basin
Targa Resources Corp. signed an agreement for natural gas gathering and processing services in the Delaware Basin. As part of the deal, Targa will construct approximately 220 miles of 12- to 24-inch-high pressure rich gas gathering pipelines across parts of the Delaware Basin. A new plant in the ... Read More »California ISO Board approves plan calling for avoidance of $2.6 billion in costs
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) Board of Governors may have saved billions of dollars with the approval of the 2017-2018 Transmission Plan. That plan lays out the proposed design and construction of transmission networks over the next decade. Over those 10 years, they hope to eng... Read More »Florida Public Service Commission approves settlement agreement in Florida City Gas rate case
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) approved Monday a negotiated Settlement Agreement in the pending rate case for Florida City Gas (FCG). The settlement includes an annual revenue increase of $11.5 million, down from the $15.8 million FCG requested in its original October 23, 2017, petit... Read More »FERC approves reduced transmission rates for American Transmission Company customers
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently approved a request by American Transmission Company (ATC) to reduce their customer rates to reflect savings from the lowered corporate tax rate implemented in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The waiver granted by FERC allows ATC to modify c... Read More »Alliant Energy seeks to quell a municipal uprising in Iowa
Voters in a rural Iowa community go to the polls May 1 to decide whether the municipal government should try to buy the local electric distribution system from investor-owned utility Alliant Energy. A local non-profit group in Decorah is urging voters to approve the idea so city leaders can apply... Read More »Daniel Schmerler