Electricity demand declining in U.S. manufacturing, EIA says
Electricity use in the U.S. manufacturing sector has declined in recent years due in part to electricity generated onsite, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA found, based on data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census Annual Survey of Manufacturers, that many manuf... Read More »El Paso Electric proposal would reduce monthly subscription cost to community solar projects by 9.4 percent
El Paso Electric (EPE) filed a proposal with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) this week, with the goal of expanding its Texas Community Solar program and reducing the monthly capacity charge all participants face. The plan would reduce that subscription cost by nearly 10 percent per ... Read More »Solar photovoltaic costs falling but estimates vary, according to EIA
Most sources say that costs for utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on a per-watt basis have decreased in recent years, by approximately 10 to 15 percent annually from 2010 through 2016 depending on how the costs are estimated, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently said... Read More »Vermont Public Utility Commission approves release of request for proposals for Standard Offer program
The Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved the release of the 2018 request for proposals (RFP) for 7.5 megawatts (MW) of new renewable energy through the state’s Standard Offer program. To be eligible for the Standard Offer program, projects can be no larger than 2.2 MW. Elig... Read More »TransCanada expects no material impact from FERC’s proposed tax actions
TransCanada Corporation recently said that it does not expect any material impact from changes to the treatment of income taxes for ratemaking purposes recently proposed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). FERC’s recently revised policy statement would disallow master limited pa... Read More »Sens. Donnelly, Portman introduce legislation to permanently authorize expedited infrastructure permitting
U.S. Sens. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced Wednesday a bill that would permanently authorize a program that allows applicants to provide funding to potentially accelerate the permitting processes for some infrastructure projects. “This legislation continues an available op... Read More »Duke Energy outlines plan to provide more clean energy to customers
Duke Energy outlined the steps this week it will take to provide affordable and increasingly clean energy to its customers into the future. In a new report, Duke Energy, one of the largest providers of energy in the country, discussed initiatives to mitigate risks from climate change, reduce emis... Read More »Northwestern Energy buys 9.7 megawatt wind project in Montana
NorthWestern Energy is expanding its energy capabilities via the purchase of Two Dot Wind Farm LLC in central Montana, bringing an additional 9.7 megawatts of wind power under its control. This is the result of an $18.5 million purchase agreement between NorthWestern and NJR Clean Energy Ventures... Read More »Yucca Mountain