Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) recently announced that it incorporated advanced battery storage into the operations of its Babcock Ranch Solar Energy Center in Charlotte County, Florida.
The project is the largest solar-plus-storage system built in the United States to date, FPL said. It inv... Read More »
A recent government accountability office (GAO) report found that while the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has made improvements to its billing processes, the agency should take additional steps to improve it.
Previous reviews by the Office of the Inspector General for the Nuclear Regulator... Read More »
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) announced this week the reduction of the total annual revenue of a pair of utility companies, resulting in customers garnering a reduction in their bills.
PSC officials said the revenue reductions of the Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) and Louisville Gas &... Read More »
Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA) and Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) led a bipartisan group of 84 members of Congress in urging the House Appropriations Committee to continue funding for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) clean energy innovation programs.
Specifically, the representatives called for support for the ... Read More »
A rate reduction request from Piedmont Natural Gas has been filed with the North Carolina Utilities Commission, and if approved, could see average residential customers’ monthly bills drop by about $2.51.
Reductions would be engaged in several areas, though. While residential bills would decrea... Read More »
Gulf Power announced recently that it is sending a new storm team to Puerto Rico to help restore electricity and rebuild the country’s electrical infrastructure.
The 10-member team, which is made up of eight lineworkers and two support staff, will replace a team that recently returned after mor... Read More »
The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) recently responded in a post on its website to a U.S. government that accuses Russia of conducting cyberattacks aimed at U.S. and European nuclear power plants and water and electric systems.
“The cyber threat to nuclear facilities is serious, but the challen... Read More »
The University of Pittsburgh held this week at its Energy Innovation Center a workshop to discuss smart city, energy innovation, and urban development initiatives and support a recent partnership with the Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate Change.
The University recently signed a pa... Read More »
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports electricity generated from fossil fuels decreased last year while generation from renewable sources rose.
The EIA’s Electric Power Monthly, referenced electricity generation fell 1.5 percent in 2017 while natural gas and coal generation fell b... Read More »
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) recently held an informal workshop in Chicago to discuss distributed generation compensation options with stakeholders.
The Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA) requires Illinois’ large investor-owned utilities to seek ICC approval to provide rebates to retail cu... Read More »