The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approved with modifications this week the Illinois Power Agency’s Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan, which aims to stimulate new investments in renewable energy in the state.
The plan was adopted pursuant to the Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA), ... Read More »
A group of more than a half-dozen U.S. Senators today called on the Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee to hold additional hearings on ongoing power restoration work in Puerto Rico.
“We are deeply concerned that six months after Hurricane Maria hit the island, there are still resi... Read More »
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric proposed this week a new plan to replace the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) framework.
The proposal, PG&E said, offers a replacement for the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) fr... Read More »
The Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) has selected a consortium of companies to develop a wind energy project off the Northern California coast.
The consortium is comprised of Principle Power, EDP Renewables Offshore North America, Aker Solutions, H. T. Harvey & Associates, and Herrera Envir... Read More »
As a result of yet-undetermined damage, American Transmission Co. (ATC) shut down two submarine cables in the Straits of Mackinac on Tuesday that electrically connect the Upper Peninsula to lower Michigan.
The cables went offline about 30 seconds apart on April 1.
A patrol of the overhead ele... Read More »
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), retail electricity sales plunged 80 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) in 2017, making it the worst year for the industry since the economic recession in 2009.
In all, that represents a 2 percent decrease in sales, brought about by lower sa... Read More »
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) announced Tuesday that more than 120 employees would be returning home after a three-month mutual assistance deployment to Puerto Rico following Hurricanes Maria and Irma.
"Words cannot describe the pride we at FPL have for our dedicated employees who volunteer... Read More »
NV Energy recently filed its 2017 Renewable Portfolio Standard Annual Report with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN).
The report showed that company reached a 25.5 percent renewable energy and related credits level in northern Nevada and 23.1 percent in southern Nevada for a combine... Read More »
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) released its U.S. National Electrification Assessment (USNEA) Tuesday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
The report evaluates how advances in electric technologies could impact consumers' energy purchases as well as energy efficiency, the e... Read More »
The University of Minnesota, Morris has a new electric vehicle charging station on campus thanks to a partnership with Otter Tail Power Company.
Otter Tail installed a Level 2 32-Amp charging station in the North Parking Lot, near the campus Welcome Center. It is free for all users.
“Electr... Read More »