Vectren Corporation released this week its corporate sustainability report, Next Generation Sustainability, which details the company’s, which describes the company’s plans to diversify its portfolio and reduce carbon emissions.
“We are excited to release our latest report which reflects th... Read More »
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) broke ground this week on its Albuquerque Complex Project in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which will serve as a facility for its workforce.
The $174.7 million project will provide a workspace for approximately 1,200 em... Read More »
Black Hills Corp. has proposed building a 35-mile natural gas pipeline to supply about 57,000 customers in the company’s Casper Division in central Wyoming and filed for a certificate of public convenience with the Wyoming Public Service Commission in May.
Black Hills Corp.’s natural gas uti... Read More »
Energy industry leaders and state regulators had varied reactions to a recent 3-2 decision by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reject two market reform proposals from Eastern grid operator PJM Interconnection.
The proposals aimed to address the suppression of prices in the marke... Read More »
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) recently held a policy session exploring the future of energy storage and its relationship to the electric grid in Illinois.
Acting Commissioner Anastasia Palivos and ICC staff hosted the session, which included numerous panelists who provided analyses of t... Read More »
A team from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) won the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Cleantech University Prize, a clean energy business plan competition for colleges.
The winning team from Caltech, called ETC Solar, came up with a solar cell architecture that increases solar ... Read More »
Fossil fuel consumption dropped to its lowest share of total energy consumption in the United States since 1902 while renewable energy consumption hit a 100 year high in 2017, according to the Energy Information Administration.
Fossil fuels -- which includes oil, gas, and coal – account for abo... Read More »
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) recently approved the selection of a firm to provide strategic planning and analysis in support of the state’s Offshore Wind Strategic Plan.
The Offshore Wind Strategic Plan sets a goal of 3,500 megawatts of offshore wind by 2030.
NJBPU will n... Read More »
By the end of 2017, customer-owned renewable generation increased by 51 percent, according to the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC).
A new report from the agency found that these system interconnections reached 24,157 last year and generation capacity stemming from renewable sources increas... Read More »
The U.S. Senate approved four bills last week that aim to address licensing and regulatory issues that can hinder the development of hydropower and would advance several hydropower projects in Alaska.
Introduced by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), S. 724 would give the Federal Energy Regulatory ... Read More »