An EIA Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) found air-conditioning equipment is used in 87 percent of American homes, representing 12 percent of total home energy expenditures.
The report noted air-conditioning costs ranged from an average of $525 in the hot-humid region in the Southeast... Read More »
Following the trend of benefits provided by the lowered federal corporate tax rate, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has approved savings of $269.6 million for customers of Consumers Energy Co. and DTE Electric Co.
The result will be an average off residential bills per month of $2.... Read More »
The House Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing Tuesday on draft legislation that would require the Secretary of Energy to launch a pilot program to lease “underutilized” facilities in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) said in his opening remarks t... Read More »
Edison Electric Institute (EEI) released a statement Tuesday responding to a Wall Street Journal report that stated hackers from a Russian state-sponsored group gained enough access to the networks of several U.S. power companies last year that they could have cause grid-level blackouts.
The Wall... Read More »
A vast majority of District of Columbia residents support advancing an electric vehicle (EV) charging network in their area, according to a survey released by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) on Tuesday.
The survey, conducted by Morning Consult, found that four out of five D.C. residents are i... Read More »
The Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued an order providing guiding principles for future electric or natural gas utility regulation plans, which may include alternative regulation plans in combination with more traditional, cost-based rate requests.
“The commission is committed to en... Read More »
PacifiCorp received this week the final two approvals needed to proceed with wind and transmission expansion plans outlined in the company’s Energy Vision 2020 initiative.
The Energy Vision 2020 project adds three new wind projects in Wyoming providing a total 1,150 MW of new wind energy capaci... Read More »
The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) recently expressed its support for the reorganization of the Department of the Interior (DOI) in a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.
“One of the keys to increasing American oil and natural gas production is to have a reasonable and ... Read More »
The Alliance to Save Energy released a statement Monday from President Jason Hartke applauding Rep. Carlos Curbelo’s (R-FL) recent introduction of a carbon tax proposal.
“Rep. Curbelo deserves a lot of credit for having the courage to put forward a bill that recognizes the threat and looming ... Read More »
A single solar facility will now give Duke Energy Progress customers in South Carolina the option to go renewable with their energy sources, without needing to install solar panels at their homes or businesses.
Power will be provided by the Whitney M. Slater Shared Solar Facility in Dillon County... Read More »