Entergy Corp. recently agreed to sell the subsidiaries that own the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station and the Palisades Power Plant after their shutdowns and reactor defuelings to a Holtec International subsidiary for accelerated decommissioning.
Pilgrim is located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and the... Read More »
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry traveled to Oswego, New York, Thursday to tour Exelon Generation’s James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, his first visit to a nuclear power plant as Secretary of Energy.
At the plant, Perry also participated in an energy roundtable discussion with U.S. Re... Read More »
Entergy Louisiana customers can expect a drop in their monthly energy bills as the bonds used for storm restoration after hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 are now paid off.
As a result, an Entergy Louisiana residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month will see their bill decline b... Read More »
Customers of Duke Energy Progress in South Carolina will see a decrease in their rates due to energy saving programs and initiatives launched by the company.
Through Duke’s energy-efficiency programs and assistance for low-income customers, energy consumption has been reduced by about 2.9 billi... Read More »
Honda recently introduced a new program that allows electric vehicle (EV) customers to find the best time to charge their cars based on electric grid conditions, which the company said will help reduce harmful emissions and cut costs.
The Honda SmartCharge beta program is the first of its kind, ... Read More »
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) released its report on electric utilities’ hurricane preparedness and restoration actions Tuesday, which found that, overall, the length of power outages decreased.
“For more than a decade, the PSC has worked to strengthen the state’s electric inf... Read More »
Electric utility customers in Pennsylvania experienced a record number of reportable outage events during 2017, according to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) Electric Service Reliability Report released Tuesday.
The report noted 50 reportable outages this past year, the highest nu... Read More »
A group of U.S. senators recently introduced a bill to amend section 401 of the Clean Water Act to make several clarifications about the appropriate scope of review for a water quality certification and place requirements on states for processing certification requests.
U.S. Sens. John Barrasso (... Read More »
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) announced Tuesday the start construction on four new solar power plants.
The four plants are the FPL Interstate Solar Energy Center in St. Lucie County; the FPL Miami-Dade Solar Energy Center in Miami-Dade County; the FPL Pioneer Trail Solar Energy Center i... Read More »
A bill passed by the Missouri General Assembly will result in electric rates for Ameren Missouri customers being reduced by 6 percent.
The $167 million rate cut stems from federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed by the U.S. Congress last December. Missouri lawmakers and regulators took legislative a... Read More »