The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved millions of dollars in changes this week, granting a $10.6 million rate hike for Consumers Energy Co.’s natural gas customers while saving customers of 10 other Michigan utilities around $379.5 million in a Credit A tax impact case.
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Protect the Force, Inc. was awarded $199,260 this week by the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), for their efforts to create energy harvesting fabrics.
The photovoltaic (PV) materials generate electricity through exposure to light, taking it in,... Read More »
Non-governmental organizations and federal lawmakers have called for an update to a California wildfire liability standard that would improve the environment by helping protect the state’s electric utilities.
Experts with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), the Natural Resources Defense Counc... Read More »
Private equity firm Hull Street Energy has officially purchased nine hydroelectric power facilities in New Hampshire, capable of generating 68 megawatts (MW) of energy, furthering their expansion into the sustainable energy market.
The sale of the facilities, sold by single-owner Eversource, was ... Read More »
The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has crafted a new method designed to enhance efforts to predict carbon dioxide (CO2) storage potential in geologic formations.
NETL officials said CO2 Storage Prospective Resource Estimation Excel Analysis, or CO2-SCREEN, is designed to estimate u... Read More »
The California legislature recently advanced an electric vehicle charging infrastructure bill designed to promote the deployment of electric vehicles in the state.
The bill, AB 2127, affirms the authority of the California Energy Commission to perform and regularly update a statewide needs assess... Read More »
Nikola Power, a storage and solar technology and software provider, was selected to be in the inaugural class of the Techstars Sustainability Accelerator program in partnership with The Nature Conservancy.
Nikola Power was the only energy storage company selected for the program.
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Natural gas production in the United States is up 10 percent so far in 2018 compared to the previous year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The growth has been primarily driven by higher production in the Appalachian Basin in the Northeast, the Permian Basin in weste... Read More »
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) has launched its environmental, social, governance and sustainability-related (ESG/sustainability) reporting template to help its member electric companies provide more standardized ESG/sustainability information to investors and customers.
Developed over the p... Read More »
Residential customers of Tampa Electric could see their monthly electricity bills drop below $100 in 2019 if the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) approves the company's recent filing on projected costs for fuel and other clauses.
That approval would result in customers' bills dropping to ... Read More »