While Japan has been reluctant to return wholesale to nuclear power since the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima reactor, a total of five nuclear reactors have been restarted in-country by the end of October 2018.
The reported restarts follow the suspension of the country’s nuclear fleet in 2013 f... Read More »
The nation’s third-largest electric company, Florida Power & Light (FPL), recently won the 2018 ReliabilityOne National Reliability Excellence Award for the third time in four years.
Selection for the top honor is based on criteria such as regional performance, sustained performance, improved p... Read More »
Advantage Capital announced this week a $4.1 million investment in Momentum Solar, supporting the company’s expansion plans, which include moving to a new headquarters building in South Plainfield, New Jersey.
Momentum Solar is a residential solar company offering solar design, engineering and ... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) said Wednesday that it plans to fund competitive research and development (R&D) efforts in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 to advance future coal generation technologies.
Through the Coal FIRST (Flexible, Innovative, Resilient, Small, Tra... Read More »
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) issued a request for proposals Wednesday seeking technical facilitators for its PowerForward Collaborative working groups as part of the commission’s PowerForward grid modernization initiative.
The technical consultants will advise PUCO staff and f... Read More »
The American Gas Association (AGA) today released a guide for natural gas utilities to help avoid over-pressurization in a natural gas system.
The report, titled “Leading Practices to Reduce the Possibility of an Over-Pressurization Event,” was developed with input from stakeholders and exper... Read More »
Nicor Gas, which provides gas service in Illinois, is retiring its last cast iron gas pipeline as it completed a project to replace and update its gas lines.
The completion of this project was marked by a celebration with local officials at its headquarters in Naperville, Ill. Cast iron mains ar... Read More »
The more than 1 million electric vehicles (EVs) already on American roadways this year is expected to swell beyond 18.5 million in just over a decade, according to Friday’s newly released report “Electric Vehicle Sales Forecast and the Charging Infrastructure Required Through 2030” from the Ed... Read More »
A newly elected team of state legislators and governors around the country who are considered friendly to renewable energy takes the field this winter and could clear the way for a new growth spurt in wind and solar generation.
The midterm elections in various key states resulted in leadership at... Read More »
A new pilot program, launching under the Nissan Energy Share initiative, will research whether the energy stored in electric vehicles (EVs) can help companies save on electric utility costs.
The program will partially power Nissan’s North American headquarters in Franklin, Tenn., and Nissan's ... Read More »