Gas prices averaged $2.72 in US in 2018
Regular gas prices averaged $2.72 per gallon (gal) in 2018 in the United States, which is 30 cents/gal higher than in 2017 and 57 cents/gal higher than in 2016. However, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), prices began declining in and finished the year lower than they bega... Read More »New Jersey receives three bids in largest state wind energy solicitation to date
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) received three bids from developers following its September 2018 solicitation for 1,100 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind. An economic consultant will evaluate the bids. Once weighed by the expert and the board -- likely in spring 2019 -- recommendat... Read More »Ellen Nowak
Nowak appointed to NARUC board post
Ellen Nowak has been appointed to the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Board of Directors. NARUC President Nick Wagner, of the Iowa Utilities Board, issued the appointment of Nowak, who has been a member of the Public Service Commission (PSC) of Wisconsin since Jul... Read More »Daniel Simmons
Alliance to Save Energy weighs in on Simmons’ DOE appointment
Alliance to Save Energy (ASE) President Jason Hartke recently stated the organization’s support of Daniel Simmons’ Senate confirmation to lead the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. “I welcome Daniel Simmons’ confirmation to be Assistant Secreta... Read More »Idaho Public Utilities Commission denies proposed merger of Avista Utilities, Hydro One
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) recently issued an order denying the proposed merger of Avista Utilities and Hydro One. In its order, the PUC said the transaction is prohibited by Idaho Code § 61-327, which limits the ability of an electric utility to sell assets in certain situatio... Read More »Black Hills Energy announces start of new Demand Side Management program
Black Hills Energy recently announced the start of a Demand Side Management (DSM) program that increases the company’s current low-income DSM Program investment by 70 percent and energy savings goals by 30 percent. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved Black Hills Energy to sp... Read More »Mississippi Public Service schedules events to promote local businesses
A series of events are scheduled across Mississippi to foster businesses to work with the state’s largest utilities. These events are part of Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley’s “Hire Mississippi” initiative, which requires the state’s largest public utilities to l... Read More »Jason Shaw