South Carolina House advances Energy Freedom Act
The South Carolina House of Representatives recently voted unanimously to advance the Energy Freedom Act, a move the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) celebrated. “The South Carolina House has shown tremendous leadership in passing this much-needed legislation to lower consumers’ el... Read More »Ford signs deal with DTE for 500,000 megawatt hours of wind energy
Ford Motor Company inked a deal with DTE Energy to secure 500,000 megawatt hours of locally sourced wind energy for its Dearborn Truck Plant, its Michigan Assembly Plant and several buildings on both the Ford Research and Engineering and Corktown campuses. In so doing, Ford becomes the first com... Read More »FERC approves Calcasieu Pass LNG export project
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently approved Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. In making the decision, the commission applied a new approach to considering direct greenhouse gas emissions from LNG facil... Read More »Entergy Louisiana to buy solar power from new solar plant in Baton Rouge
Entergy Louisiana is planning to acquire the output from a new solar power plant that will be constructed near Port Allen in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The 50-megawatt plant is being developed by LA3 West Baton Rouge, which is a subsidiary of Eagle Solar Group. Construction will begin i... Read More »Vectren to modernize gas mains and pipelines in Dayton, OH
Vectren Energy Delivery announced its latest project to upgrade gas mains and pipelines in the Dayton, Ohio, area. The company will invest $18.3 million to retire 19 miles of gas main and nearly 2,000 service lines in Dayton this year. The bare steel and cast-iron pipeline system will be r... Read More »Ohio county granted wind farm approval
The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) has cleared the way for Paulding Wind Farm IV to build a wind energy generating facility in Paulding County, near Payne, Ohio. The new Timber Road IV Wind Farm would include up to 37 wind turbines with a total generating capacity of up to 125.1 megawatts (MW)... Read More »Credit: APS