Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Company (KU) recently announced that they have started construction on the first 500-kilowatt section of a new solar facility for the utilities’ Solar Share Program.“Our customers who are participating in our Solar Share Prog... Read More »
Alliant Energy’s Iowa energy company recently filed proposals with the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) to recover costs associated with new wind generation, investments to enhance reliability and customer service for its electric customers and investments in its natural gas distribution system.
The... Read More »
A group of Republican senators introduced a bill last week to reduce the long wait times for federal approval of energy infrastructure projects, including liquid natural gas (LNG) projects.
The Timely Review of Infrastructure Act (S. 607) would
improve the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissionâ€... Read More »
Thanks to the company’s efforts to strengthen the
energy grid, Florida Power & Light Company’s (FPL) had its best year in
terms of customer satisfaction and service reliability in 2018.
The average FPL customer fewer outages than ever
before and had the lowest number of flickers or momen... Read More »
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved filings by the four FirstEnergy electric distribution companies serving Pennsylvania for supplements to tariffs designed to remove barriers to third-party electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.
The Commission approved the filin... Read More »
Shreveport, Louisiana-based Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) has submitted a rate increase request with the Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC).
The request is comprised of a net annual increase of $45.6 million in the company’s non-fuel base rates, plus $12 million for incre... Read More »
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) reintroduced last week a bill that would increase access to capital for rural electric cooperatives, which he says will lower energy costs and improve rural electric infrastructure.
This is especially true for Montana, where 25 rural electric cooperatives distribute ... Read More »
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry recently announced approximately $24 million in federal funding for eight research and development (R&D) projects for Novel and Enabling Carbon Capture Transformational Technologies.
The projects will focus on the development of solvent, sorbent and membrane ... Read More »
Entergy New Orleans is launching a program to put
solar panels on the rooftops of low-income customers’ homes and give them a $30
credit on their energy bills every month.
The program, called the Residential Rooftop Solar
Program, will allow customers in need to participate in the benefits of
... Read More »
New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) is planning to invest
$507 million over the next five years on infrastructure projects that will enhance
the reliability of its natural gas delivery and information technology (IT)
systems.
The plan was submitted last week to the New Jersey
Board of Public Utilities... Read More »