Tucson Electric Power to build new wind farm
Tucson Electric Power (TEP) officials said plans for a new $370 million wind farm will enable the company to double its use of renewable energy by 2021. “This cost-effective system will become TEP’s largest renewable energy resource, accelerating our progress toward our clean energy goals wh... Read More »Utilities’ demand-side management programs save energy, reduce peak demand
Energy efficiency programs are becoming ever more efficient, according to the Energy Information Administration’s latest Annual Electric Power Industry Report, which revealed millions of megawatthours are being saved by utilities. From 2014 to 2017, the amount of incremental energy saved thro... Read More »FERC report provides recommendations based on lessons learned from CIP reliability audits
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff recently issued a report providing recommendations to help users, owners and operators of the bulk-power system evaluate their risks, compliance efforts and overall cyber security posture. The recommendations in the report are based on lessons le... Read More »Keystone XL pipeline
American Petroleum Institute issues statement in support of Keystone XL permit
The American Petroleum Institute (API) issued a statement recently in support of President Donald Trump’s issuance of a new Presidential permit for the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline. “We applaud the Administration for taking a no-nonsense approach to permitting this essential critical infrastru... Read More »NJ Board of Public Utilities launches solar energy pilot program
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) approved the application process for the state’s new three-year Community Solar Energy Pilot Program. The Pilot Program was created to generate market information and implementation data to inform the development of a permanent community solar p... Read More »Offshore wind energy consortium to provide $7M in grants for wind technology
The National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium will award up to $7 million in funding for offshore wind technology projects. The goal is to identify innovative technology to further drive down costs of offshore wind development in the United States. “This initial solicitatio... Read More »SEPA seeks to aid utilities with integrating new technologies
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) is developing four programs aimed at helping state regulators and other stakeholders transition into a future that could have more electric vehicles on the road. The four programs are aimed at increasing the use of renewables in power generation whil... Read More »Credit: Hawaiian Electric