A new study by the Vermont Law School’s Institute for Energy and the Environment lays out the challenges of protecting the electric grid from cyberattacks and provides some methods that may hold the keys to future success.
The “Improving the Cybersecurity of the Electric Distribution Grid”... Read More »
Independent energy provider Tenaska has secured approximately $302 million in commercial financing for a 242-megawatt (MW) wind project under construction in northwest Missouri’s Nodaway County.
“Tenaska has a reputation for strong power projects that meet the needs of our customers amid ever... Read More »
A survey of customers by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) dubbed CenterPoint Energy the energy utility with the nation’s highest residential customer satisfaction last week.
The ACSI’s Energy Utilities report noted that CenterPoint remained at the top of the category despite n... Read More »
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) recently released a report exploring the topic of transactive energy in alignment with its newly announced Utility Business Models pathway.
Transactive energy systems, SEPA said, are made up of coordinated participants that use automated tools to communica... Read More »
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently approved the Driftwood Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) and Pipeline projects as well as the Port Arthur LNG and Pipeline projects.
“Today’s orders show that FERC is making a lot of headway on processing LNG applications in a more efficient man... Read More »
Energy company Avista announced its goal to provide customers with 100 percent clean electricity by 2045.
“We’re proud to announce this 100 percent clean electricity goal as an important step forward in caring for our environment while continuing to meet the energy needs of our customers and ... Read More »
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) awarded Zero Emission Certificates (ZECs) to the Salem One and Two and Hope Creek nuclear power plants.
This will result in $300 million per year in subsidies for the owners of these plants, Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) and Exelon. For t... Read More »
Under a new Pacific Power grant program, 10 Oregon electric vehicle charging station projects spanning from Seaside to Grants Pass will receive up to 100 percent of eligible costs.
The utility is providing grant funding to help non-residential customers develop community-driven electric transpor... Read More »
Gov. JB Pritzker made two new appointments to the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) this week, naming Commissioner Carrie Zalewski chairman and adding Maria Bocanegra to the commission.
Both positions still require approval from the Senate. That said, outgoing ICC chairman Brien Sheahan has alr... Read More »
ALLETE Clean Energy recently announced that it received the 45th set of new wind turbine blades from blade manufacturer Tecsis for its refurbishment initiative at its Storm Lake and Lake Benton wind facilities in Iowa and Minnesota.
The company announced the $80 million project in August 2017, wh... Read More »