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100 percent clean energy goals must maintain affordability, panel says
INDIANAPOLIS – Eleven states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico have all set 100 percent clean energy goals and more states are considering setting similar targets to bolster renewables. But the need to maintain customer affordability must remain a priority in the drive to reduce carbon emissio... Read More »Rockport Plant
Southern District of Ohio approves modification to AEP emissions reduction agreement
A modified agreement between American Electric Power (AEP), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), several northeastern states and other parties became a little easier for AEP to meet last week, following district court approval eliminating the requirement to install high-cost emission reduction... Read More »Report examines crude oil export increases
The American Petroleum Institute’s (API) Monthly Statistical Report has determined crude oil exports reached a new all-time high of 3.3 million barrels per day (mb/d) in June 2019. The API said the number represents a 1.1 mb/d year-over-year increase. The milestone reflects the nation continuin... Read More »NV Energy, Clark County School District reach five-year bundled electric service agreement
NV Energy and the Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada recently announced a five-year agreement on fully bundled electric service. Doug Cannon, president and CEO of NV Energy, noted that the agreement would provide added value to CCSD without impacting other NV Energy customer rates. ... Read More »Utilities file highest number of rate cases since 1983, EIA says
In 2018, 89 utilities -- almost half of all major U.S. electric utilities -- filed rate cases with state regulatory commissions, the highest number since 1983, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Of the 89 utilities, 78 proposed rate increases, 10 proposed to decrease r... Read More »New USDA program offers loans to farmers to lower energy costs
A new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program provides farmers, rural small businesses, and agricultural producers with the opportunity to apply for loans to help lower their energy costs. The USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) provides funding for renewable energy systems suc... Read More »StorEdge Single Phase Inverter
National Grid to use SolarEdge inverters to reduce customers electric use
National Grid is partnering with SolarEdge Technologies to use the company’s StorEdge inverters for customers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The StorEdge inverters will be used in National Grid’s new ConnectedSolutions program, which allows customers to reduce electric use during periods... Read More »Credit: Verizon