Cleco recently announced that its customers will see more than $84.5 million in savings over the next year as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).
Starting Aug. 1, the average Cleco customers will see a bill credit of approximately $14 a month for the next 12 months.
“Cleco has been... Read More »
The recent heat wave that occurred from July 15 through July 22 and extended from the Midwest to the Atlantic coast resulted in the highest electricity demand in the United States since 2017, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
In the hour ending at 6:00 p.m. ET on July... Read More »
Wind farm development hit record levels in the second quarter of 2019, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).
A record 41,801 megawatts (MW) of U.S. wind capacity is currently under construction or in advanced stages of development, AWEA’s U.S. Wind Industry Second Quarter 20... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability selected PARC, a Xerox company to develop a low-cost optically based smart monitoring system.
The monitoring system -- called TRANSENSOR (Transformer Real-time Assessment INtelligent System with Embedded Netwo... Read More »
The Gulf LNG Liquefaction Company (GLLC) can now export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Gulf LNG Liquefaction Project centered in Mississippi, thanks to a new order from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy.
The DOE order grants GLLC the ... Read More »
Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE) and Martha McSally (R- AZ) are considering legislation proposing efforts to focus upon the sustainability, safety, and viability of nuclear power.
The Nuclear Energy Renewal Act would facilitate improvements in nuclear materials and technologies, bolster the economic comp... Read More »
LG&E and KU officially opened on Wednesday the utilities’ new Solar Share facility in Simpsonville, Ky.
The 500-kilowatt, approximately 1,400-panel array became fully operational on Saturday.
The Solar Share Program is a subscription-based option available to the utilities’ residential, b... Read More »
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Wednesday that the New York Power Authority is launching a 15-year modernization and digitization program to extend the operating life of the Niagara Power Project.
The program, called "Next Generation Niagara," focuses on the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant, the N... Read More »
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted to reauthorize the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials and Safety Administration (PHMSA).
The bill would ensure that states have the resources they need to enforce federal regulations on interstate pipeline safety. It also authorizes the PHMSA to take the le... Read More »
Duke Energy Carolinas filed a plan with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC) that would raise monthly rates for customers.
The increased costs are associated with the purchase of fuel to generate electricity at its power plants.
The PSCSC reviews fuel costs and adjusts the f... Read More »