Duke Energy Florida completes clean energy, diversity-focused financings totaling $900 million
Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, recently announced that it has completed two debt issuances that focus on generating cleaner energy and advancing diversity and inclusion. The first transaction totals $700 million and marks Duke Energy Florida’s first green bond. The bond will ... Read More »Wyoming lawmakers reject updating decades-old net metering rules
Wyoming lawmakers recently failed to advance a pair of bills that proposed updating the state’s net metering system, an anomaly compared to a number of other states that have reached agreement on net metering reforms. The legislature's Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions I... Read More »Black Hills Energy proposes adding up to 200 megawatts of renewable energy resources
Black Hills Energy submitted a proposal Monday to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) outlining a plan to add up to 200 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy resources to its Southern Colorado system. The company noted that it expects its Renewable Advantage plan to deliver significant s... Read More »Convergent completes energy storage projects at two Ontario Shell facilities
Convergent Energy + Power (Convergent) announced Monday that energy storage projects totaling 21 megawatt-hours (MWh) at two Shell Canada Products facilities in Ontario began operations. The energy storage projects are expected to decrease the energy consumed at the facilities by one-third of typ... Read More »Report: Puerto Rico power fully restored one year after September 2017 hurricanes
Almost a year passed before electricity generation in Puerto Rico reached the levels they had been before Hurricanes Irma and Maria hit in September 2017, according to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). When Hurricane Irma hit Puerto Rico in early September 2017, ... Read More »National Grid resumes natural gas service in New York City, Long Island
National Grid reached an agreement with the State of New York to provide natural gas service to customers in Brooklyn, Queens and on Long Island for the next two years. National Grid had imposed a moratorium on hookups in those regions because of supply constraints. However, with the agreement,... Read More »Robert Kostecki