Appalachian Power issued last week a second Request for Proposals (RFP) for up to 200 megawatts (MW) of solar energy resources.
The RFP has a minimum bid size of 10 MW, targets an operational date of December 2022, and provides the option of including battery storage with proposals. The companyâ€... Read More »
A rate increase of $36.4 million will affect Michigan customers of Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) beginning February 1, with approval of a settlement agreement by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC).
The increase is about 37 percent less than originally requested, according to the MPSC. F... Read More »
Electric industry groups are applauding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new definition for “waters of the United States,” a change designed to provide regulatory certainty.
The revised definition of waters of the United States within the Clean Water Act identifies four categorie... Read More »
Global electric power generation from renewable sources will increase more than 20 percent by 2050, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) International Energy Outlook 2019.
In the report, EIA projects that renewables will generate almost half of the world’s electric... Read More »
The American Petroleum Institute (API) named Phillips 66 Chairman and CEO Greg Garland as its chairman of the board of directors for a two-year term.
Garland, who had been chair of the Finance Committee, succeeds Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil Darren Woods as the chairman of the board. Woods wil... Read More »
Arizona Public Service announced Wednesday the goal of delivering 100 percent clean, carbon-free electricity to its customers by 2050.
The goal includes a target of 65 percent clean energy and 45 percent renewable energy by 2030. APS plans to eliminate all coal-fired generation by 2031.
“We ... Read More »
Ameren Illinois announced Wednesday a two-year electric grid upgrade project to enhance service reliability for its customers in Jersey and Macoupin counties.
As part of the project, the company will strengthen power lines and poles to improve storm resistance and will make improvements at substa... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Electric utility executives celebrated a decade-long turn-around in strategy that has succeeded in reducing emissions, expanding efficiency and moving towards renewable sources during the United States Energy Association’s annual State of the Energy Industry Forum Thursday.
Wit... Read More »
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is launching an initiative to focus on security outreach and education.
“It is clear to me that cyber and physical demands on the electric sector continue to challenge the reliability of the North American grid,” Jim Robb, president a... Read More »
Kearsarge Energy and NEC Energy Solutions completed one of the first Solar + Storage Projects in Massachusetts.
Kearsarge developed and constructed the 4.5 MW solar array at the former Titcomb pit landfill in Amesbury, while NEC installed the 1.6 MW/3.8 MWh AC energy storage system. It will be co... Read More »