Ameren Corporation announced yesterday that Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois completed and energized the Mark Twain Transmission Project in Missouri.
The project includes the Zachary substation in Adair County, Mo., and a 96-mile, 345,000-volt transmission line that travels west from Palmy... Read More »
Hawaiian Electric reached an agreement with Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) on a power purchase agreement that will expand its renewable portfolio to 70 percent.
The agreement on an amended contract was filed with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission on Dec. 31, 2019, and is currently under revie... Read More »
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection hit ETC Northeast Pipeline with a $30.6 million fine for violations related to the 2018 Revolution Pipeline explosion and fire.
The penalty is one of the largest civil penalties the state has issued.
The explosion occurred on Sept. 10, 2... Read More »
Capacity resources are projected to meet increasing peak demand over the next 10 years, and the addition of new generation and storage will require continued improvements to system planning and operations, according to a recent report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC).
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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently highlighted the increasing interest in energy storage across the United States and the role it may play in the future of the electric grid.
NREL noted that the price of lithium-ion batteries has decreased by approximately 80 percent over th... Read More »
Four Colorado utilities are joining the Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM), operated by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO).
The energy imbalance market allows energy from multiple power providers to be dispatched at the lowest possible cost to serve the combined customer deman... Read More »
Electricity generation from renewable sources exceeded coal-fired generation in April of last year, marking the first that has happened, according to Energy Information Administration’s EIA’s Electric Power Monthly.
Renewable sources, which include hydropower, wind, solar, geothermal, and bi... Read More »
American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) CEO Tom Kiernan recently released a statement celebrating the extension of the wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC).
The extension was included in a spending and tax bill that President Trump signed into law on Dec. 20, 2019. The package will extend for ... Read More »
Duke Energy has reached an agreement with state regulators and community groups to close its nine remaining coal ash basins in North Carolina, the company announced Thursday.
Under the plan with North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) and groups represented by the Southern ... Read More »
The Gateway Expansion Pipeline Project went into service this week to provide natural gas for New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
The project comes online about 11 months ahead of schedule, just in time for the 2019-2020 winter heating season.
The Gateway project, developed and owned by Wi... Read More »