Duke Energy Florida announced Monday that it installed its one-millionth solar panel in the state at its Columbia Solar Power Plant in Fort White, Fla.
The 74.9-megawatt (MW) Columbia Solar Power Plant includes approximately 300,000 solar panels and is expected to enter operation in March 2020.
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Commercial solar developer Safari Energy announced Monday that it has completed 60 commercial-scale solar projects in New Jersey, for a total of 28.6 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity, making it the leading commercial solar developer in the state.
The announcement comes as New Jersey introduce... Read More »
Consumers Energy committed to a net zero carbon emissions goal this week, laying out the next phase of a Clean Energy Plan that promises big changes by 2040.
Originally, the Clean Energy Plan -- kicked off in 2019 -- called for the reduction of carbon emissions by 90 percent within that same time... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Feb. 19 that it would provide up to $100 million over five years for research on the production of fuels from sunlight, known as artificial photosynthesis.
The funding will support the establishment of either one large or two smaller DOE Energy Innova... Read More »
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) recently published its 2019 Annual Report, which highlights the efforts of NERC and the Regional Entities to assure the effective and efficient reduction of risks to the bulk power system.
“Electricity is essential to the quality of our... Read More »
Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) got the okay from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to move forward with plans to generate an additional 50 megawatts (MW) of power at the Badger Hollow Solar Farm.
The expansion is known as Badger Hollow II.
"The addition of this cost-effective, locally... Read More »
Due to a proposed fuel rate reduction, customers of Dominion Energy in Virginia will see an average decrease of $6 in their monthly residential electric bills.
The fuel rate reduction is driven by the strong performance of Dominion’s fleet in Virginia, particularly the company’s combined cycl... Read More »
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released on Feb. 20, its 2020 Utility Energy Efficiency Scorecard, which showed a significant increase in energy savings by the 52 largest U.S. electric utilities.
The report found that, as a group, utilities have increased their annual... Read More »
PJM’s Board of Managers authorized on Feb. 11 changes to its Regional Transmission Expansion Plan (RTEP), resulting in a net addition of nearly $234 million in projects.
The PJM Board authorized nearly $237 million in newly authorized baseline transmission enhancement projects, including $202.3... Read More »
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) gave the green light to the Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) to boost its wind energy production by 675 megawatts (MW).
The plan calls for PSO to own a share of three Oklahoma wind farms, called the North Central Energy Facilities.
“Approva... Read More »