Net metering rate issues have been a discussion point in many states across the country, most recently in Arkansas, where the Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC) is considering changing the rates paid to solar users across the state.
In December, the PSC heard from stakeholders on both sides... Read More »
WASHINGTON — State regulators can help hasten the deployment of energy storage and continue to collaborate with the federal government and energy providers to protect critical infrastructure from cyberattacks and a host of other hazards that could disrupt services, two U.S. Department of Energy (D... Read More »
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) submitted its 2020 Wildfire Mitigation Plan, which outlines how it will expand and enhance the company’s efforts to address the growing threat of extreme weather and wildfires.
Wildfires have become a growing threat in PG&E’s service area. In 2012, just... Read More »
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved Feb. 6 settlement agreements involving the integrated resource plans (IRP) for two electric utilities in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Upper Peninsula Power Co. (UPPCO) and Northern States Power Co. of Wisconsin (NSP).
The MPSC approved a set... Read More »
U.S. Reps. Andy Levin (D-MI) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) unveiled on Feb. 6 the Electric Vehicle (EV) Freedom Act, which would create a nationwide system of high-speed electric vehicle charging stations.
“President Dwight D. Eisenhower once implemented a radical idea – a system of hig... Read More »
Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) has reduced the average length of a service interruption by 58 minutes over the past 10 years through various upgrades and improvements.
Electric system upgrades and the deployment of new innovative technologies have contributed to the reduction in interruptions.... Read More »
The North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) recently announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between NERC’s Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC) and the U.S. Department of Energy, which outlines a shared commitment to information sharing and an... Read More »
Duke Energy got final approval from North Carolina state regulators on a plan to permanently close all of the company's remaining coal ash basins in the state.
The plan is to excavate nearly 80 million tons of coal ash at six facilities. State officials said it will be the largest coal ash clean... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this week announced $125.5 million in new funding for solar technology research and $43.8 million to advance geothermal research and development.
“Solar energy has grown tremendously in the last decade,” U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette said. “The... Read More »
The Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources announced on Feb. 5 it filed a plan with state regulators to develop 50 megawatts of solar energy.
All three Rhode Island electric utilities – National Grid, Pascoag Utility District, and Block Island Utility District – have agreed to share the pro... Read More »