ESA applauds introduction of American Energy Innovation Act
The Energy Storage Association (ESA) is applauding Senate consideration of the American Energy Innovation Act (AEIA), which aims to increase the use of renewable energy and energy storage through investments and modernization of domestic energy laws. In a statement published by ESA CEO Kelly Spea... Read More »DOE to sell up to 12 million barrels of crude oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy intends to sell off as much as 12 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), drawing from three sites in Texas and Louisiana. The sale will pull from Bryan Mound and Big Hill, Texas, as well as West Hackber... Read More »Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power file to recover rising costs in West Virginia
Faced with rising fuel and vegetation management costs over time, both Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power this week filed to recover some of those costs with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) and proposed a new arrangement. The filings were made under the Expanded Net Energy ... Read More »AES announces goals to reduce coal-fired generation
AES Corp. achieved many of its key strategic goals in 2019, including its commitment to reducing its use of coal-fired generation, the firm reported in its year-end 2019 earnings report. AES is well on its way to its goal of reducing its coal-fired power generation below 30 percent of total volu... Read More »Group offers tips on how customers can protect themselves from utility scammers
A group called Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) released tips on how customers can avoid utility scams as part of National Consumer Protection Week. The organization -- made up of representatives 146 U.S. and Canadian electric, water, and natural gas utilities, as well as trade associations ... Read More »Sens. Manchin, Murkowski introduce American Energy Innovation Act
U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released on Feb. 27, the text of the American Energy Innovation Act (AEIA), a compilation of more than 50 energy-related measures individually reported by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR) last year. AEIA, S. 2657, aims... Read More »Nebraska Public Power District, City of Mitchell, Nebraska sign system operation agreement
Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) recently entered into an electric system operation agreement with the City of Mitchell, Nebr., under which NPPD will be responsible for maintaining the city’s electric system. The contract is for five years, and the agreement will be fully in effect by June... Read More »Wind generation surpasses hydroelectric power as top renewable energy source
Wind generation exceeded hydroelectric generation in 2019, marking the first time that has happened, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Electric Power Monthly. Wind energy has now surpassed hydroelectricity as the top renewable source of electricity generation in the coun... Read More »Nick Stavropoulos