The changing patterns of behavior due to the coronavirus crisis are having an impact on electricity consumption in New York.
According to New York Independent System Operator, daily energy use on the grid has declined by roughly 2 to 3 percent with daily peak energy use about 2 percent lower than... Read More »
The Honeywell uranium conversion plant in Metropolis, Ill., will operate for another 40 years, thanks to the renewal of its operating license by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) this week.
The facility is presently in a ready-idle status and contains a reduced amount of material on site. ... Read More »
Despite twelfth hour pleas from the renewable energy industry, and figures indicating as many as half of solar jobs could falter from the COVID-19 pandemic, the sector was not among those to specifically benefit from the $2 trillion stimulus package advanced by the Senate this week.
"As a result ... Read More »
National Grid is deferring a bill increase for customers in New York State to provide relief from the economic hardships caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus.
The company is currently asking state regulators for permission to postpone the previously approved gas and electricity price increases for... Read More »
Black & Veatch provided design and engineering services for a project to install a new submarine transmission line in Boston Harbor.
This transmission line supplies power to the second largest water treatment plant in the United States.
Construction was provided by Harbor Electric Energy Comp... Read More »
Hundreds of solar companies united this week to write Congress and call for help in weathering the COVID-19 epidemic, which the industry predicts could decimate solar jobs.
The 554 companies began by noting that their industry supported some 250,000 jobs at the end of last year. Now, with the sto... Read More »
With approval from the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC), Ameren Missouri is set to drop its electric rates by $32 million -- a decrease of approximately $15 per year for the average residential customer.
It is the second consecutive decrease for the company, which previously cut rates by ... Read More »
While industries and government agencies have struggled to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC) has now become the focal point of energy cooperation between private and public interests.
The council’s goal is to assure partners on all sides hav... Read More »
PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization, said the electrical grid continues to operate reliably in the 13 states it serves along with Washington, D.C., despite the impacts of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
“Our most important job is reliability – we are here to keep the lights on... Read More »
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) approved a plan to reduce costs and environmental when electricity demand is the highest.
Typically, when there is peak demand, not only do electricity costs go up, but the environmental impact is greater. The state’s new Clean Peak Standa... Read More »