The Southern Company is working with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to expand the focus for the National Carbon Capture Center.
The center, which is managed by the Southern Company, will soon include testing of carbon dioxide (CO2) utilization and direct air capture (DAC) technologies. Also,... Read More »
The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing recently to consider the nomination of Mark Menezes as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE).
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), chair of the committee, approved of the choice of Menezes, who the Senate had previously co... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this week appointed the University of Texas – San Antonio to lead the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManll), a new public-private consortium focused on early-stage research and development.
Through such R&D, those involved aim to boost U.... Read More »
In its 2020 corporate accountability report, released this week, American Electric Power (AEP) delivered an annual assessment of developments, the most notable of which was a progress report on carbon emissions reduction.
“Energy is an essential service that is life-sustaining and crucial to ou... Read More »
Coal use continues to crumble in the United States, with coal-fired electricity generation having recorded its largest percentage decline (16 percent) in history, putting it at its lowest level since 1976.
Output dropped to 966,000 gigawatt hours (GWh) in 2019, largely due to lower electricity de... Read More »
In a collaborative effort to help Michigan residents save money through their energy use, Consumers Energy announced this week that it will dispatch up to 100,000 Google Nest thermostats to households throughout the state.
The announcement was part of a partnership with Google and Uplight, but al... Read More »
The Tenaska Clear Creek wind farm in northwest Missouri is fully operational as of May 4.
The facility – which generates 242-megawatt (MW) of wind power – is located north of Maryville in Nodaway County. The facility is comprised of 111 Vestas turbines across approximately 31,000 acres.
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PECO recently announced that it will continue to suspend service disconnections, waive new late fees, and reconnect customers who were previously disconnected to help customers who may be affected by COVID-19.
These support services will run through at least July 1. The company is also providing ... Read More »
The U.S. Department of the Interior has approved a proposal from Solar Partners XI, LLC, to build a 690 megawatt photovoltaic solar electric generating facility and ancillary facilities northeast of Las Vegas, setting the state for the eighth-largest solar project in the world.
Known as the Gemin... Read More »
Building on in-state efforts to keep energy flowing to homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released $35.1 million in federal funding for those in Michigan struggling to afford utility bills.
This is part of the $900 million in supplement... Read More »