Florida Power & Light starts construction on 6 new solar centers
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has started construction on six new solar energy centers that are expected to go into operation by the end of the year. The effort is part of FPL’s SolarTogether initiative, the company’s community solar program, which is the largest of its kind in the Uni... Read More »Pacific Northwest National Laboratory study examines smart charging strategies for electric vehicles
A mix of planning and overarching electric vehicle strategies could help American cities and utilities alike to prepare for and avoid some of the heaviest costs of what a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) study labels an inevitability: an influx of electric vehicles. Grid reliability d... Read More »Entergy Texas finished major transmission project to bring lower-cost power to southeast Texas
Customers of Entergy Texas will soon benefit from lower-cost and more reliable power, now that the final phase of the Western Region Economic Project has brought a series of new substations, transmission lines and upgrades to southeast Texas. The major transmission project involves two separate t... Read More »Xcel Energy, Boulder, Colo. officials agree to potentially end city’s municipal utility plan
Xcel Energy Inc. and local officials in Boulder, Colo., on Tuesday reached a tentative deal that could end the city’s decade-long municipalization effort. “We’ve always believed we could accomplish more by working together and we’re pleased to have reached an understanding that supports b... Read More »U.S. Senate hearing examines carbon removal technologies
The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing this week on the development of carbon removal technologies in the United States, which have the potential to reduce net emissions levels and slow or reverse climate change. Carbon removal technologies capture carbon dioxide... Read More »Ameren Illinois invests $8 million into bill payment assistance with Fresh Start program
Customers of Ameren Illinois could gain up to $700 to help them pay energy bills during the era of COVID-19, as part of an $8 million bill payment assistance program known as Fresh Start. The goal is to reduce or eliminate past-due account balances as people struggle to make ends meet during the ... Read More »DTE Midstream begins delivering test gas through 150 mile LEAP gathering system
The Gulf Coast will soon benefit from DTE Mainstream’s Louisiana Energy Access Project (LEAP), a 150 mile gathering service that stretches to Louisiana’s Haynesville Basin, which is scheduled to enter service on Aug. 1, 2020. Test gas currently flows through that system. Originally part of Mo... Read More »Mark Christie