Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is conducting an emergency exercise to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season.
During the five-day exercise, PG&E employees simulate real-life events that could happen during a real Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). The exercise creates invaluable expe... Read More »
With approval from the Missouri Public Service Commission, Ameren Missouri will continue to promote demand-side programs -- such as energy efficiency and demand response -- for residential and business customers through 2022.
This represents an extension of Ameren Missouri’s Cycle 3, under the ... Read More »
As part of the Rapid Encapsulation of Pipelines Avoiding Intensive Replacement (REPAIR) program, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) will invest $33 million into the retrofitting of 10 natural gas transmission pipelines.
These refurbishments will involve taking old cast iron and bare ste... Read More »
Utility crews in the Northeast continued to restore power to thousands of customers who rode out Hurricane Isaias this week with the promise that even more storms could yet be on the way this summer.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday updated its forecast for t... Read More »
In an effort to assess federal and private efforts to improve cybersecurity in the United States energy sector during the ongoing pandemic, the full Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing this week attended by executives and administration officials alike.
That pandemic, sai... Read More »
Proof of the growing disuse of coal was put on full display this week by new data from the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA), which showed that 121 coal-fired power plants were repurposed between 2011 and 2019, most of them to natural gas.
The effects of that can perhaps be b... Read More »
Regulators in Washington State have approved new rules for smart meter infrastructure, designed to protect customer information.
The rules, approved by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, provide guidance to investor-owned utilities employing smart meter technology for residen... Read More »
U.S. crude oil production dropped by 1.99 million barrels per day (b/d) in May, the largest monthly decrease since January 1980, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
EIA’s Monthly Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production Report said May is the sixth straight monthly decrease in ... Read More »
Hawaiian Electric has pledged to have every passenger car, SUV, light pickup, and minivan in its fleet be electric by 2025
It is part of a nationwide commitment to the electrification of transportation by many companies that are members of the Edison Electric Institute, a national organization of... Read More »
The U.S. Senate confirmed Mark Menezes as Deputy Secretary of Energy at the Department of Energy (DOE), drawing praise from key Republican leaders.
Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), the Republican leader on the Energy and Commerce Committee, called Menezes a well-known and respected professional.
“His po... Read More »