All operations run by Ameren Corp. in Missouri and Illinois will reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the company announced this week, as 3,100 MW of wind and solar generation are pushed online by 2030, and 5,400 MW by 2040.
For renewables, it represents the largest-ever expansion at Ameren, ... Read More »
Construction is underway on a new solar plant in Pinal County, Arizona, that will deliver 100 megawatts (MW) of solar generation to the Intel Corporation’s facility in Chandler, Ariz.
The project, called East Line Solar, is a collaboration between Salt River Project (SRP) and sPower, a renewabl... Read More »
Appalachian Power and its affiliate, AEP West Virginia Transmission Co., will upgrade the electric transmission system for customers in McDowell and Wyoming counties in West Virginia.
The project – called the Baileysville-Rockridge Transmission Line Rebuild – will upgrade approximately 17 mil... Read More »
Declaring that the federal production tax credit (PTC) for renewables was established solely to help a fledgling energy industry, a group of Republican senators and a representative have introduced legislation to phase out the tax credit in its entirety.
The effort is being pursued by U.S. Sens.... Read More »
Indiana is confronting a complicated choice faced by a number of U.S. states: whether to close coal plants in favor of advancing renewable energy or to keep them open to support jobs.
The electricity generation portfolios of Indiana electric utilities are becoming more diversified as they shift ... Read More »
Following an executive order by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that calls for economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2050, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) requested staff and stakeholders to help update utility integrated resource planning requirements.
These recommendations should reflect reduce... Read More »
The New Hampshire House of Representatives recently failed to override Gov. Chris Sununu's veto of a bill that would have increased net metering limits.
In March, the New Hampshire Senate had voted 17-7 to override the governor’s veto of Senate Bill 159, legislation that would have increased t... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) approved Critical Decision 1 for the Versatile Test Reactor (VTR) project, a scientific user facility that would support research and development of nuclear energy and technologies.
Critical Decision 1 is the second step in the process the DOE uses to review an... Read More »
Mitsubishi Power and Entergy Corp. will collaborate on decarbonization projects for Entergy’s utility businesses in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.
Mitsubishi Power is a leader in providing technologies to reach decarbonization goals. The partnership will help Entergy limit carbon... Read More »
While $500 in grants and other, more flexible payment options are still on the table for customers of ComEd struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic, the company sent out a reminder this week that these assistance options will only be available for a limited time.
These options include both $500 ... Read More »