The days of tentative steps forward are over and it is now time for Washington to become more aggressive in the strategy to wean the United States off fossil fuels and settle into a carbon-free future, a panel of electric utility and environmentalist leaders concurred Wednesday at the Edison Electri... Read More »
The electric power sector’s role during the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be understated as the industry’s workforce has gone far and above just keeping on the lights, said some of the nation’s leading chief executives during the opening keynote session of the Edison Electric Institute’s (EEI) 20... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a new report on its efforts to combat Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) attacks, which could disrupt the electrical grid and potentially damage electronics.
The report, called the Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Program Status Report, establishes res... Read More »
Duke Energy Florida (DEF) will decrease residential rates by 2.8 percent in 2021 while making grid improvements to enhance reliability and security.
The decreased rates for 2021 reflect an expected decrease in storm cost recovery and fuel charges. It includes investments made in grid reliability... Read More »
Although it has already upgraded more than 170 wooden transmission structures, Gulf Power is pushing forward with additional updates throughout Northwest Florida, increasing capacity and replacing dozens of existing lines with concrete or steel poles.
The effort is meant to improve reliability a... Read More »
Dominion Energy of Virginia filed for an extension of its operating licenses at the North Anna Power Station last week, opening the possibility of another 20 years of use out of the nuclear power plant.
"Our application to renew North Anna Power Station's licenses for another 20-year period is go... Read More »
Tampa Electric filed papers with the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) looking to raise the average customers’ rates next year.
Tampa Electric officials say the increases are due to an expected rise in natural gas costs and an increase in demand. This comes after reducing prices to histor... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $29 million for 14 projects as part of the Galvanizing Advances in Market-aligned fusion for an Overabundance of Watts (GAMOW) program, which is jointly sponsored by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) and the Office of Science–Fusion E... Read More »
Ameren Illinois announced plans last week to replace an existing substation, as well as upgrade power lines and power poles in the area of East St. Louis, as part of a $14.5 million effort to improve energy reliability in the region.
The existing Ridge Substation at 20th Street and Martin Luther ... Read More »
Topped only by the fourth quarter of the last year, the U.S. energy storage sector deployed 168 MW in the second quarter of 2020, according to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report from Wood Mackenzie and the U.S. Energy Storage Association (ESA).
The bulk of this came from a front-of-met... Read More »