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Jersey Central Power & Light gets go ahead for rate increase
Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) got approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to increase its rates. Even with the $94 million increase in its base rates, JCP&L customers will pay the lowest residential electric rates among New Jersey's four regulated electric ... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_1407601499-300x200.jpg)
New report examines benefits of expanding the transmission grid
Expanding and modernizing the transmission grid in the eastern United States will increase access to renewable energy, create jobs, lower electricity bills, and reduce carbon emissions, according to a new report from Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG). The report, called “Consumer, Employ... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_1771574969-300x206.jpg)
DOE Coal FIRST Initiative to invest $80M into net zero carbon electricity, hydrogen plants
Under a funding opportunity from the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and its Coal FIRST Initiative, $80 million will be split between four projects for cost-shared research and development of hydrogen energy plants with net zero carbon emission. Hydrogen plant... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_731438281-300x200.jpg)
Dominion Energy sustainability and responsibility report broadcasts plans for greater energy diversity, emissions reductions
A sustainability and corporate responsibility report from Dominion Energy released this week showcases plans for a major green shift, bringing with that diversity push robust investments in infrastructure. "We live in a period of remarkable industrial, environmental, and social change," Thomas F... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_603025976-1-300x200.jpg)
Florida Power & Light to build 14 new solar energy centers
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is building 14 new solar energy centers across the state, which will add approximately 4.1 million solar panels. The effort is part of the company’s FPL SolarTogether community solar program, the largest of its kind in the United States. “Through the on... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_774593386-300x200.jpg)
Pepco proposes multi-year grid modernization initiative in Maryland
Maryland energy company Pepco filed a multi-year plan with the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) to invest in the grid. Pepco’s multi-year plan includes hundreds of projects to modernize and reinforce the local energy grid between 2021 and 2023. These projects seek to improve system per... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_740100781-300x200.jpg)
Dayton Power & Light to invest $249M in grid upgrade
Dayton Power & Light Company (DP&L) is planning to invest $249 million in capital projects over the next four years to modernize the electric grid. This four-year initiative, which will be done in two phases, is pending approval by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) staff. “We ... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_10049437-300x200.jpg)
AGA predicts natural gas bills to be as much as 71 percent lower than alternatives this winter
Natural gas will be the heating source to beat this winter, price wise, according to the American Gas Association’s (AGA) annual Winter Outlook, which predicted that natural gas bills could be up to 71 percent lower than those of the competition. “With the COVID pandemic presenting so many c... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/shutterstock_1075034975-300x149.jpg)