The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission granted a construction permit for the Wild Springs Solar Project in Pennington County.
This permit opens the door for the project to move forward with plans to construct a solar energy facility capable of generating up to 128 megawatts of energy. The p... Read More »
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) formally launched last week its $111 million Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute.
The new Institute, CyManII, is designed to transform U.S. advanced manufacturing and make manufacturers more energy efficient, resilient, and globally compe... Read More »
After a more than three year process, Entergy Louisiana, LLC has finished buying the 361 MW Washington Parish Energy Center from the Calpine Corporation, granting it a modern natural gas-powered plant to add to the grid.
“We continue to seek opportunities to add to our clean-energy portfolio, a... Read More »
A year of intense natural disasters throughout the United States has seen many utilities offer support to one another, and in the case of Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, this has included more than 1,200 workers sent to support 18 fellow utilities.
LG&E and KU,... Read More »
The Electric Vehicle Mobility Area Planning Act (H.R. 8807), introduced last week, could make it easier for utilities and localities to identify locations for new electric vehicle charging stations.
The $10 million proposal from U.S. Reps. Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ) and Michael Burgess (R-TX) is de... Read More »
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) on Wednesday finished an eight-day formal hearing on Kentucky Power Company’s net metering rate reform filing.
“Rate cases sometimes run several days, depending on the number of witnesses who will be providing testimony, whether there are a number ... Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the transfer of ownership of the Indian Point Energy Center's nuclear power plant from Entergy Corp. to Holtec International for decommissioning.
The transfer is currently targeted for May 2021, following the permanent shutdown and reactor defueling... Read More »
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved PECO’s, the Philadelphia Electric Company’s, Electric Long-Term Infrastructure Improvement Plan (LTIIP) to enhance customers' service reliability.
PECO’s plan calls for the investment of $1.36 billion on targeted reliability-focused electr... Read More »
Under a new power purchase agreement between Dominion Energy Virginia and Savion, LLC -- which still requires approval from the Virginia State Corporation Commission -- Dominion will purchase 75 MW of renewable power from upcoming Savion’s Wythe County Solar Project.
The $133 million southwest... Read More »
CenterPoint Energy will introduce locally produced renewable natural gas (RNG) to its Minnesota natural gas distribution system, thanks to approval from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC).
The move was backed by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, which dubbed the proposal innovat... Read More »