The CEO of Michigan’s Consumers Energy Company and its parent CMS Energy Corporation, Patti Poppe, will resign as of Dec. 1, 2020, assume a similar role at PG&E Corporation and join the Board of Directors of Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
Poppe will inherit a role currently occupied by Inte... Read More »
Portland General Electric (PGE) announced this week that it intends to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with customers' power by 80 percent by 2030.
“Our future depends on taking immediate action to address climate change by reducing... Read More »
Arizona Public Service Company (APS) signed a power purchase agreement with Leeward Renewable Energy for 200 megawatts of wind energy from its two New Mexican Aragonne Wind facilities.
APS has a longstanding relationship with Leeward. The company first purchased power from Leeward’s 90-megawat... Read More »
A bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate that seeks to enhance the nation’s nuclear power infrastructure.
The American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2020 (S. 4897) would preserve America’s nuclear fuel supply chain, reduce carbon emissions, enable U.S. international leadership, and strengthe... Read More »
As part of an agreement between AES Corporation and the Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), leading renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP), sPower, will be merged with AES’s clean energy development business in the United States.
The two companies, which own sPower, in... Read More »
Georgia Power announced the next phase in the closure and excavation of four ash ponds at its Plant Hammond facility will begin in December, with a dewatering process meant to maintain water quality along the way.
"As we begin the dewatering process at Plant Hammond, we are pleased with the progr... Read More »
The Tennessee Valley Authority is launching a new initiative to expand the region's electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
The Tennessee Valley is emerging as a key player in the development of electric vehicles. TVA and its public power partners are in a prime position to enable the broader ... Read More »
Entergy Arkansas is looking to add two new solar energy generation projects to its portfolio.
One of the new projects is the Searcy Solar project, a 100-megawatt solar farm in White County, recently approved by the Arkansas Public Service Commission. It is slated to be operational in 2021. It wil... Read More »
As a means of offsetting heavy hits induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, Minnesota Power has requested the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to expedite a review of its plans for a $40 million investment into regional solar energy.
Approximately 20 MW of solar arrays are on the line, all slated ... Read More »
The results of a study known as “Macro Grids in the Mainstream: An International Survey of Plans and Progress,” was released by Iowa State University this week, revealing a world reshaping and scaling up its electric grids -- and leaving the United States behind.
The study, which was sponsore... Read More »