The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) said utilities are on track to meet renewable energy requirements for 2020, according to its annual Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) report.
The state’s RPS requires utilities, electric service providers, and community choice aggregators (CCA... Read More »
Under a new agreement between PNM and the Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC), PNM will exit the New Mexico Four Corners Power Plant seven years early, but as a result, provide around $100 million in customer savings and $16 million in economic aid for the Navajo Nation.
While this is conti... Read More »
To comply with the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) passed earlier this year, Appalachian Power will move to acquire or contract 210 MW of solar power and 200 MW of wind power over the next five years, according to filings the company made this week.
Such acquisitions would allow it to fulfill o... Read More »
Utilities that still operate under the tried-and-true vertical integration model will have an easier time accommodating a potential influx of distributed energy resources (DERs) into their markets as a result of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Order 2222, a former federal regulat... Read More »
Otter Tail Power Company filed a request with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to increase its rates due to cleaner energy generation investments.
“We’re creating a cleaner energy future while keeping the prices our customers pay among the lowest in the nation,” Otter Tail Po... Read More »
Dominion Energy Virginia has proposed nine new solar facilities that would generate nearly 500 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy for customers.
This builds on what is already the third-largest solar portfolio among utility holding companies in the United States.
"This filing is another concr... Read More »
At 12 United States Army installations on Oahu, power will soon flow from a new source as the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved last week Hawaiian Electric’s plans to take over electric distribution systems feeding those facilities.
For the next 50 years, as contracted, Hawaiian... Read More »
A newly developed safety standard released by the American Petroleum Institute (API) this week sets new safety precedents for maintaining pipelines’ structural integrity, targeting existing mechanical issues with new industry research.
“Assessment and Management of Dents in Pipelines” is me... Read More »
The U.S. wind industry set a record in the third quarter, installing nearly 2,000 megawatts (MW) of new wind power capacity, according to the American Wind Energy Association’s Wind Powers America Third Quarter 2020 Market Report.
These strong third-quarter numbers bring the total American wi... Read More »
Alliant Energy introduced a plan to accelerate the transition to cleaner energy for its customers in Iowa.
Alliant’s Clean Energy Blueprint would help Iowa customers avoid more than $300 million in costs over the next 35 years. The Blueprint calls for an increase in the use of renewable resour... Read More »