FirstEnergy Corp. is on track to complete upgrades to a 138 kV power line in northeast Ohio by year’s end, bringing the potential for enhanced reliability to the service of more than 100,000 customers of subsidiary Ohio Edison in Portage and Trumbull counties.
The project involves a complete r... Read More »
The American Petroleum Institute (API) came out in support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final proposal to maintain existing Particulate Matter (PM) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) at its current level.
The EPA is required to review these standards every five yea... Read More »
ALLETE Clean Energy struck an agreement with McDonald’s Corp. for 200 megawatts of wind energy from the Caddo wind site ALLETE is building in southern Oklahoma.
“We’re honored to help McDonald’s advance its climate action goals while developing a project that will bring sizable economic b... Read More »
With increasing wildfire risk in the West, researchers at the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have pursued and released details of an investigation into the conditions behind those fires.
Using machine learning techniques, atmospheric scientists ... Read More »
Southern California Edison (SCE) has signed long-term contracts for four projects that will bring 590 MW of battery energy storage to the region and increase its total installed and procured storage resources to approximately 2,050 MWs.
The bulk of the new energy will stem from three of the four... Read More »
Through its Incubatenergy Labs program, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is opening an opportunity for startup companies to propose new solutions to issues facing electric power utilities.
Startups will be able to apply online and pitch proposals to a group of electric utilities throu... Read More »
Several electric, gas, and water utilities in Illinois have voluntarily pledged to cease all residential disconnections through March 31, 2021.
This builds on statutory winter rules scheduled to take effect on Dec. 1, 2020, which normally do not apply to water utilities. However, this year the wa... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that natural gas-fired generation has increased in most U.S. regions over the last five years.
Since 2015, according to EIA’s Power Plant Operations Report, annual electricity generation from natural gas power plants in the United States... Read More »
Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) is acquiring a 25 percent stake in the 1,100-megawatt Ocean Wind offshore wind farm from Orsted North America.
This alliance combines Orsted’s offshore wind expertise with PSEG’s state and regional experience executing complex energy infrastructure proje... Read More »
A proposal to purchase Maine's two investor-owned electric utilities and replace them with a state-owned power delivery authority has stalled due to lack of support.
In July, Maine State Rep. Seth Berry (D-Bowdoinham) introduced a bill in the legislature to allow for the state to transition to a ... Read More »