Alliance to Save Energy unveils policy proposals for Biden administration, Congress
The Alliance to Save Energy outlined proposals it would like the Biden administration and Congress to consider to boost energy efficiency, create jobs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and help consumers and businesses lower their energy bills. The Alliance’s 2021 policy agenda includes items t... Read More »Drainage of GA Power’s Plant Mitchell coal ash ponds slated for February
Georgia Power, the largest electric subsidiary of the investor-owned Southern Company, last week scheduled the dewatering process of three ash ponds at its Plant Mitchell for February. The move marks another step in the utility’s ash pond closure plan for Plant Mitchell, a retired coal-fired p... Read More »PG&E’s enhanced weather tech network reduces 2020 power shutoff events by 55%
San Francisco-based Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) last year cut by more than half every public safety power shutoff event that occurred thanks to its expanded network of enhanced weather technology. The utility’s expanded network, which includes weather stations and high-definition fire-w... Read More »DOE plans to sell some crude oil from strategic reserves in 2021
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans to sell crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) over a multi-month period during Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. The DOE expects to begin deliveries in May 2021, but they could begin as early as April if market conditions warrant. The precise timing ... Read More »Lynn Good
Duke Energy’s Lynn Good wins EEI’s Distinguished Leadership Award
Lynn Good, chair, president, and CEO of Duke Energy, was awarded the prestigious Distinguished Leadership Award by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI). The Distinguished Leadership Award honors the contributions and achievements of leaders in the industry, with recipients selected by their peers ... Read More »Colorado PUC approves Xcel Energy’s transportation electrification plan
Colorado’s Public Utility Commission (PUC), in a recent 90-page decision, largely approved a $110 million transportation electrification plan (TEP) for Xcel Energy, which when built out is expected to help support 940,000 electric vehicles (EVs) in Colorado by 2030. That’s an important numb... Read More »Credit: Entergy