The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) announced last week that it had reached a consumer protection agreement with regulated utilities to mitigate outstanding consumer debt and prevent disconnections.
The agreement was made before the utility's voluntary winter moratorium on disconnections expir... Read More »
DTE Electric gained the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approval last week to begin the up to $10.3 million second phase of its Charging Forward electric vehicle pilot program.
This will take several forms: an electrification education and outreach plan for Michigan’s commercial fleet... Read More »
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) backs a recent decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that provides states with access to the FCC’s outage reporting data.
This decision provides NARUC members and first responders with accurate and timely co... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) is launching three new research programs to safeguard the U.S. energy system.
These new programs will address potential global supply chain security vulnerabilities, seek to protect critical ... Read More »
Work on the second phase of a $65 million natural gas transmission pipeline modernization project will begin in Belleville, Ill., in early April, as Ameren Illinois seeks to update infrastructure.
The project began in 2019, but this year will focus on a six-mile stretch of natural gas transmissio... Read More »
ComEd announced last week that it would add $9 million in financial assistance funding and extend payment plans to help Illinois customers struggling to pay electric bills.
"The new programs being offered today extend our ongoing efforts to help customers get to a place of stability," ComEd CEO J... Read More »
PPL Corp. is selling its U.K.-based utility business, Western Power Distribution (WPD), to National Grid, but it is buying another company.
In a separate transaction, PPL is acquiring National Grid's Rhode Island utility business, The Narragansett Electric Company, for $3.8 billion. The moves ar... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $24.5 million for domestic manufacturing to improve the nation’s electricity infrastructure.
The DOE’s two new funding opportunities will support research and development (R&D) for the materials and technologies needed to expand the grid w... Read More »
Entergy Mississippi completed work on a $31 million transmission system project this week in Jackson, Mississippi, concluding a year of work on a new substation, lines, and other infrastructure.
“The new Mill Street substation and supporting infrastructure upgrades provide an additional source... Read More »
Following a competitive solicitation process, Black Hills Energy has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement for 200 MW of utility-scale solar energy that will be owned and operated by 174 Power Global in Colorado’s Pueblo County.
“We are very pleased by the broad community support that is ... Read More »