Stony Brook University signed a research partnership agreement with joint venture partners Ørsted and Eversource this week that will bring $5 million toward the advancement of offshore wind through the university’s Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC).
The AERTC is a partners... Read More »
Looking to improve energy grid resilience on Oahu, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has chosen Hawaiian Electric to map areas of the island that could be optimal for building microgrids.
Part of the larger Inaugural Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP), the project will un... Read More »
An order is expected on or before May 14 by Kentucky utility regulators that investor-owned utilities hope will reform net metering in the state — the billing system that credits utility customers for the excess power they put on the electric grid.
The potentially precedent-setting order due fr... Read More »
Honoring innovations and contributions to the electric power industry, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) announced eight finalists for its annual Edison Award, including five American companies.
“EEI’s member companies are committed to investing in and leading the transition to a clean ener... Read More »
Publicly traded U.S. exploration and production (E&P) companies issued $4.4 billion in debt and equity in March 2021, the highest amount since August 2020.
According to an analysis by the Energy Information Administration, the amount of issued debt and equity has increased every month except one... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will award $109.5 million in funding for projects that directly support job creation in communities impacted by changes in the energy economy.
It is part of an initiative launched by President Joe Biden, the White House Interagency Working Group on Coal and Pow... Read More »
As part of a nuclear waste settlement between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Xcel Energy, $9.6 million will be issued in refunds to the company’s electric service customers.
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the arrangement last week. This included an authorized $2.9 ... Read More »
Recurrent Energy, LLC broke ground last week on the 100 MW Sunflower Solar Project, a facility to be built in Sunflower County, Miss., to supply Entergy Mississippi with clean power.
“With the ongoing financing and construction challenges due to the pandemic, I am particularly proud that our te... Read More »
A bill recently introduced in the Colorado legislature would direct the state’s Public Utilities Commission to study the feasibility of community choice energy (CCE), also known as community choice aggregation (CCA).
The legislation, HB21-1269, was introduced earlier this month by Colorado Sta... Read More »
Entergy Corp. released its annual report on the company’s performance in the past year.
The report, titled Forward Together, details an “extraordinary year” in which Entergy delivered critical services in the midst of unprecedented challenges: the COVID-19 pandemic, social and political un... Read More »