Energy company Avista has set a goal of being carbon neutral by 2045, with a 30 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
“We are proud to continue our commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability,” Dennis Vermillion, president and CEO of Avista, said. “We set an ... Read More »
A first-of-its-kind operating plan between Hiawatha National Forest and American Transmission Co. will prevent protect public lands and improve the safety and reliability of the transmission system while saving money, the two entities said.
Following a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Fores... Read More »
On the 51st anniversary of Earth Day, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) unanimously authorized Wisconsin Power and Light Company to acquire or build, own, and operate six solar electric generation facilities to provide 675 MW to the region.
For Wisconsin Power and Light, a subsidia... Read More »
At a virtual climate summit Thursday, President Joe Biden made the ambitious announcement of a new U.S. greenhouse gas pollution reduction target, aiming to cut 50 percent of emissions by 2030, when compared to 2005 levels.
In the wake of the news, the energy industry rallied behind the news, whi... Read More »
An Earth Day panel at EEI’s Global Electrification Forum presented a mostly optimistic outlook regarding the world’s ability to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. That optimism is tempered, though, by the growing reality of the monumental demands, required almost at warp speed, inherent ... Read More »
Southern Power acquired the 118-megawatt (MW) Glass Sands Wind Facility in Murray County, Okla., from Steelhead Americas.
This is Southern Power’s 15th acquisition of a wind project and its fifth in Oklahoma. Glass Sands was developed by Steelhead Americas and is expected to utilize 28 wind tur... Read More »
Texas is expected to add 10 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale solar capacity by the end of 2022, making it one of the fastest-growing and largest markets for solar power.
According to the Energy Information Administration, about one-third of the utility-scale solar capacity planned to come online ... Read More »
CPower Energy Management has been selected by Con Edison and National Grid’s Niagara Mohawk Power to participate in their Term-Dynamic Load Management (DLM) Program in New York.
The Term-DLM Program is a peak-shaving program that will incentivize customers to provide load relief with 21 hours ... Read More »
Collaboration between Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and Portland General Electric (PGE) has yielded Electric Island -- the first vehicle charging site designed specifically for heavy-duty trucks.
Meant to encourage the use of zero emissions commercial vehicles, the site is nevertheless ope... Read More »
A massive attempt to overhaul the federal energy tax code, the Clean Energy for America Act, was introduced to the Senate this week, complete with provisions to consolidate more than 40 energy tax incentives into three emissions-based versions accessible by all technologies.
This one-size-fits-al... Read More »