While the final rate increases haven’t been finalized, a delayed request from Duke Energy regarding the rates of its electric subsidiary Duke Energy Progress and how it will pay to get rid of coal ash storage has gained the approval of the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC).
This was de... Read More »
ComEd filed for its first electricity delivery rate increase in four years last week, requesting an increase of $51 million to acquiesce to both Illinois’ push for 100 percent clean energy and a need for improved reliability in the face of frequent storms.
“Making the power grid more resilien... Read More »
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have released a new study that projects the costs required to build the necessary capacity of electricity infrastructure to meet the rising demands over the course of the century.
The cost estimate is, ... Read More »
Allentown-based PPL Corp. released its annual Sustainability Report last week, which details the firmʻs progress on environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives, including climate strategy, electrification goals, COVID-19 response, and diversity, equity, and inclusion commitments.
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The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) made several new appointments to its board of directors, including a new chairman, effective immediately.
Stanley Connally, Jr., chair, president, and CEO of its Southern Company Services, and executive vice president of operations at the Southern Com... Read More »
Pushing forward with the SuperTruck 3 initiative, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced two funding opportunities this week totaling more than $162 million for efficiency improvements and carbon emissions reduction among cars, trucks, and off-road vehicles.
The DOE estimates that... Read More »
A new contract between Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) and Avista will see the company’s zero-carbon energy portfolio boosted by two PUD hydropower projects on the Columbia River.
Avista already had a contract in place for 5 percent of the hydropower output from the two PUD project... Read More »
The National Regulatory Research Institute (NRRI) released a report that seeks to regulators understand the various cyber vulnerabilities and threats and how utilities can minimize their impact.
The paper, entitled “Understanding Cyber Attacks and Available Cybersecurity Technologies,” descr... Read More »
Dominion Energy North Carolina has proposed several new programs to help reduce customers’ environmental impact, lower their energy use and bills, and advance new clean energy sources.
“We’re imagining all the ways we can help our customers be part of the clean energy economy,” Shaun Rand... Read More »
The 199 MW Sundance Wind Energy Center, developed by Invenergy and owned by American Electric Power (AEP), began commercial operation this week as the first of three wind projects planned for north central Oklahoma.
The Sundance operation, located in Woods County, is the smallest of the three pl... Read More »