NERC report warns of potential energy shortfalls this summer in certain parts of the country
Some parts of North America could face energy shortfalls this summer, according to a new report. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) National 2021 Summer Reliability Assessment said parts of the country are at elevated or high risk of energy shortfalls during above-nor... Read More »Tampa Electric launches new Storm Protection Program to improve reliability for hurricane season
With hurricane season set to begin June 1, Tampa Electric is preparing to demonstrate its year-round investments and preparations through the new Storm Protection Program, meant to strengthen its systems against severe weather. Over the course of the year, Tampa Electric invested more than $50 mi... Read More »Chris Womack
Georgia Power appoints current president Chris Womack as next chairman, CEO
Georgia Power officially named this week current President Chris Womack chairman, president, and CEO, effective June 1. Womack, who has been company president since November 2020, will replace current Chairman and CEO Paul Bowers. Prior to this, Bowers had helmed Georgia Power for more than a dec... Read More »Puget Sound Energy extends contract with hydropower partners
Puget Sound Energy extended a hydropower contract with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and Douglas County PUD in Washington. The contract is for about 40 megawatts of clean energy. Also, PSE and Douglas PUD have negotiated an extension on a power sales agreement that will prov... Read More »Amply Power, Duke Energy partner for bus fleet electrification initiative
Amply Power and Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions are working together on a bus fleet electrification initiative. Through this collaboration, the companies will deliver overhead, renewable electric vehicle fleet charging from a solar canopy. It includes a patent-pending device that bridges the ga... Read More »Nebraska PSC approves stretched out Black Hills Energy natural gas recovery to reduce customer impact
While Black Hills Energy seeks to recover natural gas costs from the incredibly bitter and costly February winter, a plan has been approved by the Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) that will stretch that cost recovery on customers’ bills out over the course of three years. “The financi... Read More »Joint effort from federal, California governments to deploy up to 4.6 GW of offshore wind development to Pacific coast
In an extension of the Biden administration’s goal to deploy 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030, the U.S. Departments of the Interior (DOI) and Defense (DoD) have agreed to work with California to deploy as much as 4.6 GW of offshore wind development to the state’s northern and central coasts. â€... Read More »Kim Hanemann