Consumers would be on the downside if a proposed bill to establish another consumer-owned utility in Maine got enacted by legislators, according to opponents who testified during the State Legislature’s Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee hearing on Thursday.
“If passed, this proposed ... Read More »
National Grid Ventures has formed a partnership with RWE Renewables to develop offshore wind projects in the coastal region of the Northeast United States.
The joint venture will explore opportunities in this region to develop offshore wind projects and intends to bid in the upcoming New York Big... Read More »
Dominion Energy won a 10-year electric utility operations and maintenance (O&M) services contract for the Philadelphia Navy Yard, which is run by PIDC, a public-private economic development corporation.
Dominion Energy was selected for its strong financials and extensive background with privatize... Read More »
Since February, American Electric Power (AEP) has committed to achieving an 80 percent reduction in emissions by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050, and the company is making headway, according to its latest corporate accountability report.
An extension of the Columbus, Ohio company's 15 years o... Read More »
Owners of the Colstrip Generating Station in Colstrip, Montana, expanded a federal lawsuit this week to challenge the constitutionality of two Montana bills that would undermine contractual agreements surrounding the plant.
Owners Portland General Electric Company, Avista Corp., PacifiCorp, and P... Read More »
A panel of energy experts joined with lawmakers Thursday to seek ways to speed improvements to the electric transmission system in the face of calls for a greener grid.
“We have many innovations at the ready, we just need to deploy them,” U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL), chairman of the House S... Read More »
SHV Energy and UGI International, a subsidiary of UGI Corporation, announced Tuesday that they will launch a joint venture to advance the production and use of Renewable Dimethyl Ether (rDME).
rDME is a sustainable liquid gas that is low-carbon and can be an alternative renewable solution for th... Read More »
The American Gas Association’s Board of Directors passed a resolution in support of reasonable cybersecurity regulations.
The AGA supports regulations that would allow risk-based methodology; support a framework organized by the function’s identity, protect, detect, respond and recover; perm... Read More »
Consumers Energy has launched a new standard summer peak rate that will allow its customers to conserve energy and save money by using more off-peak.
The summer peak rate goes into effect June 1 and goes through September for the company’s 1.6 million residential electric customers in Michigan.... Read More »
The window to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 is closing fast, a special report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) made clear this week, but if the global energy sector manages to transform and adapt, millions of jobs and major economic gains could result.
According to the Net Zero by ... Read More »