The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) selected four companies for its 2021 Business Diversity Awards this week, based on their efforts to advance purchasing equity for diverse suppliers and results achieved.
“Congratulations to this year’s Business Diversity Award winners for their continued co... Read More »
Department of Energy (DOE) officials said the agency has identified a series of actions designed to bolster home and building energy efficiency through cleaner and more affordable energy services.
Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm recently unveiled the actions during a White House roundtab... Read More »
An effort to enhance reliability for Ohio Edison customers finished this week, with the conclusion of updates to a 69-kV FirstEnergy Corp. affiliate’s transmission line around Morrow County, Ohio.
The 12.8-mile line upgrade included the installation of new poles between two substations and upd... Read More »
A new set of draft recommendations released this week by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Broadband Expansion Task Force tackled five areas the organization believes will help guarantee better accessibility and close service gaps.
Proposed recommendations focus... Read More »
Duke Energy’s leadership fired back at one of its largest investors, Elliott Investment Management, this week after Elliott made a high-profile pitch to break up the energy giant into three smaller regional companies.
Elliott proposed the break-up as a means of increasing the overall financial ... Read More »
AEP Energy has signed a long-term renewable energy purchase agreement with Global Energy Generation and Doral LLC for the Mammoth Solar project in Indiana.
Mammoth Solar 1 is a 480-megawatt direct current (MWdc) solar energy project covering more than 12,000 acres in Starke and Pulaski counties i... Read More »
UGI Corp. released its latest environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, highlighting UGI’s commitment to being a leader in renewable energy.
The report, titled The Foundation of a Renewable Energy Future, highlights the company’s plans to reduce emissions by 55 percent over the next... Read More »
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) unveiled its proposed 5.4-mile route for a new transmission line running through Knox and Loudon Counties.
From a point between existing double-circuit lines, the new line would arch northeast into the Hardin Valley 161-kV station on Marietta Church Road. It w... Read More »
Looking to slash the carbon footprint of biofuel manufacturing while maintaining its production capabilities, the U.S. Department of Energy announced an investment of $35 million last week into 15 new research projects from a mix of academic and lab interests.
Biofuel includes items such as ethan... Read More »
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) on May 14 issued an order establishing rates for Kentucky Power Co. net metering customers that are lower than what the utility company had proposed.
“The rates approved by the PSC do not align with the proposed methodology by Kentucky Power, as it w... Read More »