The Capital Power Corporation this week joined an international, public-private coalition known as the Powering Past Coal Alliance to support the transition from traditional coal generation to cleaner, renewable energy.
Through the alliance, co-chaired by the U.S. and Canadian governments, the C... Read More »
American Electric Power subsidiary Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) issued three requests for proposal this week for solar, wind, and short-term generating capacity to better meet supply needs.
The company is seeking project bids by Aug. 12 that are capable of serving its customers in Lo... Read More »
With the approval of a new microgrid tariff by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission last month, the island state has been only the second in the United States to have such a model and opens up possibilities for customers to join or build hybrid microgrids well suited to emergencies.
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Continuing a solar expansion effort in North Carolina, Duke Energy began work last week on the 22.6 MW Stony Knoll solar power plant in Surry County -- the largest in the area but one of more than 40 others that have sprung up across the state.
“Duke Energy is bringing more carbon-free, renewab... Read More »
The U.S. military has been an active developer of microgrids and other energy efficiency improvements to its bases worldwide and is now joining forces with the nation’s major utilities to further advance the program.
The U.S. Department of the Army and Edison Electric Institute (EEI) announced ... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Tom Carper (D-DE), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced legislation last week that would make existing merchant nuclear power owners/operators eligible for the same tax credit proposed for wind operators.
The Zero-Emission... Read More »
Seeking to bolster its electricity generating portfolio by 2026, Entergy Arkansas has issued a call for proposals for projects of up to 300 MW of solar and wind capacity.
This will add to an existing fleet of approximately 30,000 MW of electric generating capacity, including 7,000 MW of nuclear p... Read More »
As part of its largest renewable energy solicitation ever -- nearly 3,250 MW in all -- PacifiCorp has added 19 projects to a shortlist of bids that it delivered to state regulators earlier this month.
PacifiCorp, already the largest regulated utility owner of wind power in the Western U.S., wou... Read More »
Xcel Energy released an alternate energy plan for the Upper Midwest last week that would slash carbon emissions by more than 85 percent by 2030 compared to 2005 levels, guided by major additions of wind, solar, energy storage, and natural gas options.
Another version of the Upper Midwest Energy P... Read More »
A group of U.S. Senators introduced legislation that would create a program at the Department of Energy to test the cybersecurity of products and technologies used in the bulk-power system.
The Cyber Sense Act would not only identify and promote cyber-secure products for use in the bulk-power s... Read More »