Con Edison awarded Centrica Business Solutions a contract to install a battery energy storage system and 18 publicly available electric vehicle chargers in Brooklyn, N.Y.
This will be the first project in New York City that combines energy storage and electric vehicle charging.
“This projec... Read More »
What will soon become the largest solar-powered battery storage facility on earth, the Manatee Energy Storage Center in Parrish, Florida, gained its first battery components last week, care of crews from Florida Power & Light Company (FPL).
Manatee will boast a 409 MW output when online, capable ... Read More »
PSEG charted an aggressive new climate plan this week, with the release of an outline calling for net zero emissions across its operations by 2030, fully greenhouse gas and carbon free power generation, and contributions to regional economy-wide decarbonization efforts.
The company’s 2030 clim... Read More »
Xcel Energy set a record in March in its Texas-New Mexico service area with the highest amount of energy ever generated from wind.
Boosted by Xcel Energy’s new Sagamore Wind Project in New Mexico, wind energy accounted for 51.1 percent of the region’s electricity supply in March, a record. It... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) introduced legislation designed to help Americans power their homes with clean energy by connecting more renewable energy to the electric grid.
The Efficient Grid Interconnection Act of 2021 would direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to allocate net... Read More »
DTE Electric Co. was authorized by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) this week to securitize bonds of up to $235.8 million to cover the retirement of its River Rouge coal plant on the Detroit River, a surge of tree trimming, and other qualified costs.
River Rouge has been in operatio... Read More »
Consumers Energy announced this week that it intends to entirely end coal usage as a fuel source 15 years ahead of schedule in 2025, setting the company up to be one of the first in the country to go coal-free.
While still pending regulatory approval, the plan would also bring the company to sev... Read More »
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill this week that seeks to provide increased federal financial assistance to states to improve energy security.
The Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2021 (H.R. 1374) would amend the Energy Policy and Conservati... Read More »
Dominion Energy Virginia is looking to begin the second phase of its Grid Transformation Plan, part of a 10-year effort to make the grid “smarter, stronger, and greener.”
The company filed a proposal with the State Corporation Commission (SCC) that outlines its phase II plans, which call for ... Read More »
The California Independent System Operator’s (ISO) Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) reached consumers in Montana last week with the inclusion of NorthWestern Energy.
NorthWestern operates a utility in the Big Sky Country that provides a nearly 70 percent carbon-free portfolio, flowing thro... Read More »