Westinghouse Electric is working with Dominion Energy on a Digital Modernization Program at the Surry Power Station.
Westinghouse, a leading supplier of nuclear plant products and technologies, signed an instrumentation and control (I&C) contract with Virginia-based Dominion.
Dominion's Surr... Read More »
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) released a report that offers recommendations for real-time assessments of grid operating conditions.
Real-time assessments evaluate system conditions using real-time data. The data incl... Read More »
Idaho Power set a record peak load on June 30, 2021, when its customers used some 3,745 MW of electricity at 6 p.m., owing to a mix of explosive growth in southern Idaho and an extended heat spell that has been record-breaking in its own right.
“We have experts who train year-round for exactly ... Read More »
Last week, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) officially approved an electric vehicle charging tariff proposed by Ameren Illinois, giving the company a means to support the development of charging station installation and promote electric vehicle adoption.
The program will focus on central ... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the electric power industry have an opportunity to develop innovative transportation solutions to help the United States transition to a net-zero economy, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg and energy and labor leaders said at an event hosted by the Bipartis... Read More »
Most of the western United States, particularly California, is experiencing historic drought conditions, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
As of June 22, 2021, 100 percent of the state of California is experiencing some degree of drought, while 33 percent of the stat... Read More »
In support of its Hydrogen Earth Earthshot Initiative, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced investments of $52.5 million this week for 31 projects advancing clean hydrogen technologies.
Clean hydrogen is a form of renewable energy that can be combined with oxygen in a fuel cell to prod... Read More »
Following an environmental review, the Tennessee Valley Authority announced plans this week to invest $1 billion into the building of new, lower-emission, natural gas-fueled combustion turbines (CTs) at former coal plants in Alabama and Kentucky.
The 1,500 MW resulting from these six CT units in... Read More »
Crews from Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL), Georgia Power, and Duke Energy Florida hastily and efficiently are restoring power to customers in several states following the wrath on Wednesday of Tropical Storm Elsa, which is bringing heavy rain and the potential for storm surge and isolated torna... Read More »
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) announced its support for the infrastructure framework that the Biden administration developed with a bipartisan group in Congress.
The $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework makes “transformational” investments in clean transportation infrastru... Read More »