According to a visual tracker on the website of the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the state has leapt from just 50 MW of battery storage in April 2018 to approximately 1,500 MW of it currently, and more is on the way.
While CAISO has charted battery usage and impacts since 2018,... Read More »
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) launched a $500 million offering of 10-year maturity green bonds this week, the company’s first offering of a sustainability-focused financial instrument.
The bonds will fund ongoing capital investments that build on TVA’s environmental, social and governa... Read More »
Legislators in Illinois voted on Monday to approve Senate Bill 2408, a clean energy bill designed to save the state’s nuclear energy industry by providing approximately $700 million for Exelon Generation and eliminating private and government-owned coal facilities alike by 2045.
The legislati... Read More »
CenterPoint Energy Indiana South is seeking approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to continue its natural gas infrastructure improvements during the next five years.
The improvements are necessary to comply with federal pipeline safety rules and ensure the company's 114,0... Read More »
The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) will hear a request from Delmarva Power that would adjust its depreciation rates and electric delivery rates to encompass approximately $28.8 million in costs for modernizing the local energy grid and improving service reliability.
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In the second quarter, 345 megawatts (MW) of new energy storage systems were brought online – a 162 percent increase over the second quarter of 2020.
It was the second-largest quarter on record by MW for U.S. energy storage additions, according to the US Energy Storage Monitor, an industry repo... Read More »
Due to higher natural gas prices, the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest Short-Term Energy Outlook predicts that United States natural gas consumption will decline throughout the year and into 2022, especially in the electric power sector.
Total U.S. consumption of natural gas is ... Read More »
A new funding opportunity announcement from the United States Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) will offer approximately $10 million in funding for cost-shared research and development projects related to bettering natural gas demand response.
Appropria... Read More »
Xcel Energy has introduced a suite of electric vehicle (EV) charging programs for its customers in Colorado.
These new programs are part of the company’s Colorado Transportation Electrification Plan and Xcel Energy’s EV vision to power 1.5 million EVs on the road in the states it serves by 20... Read More »
With inclusiveness in mind, the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) released a new report this week that determined a diverse, qualified and supported workforce is needed to reach state energy, economic development and climate goals -- and is within reach through collaboration.
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