Grid modernization plan seeks $220M investment into AEP Ohio smart grid
AEP Ohio filed a settlement regarding its grid modernization expansion plan this week with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), setting the stage for a seven-year, $220 million investment into smart grid equipment across the company’s rural service territory. Through an agreement wi... Read More »NextEra Energy Transmission awarded Kansas to Missouri transmission line project
NextEra Energy Transmission has been awarded the Wolf Creek-Blackberry transmission line project, which runs from Kansas to Missouri, by the Southwest Power Pool (SPP). The SPP Board of Directors approved a recommendation by an industry expert panel (IEP) to award the project to NextEra Energy Tr... Read More »Xcel Energy, Lightsource bp team up for solar farm in Pueblo, Colo.
Xcel Energy and Lightsource bp are in the process of developing a 298-megawatt MW solar farm in Pueblo, Colo. Lightsource bp will build, own and operate the facility, called Sun Mountain Solar farm, while Xcel Energy will deliver the solar energy it generates under a long-term power purchase agr... Read More »Credit: Eversource