Utilities spent less on energy production, more on delivery in last decade
Major utilities in the United States have spent less on producing energy over the past decade but more on energy delivery, according to a new report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The report found that major utilities spent 4.3 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) on electricity deliv... Read More »Duke Energy Indiana files six year reliability plan built on smart technology
Seeking to improve energy reliability in the Hoosier state, Duke Energy Indiana filed a six-year plan with state regulators last week to spur an overhaul of the grid through smart technology and infrastructure updates. This, the company states, could improve the resilience of a system providing e... Read More »Duquesne Light Company to upgrade more than 100 transmissions towers
Duquesne Light Company (DLC) will replace more than 100 transmission towers starting Dec. 13 to upgrade aging infrastructure and increase capacity. The BI-Crescent Transmission Project replaces structures that are more than 100 years old. They are located along a 14.5-mile stretch between the co... Read More »Orange & Rockland Utilities to build 5.5 mile transmission line
Orange and Rockland Utilities (O&R) has proposed a $52.6-million project to install 5.5 miles of new electric transmission cable underground in the southwest section of Clarkstown, N.Y. The construction project is designed to improve electric service reliability and system resiliency for approxim... Read More »MDU Resources plans $3B in capital investments over the next five years
MDU Resources Group, a North Dakota-based energy company, will make $3 billion in capital investments over the next five years through 2026. In the utility business, the capital investment plan includes replacing, expanding, and modernizing infrastructure within the electric and natural gas dist... Read More »ICC report reassures Illinois residents on utilities’ winter readiness
Prompted by failures and disasters like those experienced in Texas earlier this year, the Illinois Commerce Commission initiated and subsequently this week delivered a Notice of Inquiry Report on Extreme Weather Preparedness for the Midwestern state, noting that many factors are in place to prevent ... Read More »Collaborative report recommends nine reforms to improve, guarantee electricity reliability
A new report, produced in collaboration with the nonprofit American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), American Clean Power Association (ACPA), and Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), proposed nine legal, technical, economic, and institutional reforms to cheaply maintain reliable power ser... Read More »Mark Birk