In its latest sustainability report, published this week, Dominion Energy noted that 2020 brought major green advancements for it, from developing the largest United States offshore wind project to upgrading its grids, cutting emissions, and more.
Currently, the company is developing the largest ... Read More »
Solar power may soon gain a larger foothold in even the most dedicated of traditional coal country if plans submitted by Mon Power and Potomac Edison this week yield the 50 MW are approved by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia.
The 50 MW would be generated by five separate utility-sca... Read More »
A new report from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) last week found that the state’s regulated utilities are making solid progress on the path to California’s 2030 goal of having 60 percent of retail sales per year come from eligible renewable sources.
According to the Renewab... Read More »
Following a settlement between Rocky Mountain Power and five other parties to its most recent rate request, the utility’s Idaho customers will see rates increase about 1.4 percent, or $3.8 million, to address the long-term costs of modernizing power production, transportation, and delivery.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the General Services Administration (GSA) issued a request for information (RFI) for technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions from commercial buildings.
The joint RFI, Technologies for Net-Zero Carbon Buildings, aims to support technologies and sol... Read More »
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) recently released a report that examines major developments and trends in managed electric vehicle (EV) charging.
Managing EV charging is a tool that utilities, fleet owners, network operators, and retailers can use to avoid distribution upgrade bottlenec... Read More »
The North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) released its assessment for the winter season and found that reliability risk is elevated in regions especially vulnerable to extreme weather, natural gas supply disruptions, and low hydro conditions.
NERC’s 2021–2022 Winter Reliability Ass... Read More »
Consumers Energy announced plans last week to add three solar projects to its southern central Michigan operations in 2023, which will add 375 MW to its portfolio and aid its plans to eliminate coal as a fuel source by 2025.
Though the plans are pending approval by the Michigan Public Service Com... Read More »
A new three-year rate plan from Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. won the approval of the New York State Public Service Commission last week, setting a course for modest electric delivery rate reductions and larger electric bill reductions for qualified households.
Total residential electric b... Read More »
Southern Company is working with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and other partners to build and operate the world's first critical fast-spectrum salt reactor.
The Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment will be the world's first fast-spectrum, salt-fueled nuclear fission reactor to go critical, m... Read More »