The Livermore Lab Foundation (LLF) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) launched a new education and outreach program last week known as the Carbon Cleanup Initiative, dedicated to teaching the public and students about carbon neutrality, climate change, and CO2 cleanup.
This public ... Read More »
Ohio customers of the Illuminating Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., will soon benefit from the modernization of infrastructure in eastern Cuyahoga County, which aims to provide new, automated equipment and technology to substations and power lines in the region.
In all, the company est... Read More »
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has installed 300 weather stations this year, surpassing its goal for 2021 two months ahead of schedule.
The company has also met its long-term goal of installing more than 1,300 total weather stations, one for every 20-line miles in high fire-threat areas.... Read More »
PPL Corp. is partnering with venture capital firm Energy Impact Partners to invest in their Flagship Fund, Fund II.
The fund invests in venture and growth companies in the energy sector that advance critical climate solutions. It has already received $1 billion in commitments and has made invest... Read More »
Black Hills Energy reached a settlement agreement with the Kansas Corporation Commission staff and Citizens’ Utility Ratepayer Board this week that will allow $87.9 million in incremental fuel costs to be recovered over five years.
This plan was linked to costs incurred due to Winter Storm Uri... Read More »
Through a grouping of submissions collectively known as New York Renewable Connect, NextEra Energy Transmission New York, Inc. this week proposed offshore wind transmission projects to support New York’s clean energy goals.
The proposals directly responded to the New York Independent System Ope... Read More »
Gulf Power has started construction on a solar microgrid pilot project at Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City, Fla.
The project supports the U.S. Air Force’s plan to rebuild Tyndall as a more resilient “Installation of the Future.” It could serve as a prototype for future Department of D... Read More »
Cybersecurity poses a critical risk to the quality and reliability of the United States power infrastructure, according to the U.S. Commerce Department, particularly cyberattacks through the supply chain that can compromise the integrity of the critical hardware and software that underpin utility op... Read More »
In the largest expansion of renewable power in Mississippi to date, Entergy Mississippi announced this week that it will add 1,000 MW of solar and other renewable sources of energy to its portfolio as replacements for aging natural gas plants over the next five years.
This will allow the company ... Read More »
The electric transmission network in Marion, Ind., will soon be getting a makeover, thanks to a planned $2.2 million investment from Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) to begin in early 2023.
Work will consist of the Wiremill Substation and Extension Project, which involves three parts: construction of... Read More »