Work is slated to begin this fall on a $9.1 million substation for Ameren Illinois operations in southwest Champaign, Ill. -- an effort meant to reduce the voltage from large transmission lines and increase reliability, flexibility, and load capacity for the region.
The new substation should allo... Read More »
Maine voters approved a ballot initiative Tuesday to prohibit the construction of a high voltage electric transmission line that would transmit around 1,200 megawatts of clean hydroelectric power from Quebec to utilities in Massachusetts and Maine.
The vote was 59 percent in favor to 4... Read More »
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) offered solutions to address the risk of outages during extreme heat events like we saw in 2020 and 2021.
The proposals create new programs and modify existing programs to reduce energy demand and increase energy supply during critical hours of ... Read More »
A request filed with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) by Minnesota Power this week seeks to increase the company’s annual operating revenue by $108 million and up its retail electric rates by approximately 18 percent to better reflect current revenue, expenses and goals.
Among t... Read More »
With the announcement of a settlement between the Ohio utilities of FirstEnergy Corp. -- Ohio Edison, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, and Toledo Edison -- and all parties in multiple proceedings before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), customers stand to gain $306 million in b... Read More »
Hawaiian Electric filed a proposal with the state’s Public Utilities Commission to expand its public electric vehicle charger network and implement lower EV charging rates.
The proposed Public Electric Vehicle Charger Expansion Project would install and operate approximately 150 single-port DC ... Read More »
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) introduced a plan to reduce methane emissions as part of an effort to limit air pollutants from oil and gas operations.
The EPA said that one-third of the warming from greenhouse gases comes from methane emissions, which traps about 30 times as much... Read More »
Xcel Energy has set a goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from its natural gas business by 2050.
This announcement came on top of its already stated goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions in its electricity business by 2050. All in all, the company is committed to being an ove... Read More »
Louisville Gas & Electric (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities (KU) will provide renewable energy to five major organizations in the utilities’ service territories -- the University of Kentucky (UK), North American Stainless, the University of Louisville, Chemours, and Dow.
LG&E and KU, which are owne... Read More »
Last week, AES Ohio officially opened the AES Smart Operations Center at MacGregor Park in Dayton, Ohio, launching a state-of-the-art facility meant to help innovate with data analytics and modeling to increase efficiency for the company’s electric operations.
"Our purpose is to accelerate the ... Read More »