Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) submitted a new Energy Efficiency (EE) plan last week to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), proposing $2.1 billion of benefits to customers, equity efforts, long-term development of carbon neutrality measures, and more.
The plan focuse... Read More »
Ameren Missouri is acquiring a 150-megawatt solar facility being developed in southeastern Illinois from Invenergy, a developer of sustainable energy solutions.
"We're entering the next phase of our clean energy transition while continuing to serve our customers with reliable, affordable energy,... Read More »
Black Hills Energy requested approval from the Wyoming Public Service Commission (WPSC) this week for an approximately 260-mile, $260 million electric transmission expansion project known as Ready Wyoming.
Under the plan, Black Hills’ electric utility, Cheyenne Light Fuel and Power (CLFP), woul... Read More »
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is scheduled to kick off operations at a new data in Kuna, Idaho, come 2025, and according to Idaho Power, the 960,000 square-foot facility will be fully supported by renewable energy to be built and integrated into the grid.
It’s the first example of a company... Read More »
Appalachian Power issued a request for proposal (RFP) this week for solar energy resources with a battery-energy storage system.
The RFP is for up to 150 megawatts (MW) of solar energy. The company seeks to acquire the solar facilities through one or more purchase and sale agreements from develo... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this week issued two requests for information (RFIs) to gather feedback before proceeding with the $9.5 billion in clean hydrogen initiatives demanded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021.
“Clean hydrogen is key to cleaning up American manufa... Read More »
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Battelle have formed a partnership to work with industry and other stakeholders to accelerate the demonstration and deployment of new low-carbon clean energy technologies.
EPRI is a global leader in clean energy research and development, while Bat... Read More »
According to its latest assessment, ComEd’s power grid investments yielded some of its best year-over-year reliability yet in 2021, thanks to a mix of smart switches, cable replacements, storm hardening, and vegetation management efforts that improved the grid in the face of severe weather.
Gri... Read More »
Power plants and electric generators within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) maintained fuel supplies and avoided widespread power outages during a recent cold snap in Texas, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
ERCOT, the grid operator for most of the state, ... Read More »
Public utility commissions should work with states to determine how to best use money allocated in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) for utility network upgrades and broadband expansion, panelists said at this week’s National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners' (NARUC) Winter P... Read More »