Pennsylvania generated and delivered almost 78 million megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity to neighboring states in 2020, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
This was more than any other state, according to EIA’s State Electricity Profiles.
Overall, Pennsylvania ... Read More »
Through the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced this week that it will award $28 million into research and development of front-end engineering design (FEED) projects designed to advance clean hydrogen.
These funds will be offered th... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding up to $20 million for faster drilling technologies to shorten the time it takes to develop geothermal projects.
These technologies will help dramatically lower the cost of geothermal drilling—which can account for more than 50 percent of a projec... Read More »
As a means of adding more voluntary renewable options to its customers, DTE Energy announced a new bidding process last week to add approximately 500 MW of new renewable energy projects to its MIGreenPower program.
This Request for Proposals (RFP) will include new wind and solar projects, both w... Read More »
A new request for proposal (RFP) for a 10 MW utility-scale solar generating facility with an optional 3 MW battery energy storage system was issued by El Paso Electric (EPE) last week to expand EPE’s Texas Community Solar Program.
While preferring Texas, proposals may be sited within either EPE... Read More »
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) are asking the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to assess the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) preparedness to review advanced nuclear reactor applications.
Their letter to GAO Director Gene Dodar... Read More »
PPL Corp., based in Allentown, Pa., has joined Energy Impact Partners (EIP) to launch its Deep Decarbonization Frontier Fund.
The fund targets early-stage, revolutionary technologies that accelerate the transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. The fund has already received commitments fo... Read More »
The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission approved a five-year pilot program from Hawaiian Electric to encourage electric vehicle adoption by reducing electricity costs and demand charges for commercial customers who host charger systems.
The program will incentivize through a time-of-use rate struc... Read More »
For this year’s gas distribution safety survey, PG&E workers will evaluate 1.2 million customer service lines, gas meters, and distribution pipelines, utilizing vehicle-mounted and hand-held methane leak detection technology in the process.
“Over the course of this year, our crews will cover ... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) issued a Request for Information (RFI), looking for information on supplying carbon-free electricity to the federal government.
DoD officials said this RFI is an important step forward in transforming how the... Read More »