After finalizing a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) environmental review last week, the Biden administration announced a wind energy auction will proceed this May for two lease areas totaling more than 110,000 acres offshore the Carolinas.
When built up, the sites could allow for at leas... Read More »
Duquesne Light Company (DLC) finished construction of a new transmission line as part of its Universal-Plum-Cheswick reliability project near Pittsburgh.
The new 138-kilovolt line spans approximately five miles across Penn Hills, Monroeville, and Plum between Duquesne Light’s Universal and Plu... Read More »
CenterPoint Energy sold its Energy Transfer (ET) holdings as part of its plan to exit its midstream interest.
The sale includes the company’s remaining 51 million ET common units and all its ET Series G preferred units. The net proceeds will pay down debt and taxes from the transaction.
Fur... Read More »
A new study released by Southern Company Gas after being conducted by consulting firm ICF identified ways for Southern’s four natural gas distribution companies to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions while using its existing infrastructure.
"This research shows that natural gas and our m... Read More »
The U.S. energy storage market posted a new record for new system installations in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Roughly 4,727 megawatt hours (MWh) of energy storage systems were installed in the most recent quarter, which was not only a record but more than the first three quarters combined, accor... Read More »
A bill introduced in the Rhode Island state legislature would develop 600 megawatts of offshore wind capacity.
If enacted, Rhode Island's primary utility company would be required to issue the procurement no later than Aug. 15, 2022.
"As home to the nation's first offshore wind farm, Rhode Is... Read More »
In a joint advisory published this week, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the United States Department of Energy (DOE) assessed that state-sponsored Russian cyber operations remain a major threat to the U.S. energy sector.
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As a result of winter storm costs incurred by Atmos Energy last February, the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) last week approved a settlement agreement that will allow the company to recover $102 million through low interest, Securitized Utility Tariff Bonds.
At the time of the storm, Atmos w... Read More »
A new study has found that following through on the state’s goal of moving to 100 percent clean energy by 2050 would grow Wisconsin’s economy by $21 billion and create more than 34,000 jobs.
An analysis by the Midwest Economic Policy Institute (MEPI) and the Fiscal and Economic Research Cent... Read More »
Atlantic City Electric Company (ACE) got approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) to modify its power purchase agreements (PPAs) and power sales agreements (PSAs) with the last two coal-fired electricity generation units in the state.
The amended agreements with Chambers Cog... Read More »