The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) is awarding $2.4 million to three projects to advance thermal and hydrogen energy storage technologies.
The technologies will initially support transitioning of existing fossil assets to low carbon energy syste... Read More »
By the year 2050, nearly 50 percent of United States power generation – 44 percent – will be sourced from renewable generation, largely thanks to increases and wind and solar power deployment, at least according to the latest expectations of the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
In its... Read More »
Avista, NW Natural, and Cascade Natural Gas are requesting a judicial review of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Climate Protection Program (CPP).
The suit, filed with the Oregon Court of Appeals, challenges the authority of the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to enac... Read More »
The days ahead will bring increases to the bills of Evergy Kansas Central customers because of rising natural gas and wholesale power prices, but the company filed last week to delay some fuel costs to keep that price jumps lower than they would otherwise have to be.
If approved, Evergy’s reque... Read More »
Capital Power Corp. signed a 10-year agreement with MEGlobal Canada to provide renewable energy from its Whitla Wind facility in Alberta.
The 126 megawatts of renewable energy will be used by MEGlobal’s Canadian manufacturing facilities starting April 1.
“Purchasing energy from renewable ... Read More »
Teasing a potential collaboration with the University of California and California State University systems, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) last week proposed a new clean energy pilot program to help academia reduce its greenhouse gas emissions through incentives.
Under the Clean Energy ... Read More »
Eversource is collaborating with the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) and United Illuminating on a statewide electric vehicle charging station installation program.
The initiative will help Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection meet its goal of ... Read More »
As a result of a partnership between Madison Gas and Electric (MGE), We Energies, and Wisconsin Public Service (WPS), MGE will soon provide its customers with 20 MW of solar energy and 11 MW of battery storage capacity sourced from the Paris Solar-Battery Park.
Centered in Kenosha County, Wiscons... Read More »
San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) has tapped Mitsubishi Power to supply its battery energy storage solution for its Pala-Gomez Creek Energy Storage Project in Pala, Calif.
The 10 megawatt (MW)/60 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage solution will add capacity to help meet high energy dema... Read More »
U.S. Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) wants to supercharge the nation with a clean energy, 21st Century electrical grid.
The senator on March 17 sponsored a sweeping bill that would establish critical electricity infrastructure needed to improve reliability, lower costs for ratepayers, and spur clean en... Read More »