In a filing with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) this week, Idaho Power used its latest Fixed Cost Adjustment (FCA) to request a $4.9 million decrease for residential and small general service customers.
A 0.81 percent decrease to existing prices, this proposal would – if approved ... Read More »
Engineers from Arizona State University have taken up the goal of a new electric power infrastructure monitoring system to protect the energy infrastructure from wildfires.
According to a recent report from the United Nations, the global incidence of extreme fires is projected to increase by 50 p... Read More »
On Wednesday, the American Petroleum Institute (API) announced the launch of a new certification program for pipeline facility inspection to meet the growing demand in the natural gas and oil industry for inspectors, as well as to improve safety and help reduce emissions.
The company said that a... Read More »
In their latest petition to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC), Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power this week requested a $12.3 million hike to current rates for the Modified Rate Base Cost (MRCB) tracker and surcharge mechanism.
The tracker is a means of limited recovery of co... Read More »
API’s top economist explains how US domestic affairs and the conflict in Ukraine are conspiring to raise the cost of oil.
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Listen to "Oil markets in the time of conflict with API’s Dean Foreman" on Spreaker.... Read More »
Indiana Michigan Power extended a request for proposals (RFP) this week to private sector developers interested in providing facilities capable of generating approximately 800 MW of wind energy and 500 MW of solar power.
“This RFP is designed to provide qualified developers the opportunity to b... Read More »
Legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI) that would enhance the country’s ability to combat cybersecurity threats against critical infrastructure such as the electric grid and oil and gas pipelines was signed into law as part of the government funding legislat... Read More »
Reconductoring and rebuilding existing transmission pathways using advanced conductors could lower costs and accelerate the decarbonization of the power grid, according to a new report by Grid Strategies.
The report, Advanced Conductors on Existing Transmission Corridors to Accelerate Low Cost De... Read More »
Dominion Energy Virginia got approval from the Virginia State Corporation Commission for a significant expansion of new solar and energy storage projects.
The approved expansion includes 15 projects developed by Dominion Energy Virginia, as well as power purchase agreements with 24 other projec... Read More »
Research conducted by National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Xerox PARC has found that greenhouse gas emissions from air conditioners are expected to climb as economic growth drives efforts to control temperature and humidity.
The increasing need to cool the air is both a cause and an e... Read More »