The Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved 2022 wildfire mitigation plans (WMPs) for the three investor-owned utilities operating in the state -- PacifiCorp, Portland General Electric (PGE), and Idaho Power.
The WMPs are the first to be filed since Senate Bill 762 passed last year, estab... Read More »
According to a new fact sheet released by Clean Energy Economy Minnesota (CEEM) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE), renewables and zero carbon energy sources led the pack for electricity generation in the northern state last year.
The 2022 Minnesota Energy Factsheet determined... Read More »
Virginia Natural Gas (VNG) is working with state and local governments to modernize its pipeline infrastructure and promote safe digging.
By upgrading and replacing more than 400 miles of older pipes through the Steps to Advance Virginia's Energy (SAVE) program, VNG has developed some of the reg... Read More »
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) was on hand to break ground on a $75 million facility at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland that will boost clean energy adoption.
The facility is called the Grid Storage Launchpad, where scientists will validate and test... Read More »
National Grid is teaming up with Leap for a pilot project to provide demand response (DR) using Leap’s distributed energy software platform.
The collaboration will help National Grid reduce electricity consumption at four of its New York City offices. Specifically, Leap will enable National Gr... Read More »
A collaboration between the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), the City of Charlotte, N.C., and eTransEnergy yielded the launch of a pilot for CATS’ bus fleet last week, known as the Battery Electric Bus (BEB) program.
This program will see a portion of CATS’ bus fleet electrified, allowin... Read More »
As part of a project to install 590,000 new advanced electric meters and natural gas modules throughout its Montana service area, NorthWestern Energy announced last week that it has also recycled 210,250 pounds of old materials to date.
Approximately 132,700 meters have been installed. After thi... Read More »
America’s power sector is leading the global transition to clean energy, said former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, currently serving as the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, earlier Monday.
“I really believe the power sector is the catalizer here, the lead entity in this tran... Read More »
Hawaiian Electric is seeking new solar project proposals, the company announced last week, to benefit customers on Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii Island as part of a community-based renewable energy program.
Subscriber organizations can propose shared solar facilities. If approved, customers on the affec... Read More »
In a series of actions undertaken last week by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the regulating body approved energy storage plans for several utilities, nine new energy storage contracts, and alterations to 20-year power purchase agreements at the Southern California Edison Company... Read More »