Beginning with a pilot program that debuted this week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced new initiatives to bring solar energy to lower-income families, reduce bills and expand the clean energy sector’s job offerings.
In five states and Washington, D.C., the Community Solar Subscri... Read More »
Since beginning deployment in July 2020, Ameren Missouri announced this week that approximately half of its customers have access to smart electric meters in its service territory, thanks to a Smart Energy Plan running a full year ahead of schedule.
Smart meters are two-way communication devices ... Read More »
Berkeley Lab is rolling out an upgrade to the Interruption Cost Estimate (ICE) Calculator, an online tool that estimates the economic consequences of power interruptions.
The ICE Calculator has been relied on for years by utilities, policymakers, and other stakeholders to estimate the costs of ou... Read More »
Met-Ed completed an upgrade to its distribution system in southern Monroe County in Pennsylvania to minimize the length of service disruptions, particularly during severe summer storms.
The project included rebuilding existing power lines to provide a second source of electricity to a substation... Read More »
President Joe Biden, numerous congressional lawmakers, and stakeholders across the power industry applauded a newly reached, long-anticipated reconciliation package that includes hundreds of billions of dollars to tackle climate change and advance clean energy programs.
“The entire clean energy... Read More »
Though non-binding, Entergy Texas and Sempra Infrastructure this week entered a memorandum of understanding to develop options for a renewable electricity plan and generate supply resiliency for the Lone Star State.
The agreement laid out the foundations of their collaboration, establishing an i... Read More »
Constellation Energy is providing 100 percent of its commercial and industrial customers with customized reports to help them measure and reduce their carbon emissions impact.
The reports feature customer-specific information on Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions for facilities receiving power and/or ... Read More »
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is working with the Cajon Valley Union School District and technology company Nuvve on an initiative that enables eight electric school buses to put electricity back on the grid when needed.
This is the first vehicle-to-grid (V2G) project to become operational in... Read More »
In Kentucky, Louisville Gas & Electric (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities (KU) completed work on the fifth section of their Solar Share Facility in Kentucky’s Shelby County this month, bringing the project to more than 6,000 solar panels producing more than 2 MW of power.
As a result, the approxima... Read More »
With a new report showing the deployment rate of clean energy projects substantially slowing in the second quarter, requests this week by hundreds of clean energy groups, as well as members of both the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the Solar Energy Industries Association... Read More »