For the kick-off of its 2022 American Clean Power Week, the American Clean Power Association designated this year’s focus on "Building the Clean Energy Economy" – a dedication to and highlight of various clean energy technologies nationwide.
To date, the domestic clean energy industry has exp... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Friday that 16 companies had been awarded contracts for purchasing crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
The announcement comes after the Biden administration announced a Notice of Sale on July 26, 2022. The contract awards are part of... Read More »
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that the New York State Public Service Commission had approved rebuilding a 100-mile transmission line in the North County of the state.
The project, known as Smart Path Connect, would upgrade the transmission backbone system of the state and improve t... Read More »
The first part of Xcel Energy-Colorado’s clean energy plan was approved by regulators at the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) last week, setting the stage for the closure of Colorado’s last coal-fired power plant and renewable-sourced electricity for 80 percent of the company’s cust... Read More »
Duquesne Light Holdings Inc. (DLH) highlighted its corporate focus on pay equity, diversity, and inclusion in its second ESG report this week.
The energy company released its first report on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) last summer. The follow-up report was touted as another critical s... Read More »
After the House passed the Inflation Reduction Act last week, the energy industry reacted in a big way, with clean energy advocates praising its provisions on emissions reduction, renewables support, and electric vehicle tax credits in particular.
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI), which repres... Read More »
To improve capacity and resiliency for the summer, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) announced last week that it would add four microgrid projects from Mitsubishi Power’s Emerald storage solutions, amounting to 39 MW of power or 180 MW hours.
These additional bits of power will help SDG... Read More »
A request to transfer millions from Con Edison’s collected and unspent funds – along with future authorized electric energy efficiency budgets – into its Clean Heat program was approved last week by the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC).
The Clean Heat Program is a New York St... Read More »
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced an expansive overhaul of its remote grid program last week, pledging to progress four near Standalone Power Systems this year and launch a standardized monitoring and control platform to scale things up.
Also known as remote grids, these systems a... Read More »
Two United States senators recently proposed bipartisan legislation that would provide new federal cost-share grants to spur investment in a nationwide middle-mile backbone along America’s existing electricity grid.
“Almost a century ago, the Rural Electrification Act helped bring power and p... Read More »