Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council approves certification for Boardman to Hemingway transmission line to span five counties
A new transmission line intended to shuffle power across five eastern Oregon counties and connect the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West gained a critical permit from the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council this week. The state site certification for the 290-mile Boardman to Hemingway tra... Read More »Utilities require plenty of partners to clean electrification path
While a Category 5 hurricane was bearing down on Florida this week, utility executives on a virtual panel marking National Clean Energy Week said partnerships among utilities along with a wide range of stakeholders and government agencies would be essential to creating a power grid that not only fea... Read More »PECO invests millions to strengthen grid in Chester County, Pa.
PECO, Pennsylvania's largest electric and natural gas utility, is making a multimillion-dollar investment in Chester County to modernize and harden the electric grid to prevent customer outages this year. Over the longer term, PECO plans to invest approximately $6 billion across its electric and na... Read More »Duke Energy NC rolls out program to lower EV charging infrastructure costs
Duke Energy has launched a new initiative in North Carolina called the Charger Prep Credit program, which is designed to help customers cover the cost of EV charging infrastructure. The program, announced during National Drive Electric Week, provides a credit for residential or commercial customer... Read More »Duquesne Light Company advances solar development with new agreement
Using a new procurement process, Duquesne Light Company (DLC) said Monday the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission had approved its long-term solar power purchase agreement (PPA) that would support the development of a new solar facility in that state. The agreement, a 20-year PPA with a solar de... Read More »AES Ohio files electric security plan focused on upgrading network, reliability
AES Ohio proposed a new Electric Security Plan (ESP) to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) this week that would improve reliability, price stability and local economic development. While intending to increase investments into distribution infrastructure and deploy a proactive vegeta... Read More »Credit: Florida Power & Light