Power restored to more than 300,000 Puerto Ricans following island-wide outage
When the category 1 Hurricane Fiona descended on Puerto Rico on Sept. 18, it brought with it a mix of devastating winds, rains and flooding that local transmission and distribution operator LUMA confirmed brought island-wide outages. By 5:30 a.m. on Monday, company crews and contractors had resto... Read More »Four federal agencies sign agreement to work together on clean transportation
The Biden Administration launched an initiative involving four federal agencies to accelerate efforts to foster the advancement of clean transportation. The U.S. Departments of Energy, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed a memorandum of... Read More »New York State PSC approves up to $6B for Champlain Hudson transmission line
A 339-mile direct current transmission line running from Canada to New York gained a green light from the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) last week to acquire up to $6 billion in private financing and to utilize the rights granted it under previous municipal approvals. The Champlai... Read More »Virginia Natural Gas reduces carbon emissions through infrastructure modernization
Virginia Natural Gas (VNG) is reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions through the modernization of its existing natural gas infrastructure. Through the company's Steps to Advance Virginia's Energy Program (SAVE), VNG is replacing aging pipes with new, more durable materials. The materials are not ... Read More »Virginia SCC approves increase to Dominion Energy customer bills
In order to pay for the fuel used to generate electricity and costs associated with power purchased by Dominion Energy Virginia, the company is raising its fuel rate, following approval from the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) last week. Total, the increase will generate $1.02 billion... Read More »Sens. Warner, Kaine introduce bill to give public more say in pipeline proposals
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) are sponsoring legislation to strengthen the public’s ability to evaluate natural gas pipelines being considered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and provide input on them. Their bill – the Pipeline Fairness, Transparency, ... Read More »New York State implements plan to decarbonize buildings
The New York State Public Service Commission is implementing an initiative designed to advance efforts to decarbonize buildings across the state. The Utility Thermal Energy Network and Jobs Act seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by allowing for the creation of utility-scale infrastructure ... Read More »Credit: PG&E