Renewable energy provider ENGIE North America has purchased a 6 GW portfolio of solar and battery storage development projects from Belltown Power U.S.
Overall, the transaction includes 33 projects comprising some 2.7 GW of solar with 0.7 GW of paired storage and 2.6 GW of stand-alone battery st... Read More »
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved the settlement agreement that PECO, which serves the Philadelphia region, filed for a $54.8 million increase in natural gas distribution rates.
The increase will support infrastructure investments to provide reliable natural gas service a... Read More »
The parameters and filing requirements for Michigan utilities’ integrated resource plans (IRPs) will soon change, owing to two orders adopted by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) last week.
IRPs establish utilities’ long-range plans for providing electricity over 20 years, with ad... Read More »
With approval from the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) last week, Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas will begin securely transmitting natural gas meter data through ComEd’s smart grid communications network, eliminating the need for a physical vehicle fleet.
ComEd utilized an Advanced Metering ... Read More »
In a move to shore up the grid during peak energy demand periods, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) requested – and this week received approval – to launch the nation’s first vehicle-to-grid (V2G) export compensation mechanism for commercial electric vehicle customers.
Focused on Cal... Read More »
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) selected two projects to promote renewable energy development in northern Maine.
One calls for the construction of a 345 kilovolt (kV) transmission line to connect renewable energy resources located in northern Maine with the New England grid. The othe... Read More »
Citing increased power outages and safety shutoffs in California as an incentive, ENGIE North America recently announced a new microgrid installation to the region, bringing 4.2 MW of solar and 3.8 MW hours of battery energy storage to the Santa Barbara Unified School District.
These grids, which... Read More »
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) tapped an offshore wind transmission project proposed as a joint venture by Mid-Atlantic Offshore Development (MAOD) and Jersey Central Power & Light Company for development.
The project – the Larrabee Tri-Collector Solution (LTCS) -- is estimat... Read More »
On Wednesday, the Biden-Harris administration announced the 389 school districts that will receive nearly $1 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help purchase 2,463 clean school buses, 95 percent of which will be electric.
The Fiscal Year 2022 recipients, which span all 50 states and ... Read More »
Resulting from a new agreement with NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, this week Portland General Electric Company (PGE) announced it will procure 311 MW of energy from the Clearwater Wind project in Montana to benefit its Oregon customers by 2024.
With construction slated to begin this year through... Read More »