Electric companies around the nation continue rolling out customer-centric energy programs designed to balance customer climate goals with grid reliability and energy affordability, and they’ve determined that a critical component to success is engaging corporate and residential customers in their... Read More »
According to an announcement by the Michigan Electric Transmission Company – a subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp. – this week, the company will pursue construction, ownership, and operation of new transmission line projects in-state by 2030, capable of providing more than $6 billion in economic be... Read More »
National Grid is working with LineVision to install sensors on transmission lines in western New York to increase grid capacity and reduce curtailment of planned renewable generation projects.
The Dynamic Line Rating technology will operate transmission lines in real-time, allowing National Grid... Read More »
Marking a first for wind energy, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) recently announced that an offshore wind energy lease sale will take place this December for areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) by central and northern California.
It will be the first-ever wind lease sale... Read More »
Southern Company, working with TerraPower, recently completed the installation of the Integrated Effects Test – a major step in the development of the world's largest chloride salt system developed by the nuclear sector.
The project marks a crucial milestone in the development of TerraPower's M... Read More »
In a week-long educational outreach effort this week, the Michigan Energy Workforce Development Consortium (MEWDC) seeks to increase awareness among students of career possibilities in the energy sector, particularly as the green transition continues.
Through a mix of industry, school and workfor... Read More »
Speeding six months ahead of schedule and under budget, Ameren Transmission Company finished work this week on the $215 million Metro South Reliability Project, meant to bring greater reliability to the energy system in Missouri and Illinois alike.
"Our transmission system is a superhighway of en... Read More »
The New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and its partner, National Grid, recently announced 21 new community solar projects throughout the state.
The projects were selected as part of the first round of the Expanded Solar for All community solar program. These 21 projects wi... Read More »
Dominion Energy Virginia has proposed nearly two dozen new solar and energy storage projects in the state, which, if approved, would generate more than 800 megawatts (MW) of electricity.
The plans were submitted to the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) this week in the company’s annual ... Read More »
Georgia Power on Oct. 14 began loading nuclear fuel into its Vogtle Unit 3 reactor core, a major milestone for the first nuclear units to be built domestically in more than 30 years.
The unit is one of a pair – Vogtle 3 and 4 – being built at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Georgia. Fuel load... Read More »