Pushing forward with the Biden administration's plans to deploy 30 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) this week proposed eight draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) off the United States central Atlantic coast for public review and comment.
These areas wou... Read More »
A total of 19 miles of transmission power lines in New Jersey's Monmouth County will be upgraded through two projects by Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), which announced construction on the $53 million effort this week.
"These upgrades to our lines and equipment will help to fortify our tran... Read More »
Sustainable energy company Avangrid is furthering its environment, social, and governance (ESG) commitments by expanding its carbon neutrality targets.
The company is now planning to reach carbon neutrality in scopes 1 and 2 by 2030 and is developing a strategy to address scope 3 emissions. Avan... Read More »
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) signed a memorandum of understanding with Entergy Arkansas to help federal agencies in Arkansas meet the goals the climate goals of the Biden administration.
Specifically, the administration has set a goal of sourcing 100 percent of the federal gove... Read More »
Home heating costs could jump as much as 17.2 percent this winter, according to the latest predictions from the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), putting the nation face to face with its highest heating costs in more than 10 years.
NEADA, representing the state directors ... Read More »
A new consortium has been created to accelerate the growth, optimization, and deployment of energy storage technologies for buildings.
The consortium, called Stor4Build, will be co-led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Lawrence Berkeley National La... Read More »
Pushing ahead with its ongoing projects, Consumers Energy announced this week that it would finish more than 2,000 electric initiatives by the end of 2022, from power line work to replacing poles and new substations.
Since 2020, the company assessed all 60,000 miles of its electric lines in Mich... Read More »
As the energy industry transitions to cleaner systems, electric utilities are focusing on customer engagement as a solution to increasing program enrollment numbers and enabling changes in customer behavior.
In a panel discussion at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARU... Read More »
A new report commissioned by the American Gas Foundation examines the regulatory changes required to support investments and infrastructure improvements to support broader energy system resilience.
A key point in the report, called “Enhancing and Maintaining Gas and Energy System Resiliency,”... Read More »
Strong performance continued to flow from Illinois’ ComEd this year, with reliability better than any year prior, running on the heels of industry standard measures that determined the company experienced fewer power outages on average last year than any comparable company.
With its performance... Read More »