The North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) has published a report called the Distributed Energy Resource Strategy, which identifies strategic actions necessary to ensure reliable operation of the bulk power system into the future.
Distributed energy resource (DER) levels are growing ac... Read More »
The Biden administration’s announcement this week that it was chipping in another $4.5 billion for heating assistance came in the nick of time for New Englanders who will be facing some stiff utility bills this winter.
Prices for heating oil and natural gas are both expected to run at a sobering ... Read More »
A coalition of five major utilities, along with subsidiaries, rose in the American Southeast this week, in the form of the Southeast Hydrogen Hub, in hopes of capitalizing on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) funding opportunity for regional hydrogen hubs.
Hydrogen is a dispatchable energy... Read More »
Technology leaders met at the headquarters of Avangrid in Connecticut last week for the company's second annual Digital Summit.
The Digital Summit is an event designed to showcase the latest in digital solutions for the energy sector.
“With the uncertainty in today’s economic landscape, in... Read More »
Xcel Energy signed a deal with Anterix to use the company's 900 MHz spectrum throughout the company's service territory in eight western and midwestern states.
As part of the deal, Xcel, via its Xcel Energy Services subsidiary, will use the 900 MHz spectrum for 20 years, with two optional ten-ye... Read More »
In a request for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) expected in 2024, Constellation Energy Corporation will seek to extend operating licenses for its Clinton and Dresden nuclear power plants in Illinois by another 20 years, not long after their retirement had seemed certain.
The plants were ... Read More »
In a major revamp of its plans, Xcel Energy proposed to up the timescale for coal retirement this week, allowing it to potentially cease the use of coal entirely by the end of 2030.
“As the first energy provider in the nation to set ambitious goals for addressing all the ways our customers use ... Read More »
Seeking additional funds to tackle reliability and resilience maintenance, Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) last week requested a net $460 million annual revenue increase through a new rate case, meaning monthly bill increases of about $18 for its average residential customers.
For the new rate ... Read More »
After announcing last year that a nuclear Natrium demonstration plant would be brought to Wyoming to replace a PacifiCorp coal-fueled power plant, PacifiCorp and TerraPower added last week that they are studying, in advance of potentially deploying, the possibility of up to five more reactors by 203... Read More »
American Transmission Co. has identified its planned improvements for the electric grid for the upcoming decade in its recently published 10-year assessment.
Specifically, the 10-year plan calls for expenditures of $2.8 billion in asset maintenance, $1.1 billion in regional multi-benefits projec... Read More »