As Winter Storm Elliott makes its way across the country, electric utilities from the Midwest to the East Coast are preparing for what meteorologists are calling a “once in a generation” weather event.
Weather analysts are predicting the winter storm will continue to travel east Thursday, havin... Read More »
A new report released this week by the Alliance to Save Energy, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) laid out American progress on energy efficiency and its benefits to emissions reduction, energy bills, and public health.
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Deploying more fully electric trucks to polluted areas and gradually replacing its traditional fleet, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) announced this week that as 2022 winds to a close, it achieved 20 percent over-the-road fleet electrification and is on track to full electrification by 2030.
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A new study revealed that additional renewable capacity in New England will lower energy market prices and provide significant cost savings for consumers.
The study -- conducted by Daymark Energy Advisors and commissioned by the American Clean Power Association (ACP) -- analyzed the market and e... Read More »
The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) approved Georgia Power’s rate request for the upcoming year.
Effective Jan. 1, 2023, the typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month would see a bill increase of approximately $3.60 per month. The first-year rate impact on the a... Read More »
Free energy efficiency upgrades care of ComEd and area natural gas companies are coming to nearly 50 additional low-income homes in Cook County, Illinois, thanks to two grants totaling more than $715,000 awarded to the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA).
The funds were provided by the Fede... Read More »
Idaho Power recently announced that it has moved into the next implementation phase for the upcoming Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP) following several commitment announcements out of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia last week.
Together, the organizations will have a singular, o... Read More »
Entergy Louisiana filed its Phase I Entergy Future Ready resilience plan with the Louisiana Public Service Commission this week.
Phase I is for the first five years of a 10-year resilience plan to accelerate the restoration of power and reduce the costs of doing so after major storms. The company... Read More »
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued its draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed New England Wind energy project in Massachusetts.
The proposed 2,600-megawatt, developed by Park City Wind, a wholly owned subsidiary of Avangrid Renewables, would power more ... Read More »
In an announcement last week, Consumers Energy pledged funding for an independent study of the contribution its 13 river hydro facilities in Michigan have made to local communities and use those details to help guide the future of its dam projects.
These projects run on 30- to 40-year federal op... Read More »