In a move that will benefit customers of Colorado Springs Utilities, Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS) this week acquired the Pike Solar power plant being built in Colorado’s El Paso County, promising 175 MW of new electricity offerings.
“We’re pleased to continue expanding our sola... Read More »
Evergy, Inc., which supplies energy to customers in Kansas and Missouri, this week issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) on up to 1,240 MW of resources to enter service by 2026, all interconnected with the Southwest Power Pool (SPP).
While preference will be given to projects located in Evergy’s... Read More »
The U.S. Department of the Interior is transferring the governance of offshore renewable energy activities, including workplace safety and environmental compliance, from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE).
“Over the past sev... Read More »
Mon Power and Potomac Edison, subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp., struck an agreement with the town of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, to use solar energy for streetlights and the town hall.
Mon Power and Potomac Edison recently got approval from the West Virginia Public Service Commission (PSC) fo... Read More »
Entergy Texas announced Tuesday it had launched its Green Select Program, an opt-in program allowing residential and business customers to match some or all of their electricity usage with renewable energy.
The no-commitment plan allows customers to enroll 25 percent, 50 percent, or 100 percent ... Read More »
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) asked for public comments this week on transmission system reliability improvements it proposed for the Appalachia area in Polk County, Tenn., and Cherokee County, N.C.
Currently, the agency has proposed investments of approximately $28 million, which will go... Read More »
With $760 million in funds from the Inflation Reduction Act, the Grid Deployment Office launched a Transmission Siting and Economic Development Grants program this week and is requesting information from stakeholders on issues of community engagement, conflicts, and affiliated grants.
The grants ... Read More »
Illinois regulators on Tuesday received multi-year plans for rates and continued grid investments from Commonwealth Edison Co. (ComEd), the Chicago-based energy company owned by the publicly traded Exelon Corp.
Together, ComEd says the proposals will ramp up its efforts to meet state-mandated cle... Read More »
PSEG Long Island is conducting storm hardening work in New Cassel and Westbury Long Island to improve grid reliability in those areas as part of its “Power On” program.
“PSEG Long Island is strengthening the electric lines that directly power homes and businesses because we know that electr... Read More »
A new report from ComEd and Argonne National Laboratory tackles the impact of climate change on northern Illinois’ future, what it will mean for grid planning, and how companies like ComEd can adapt to meet the new weather and climate scenarios it will bring to the region.
For Argonne’s Cente... Read More »