President Joe Biden named Willie Phillips the acting chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Phillips joined FERC in December 2021 from the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (DCPSC), where he was chairman.
“It is an honor to be chosen by President B... Read More »
An order approved on Friday by the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) adopting Duke Energy’s initial carbon plan to meet new state-mandated carbon dioxide emissions reductions received a thumbs up from the publicly traded company.
“We believe this is a constructive outcome that advanc... Read More »
A Hawaiian Electric program that provided cash incentives and bill credits to customers with battery storage connected to their rooftop solar systems – the Battery Bonus program – officially reached 30 percent of its allotted capacity at the end of 2022.
The program, about a year and a half a... Read More »
Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) and its customers continue to reap the benefits of its multi-year customer relief and energy infrastructure investment plan.
The plan, approved by the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) in December 2020, continues to provide improvements to the electric and ... Read More »
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul launched a framework for the state to reach six gigawatts of energy storage by 2030.
The roadmap proposes a set of recommendations to expand New York's energy storage programs. If approved, the roadmap will support a buildout of storage deployments estimated to reduce p... Read More »
With the new year, so too began the work of Calvin Butler as Exelon’s newest CEO and a member of its Board of Directors, promising big things ahead for the company’s more than 10 million customers across state lines.
While maintaining his role as president, Butler’s debut as CEO followed t... Read More »
In a progress update on the AES Waikoloa Solar + Storage project, Hawaiian Electric announced last week that what will soon be Hawaii Island’s biggest solar and battery storage project has been powered up to 85 percent of its capacity, with full operation expected by April 2023.
Whenever it fi... Read More »
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury to pause the implementation of the 45W commercial vehicle and 30D new consumer vehicle tax credits.
Manchin, chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, asked for a pause until the Treasury is able to issue... Read More »
U.S. nuclear electricity generation declined in 2021, marking the second consecutive year this has happened, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Output from U.S. nuclear power plants totaled 778 million megawatt hours in 2021, which is roughly 1.5 percent less than the previo... Read More »
The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) issued an order granting consideration to an earlier order denying Interstate Power and Light Company’s (IPL) advance ratemaking principles application.
IPL is a subsidiary of Alliant Energy. In November, the IUB denied the IPL’s application after finding it di... Read More »