In an effort to enhance operations, ComED announced this week that it will test drone-based monitoring, deploying drones operated by certified pilots across northern Illinois to allow cheaper, safer, on-call remote surveillance of its equipment.
For ComEd, the remote aircraft present represents ... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will award $300 million for projects that increase energy affordability and promote climate resilience, particularly in rural areas.
The $300 million funding opportunity, called Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas, is targeted at rural and remote commu... Read More »
Utility companies and policymakers should not be tempted to look too far into the future as they parcel out an unprecedented influx of funding for the upgrade of the electrical grid that is getting closer to hitting the market.
Panelists on this week’s webinar organized by the think t... Read More »
While 2022 was a rough year for energy supply and pricing, for clean energy, it was a banner year for integration into the wider grid, purchase of electric vehicles, and political assurances of commitment to decarbonization, according to a new report from BloombergNEF and the Business Council for Su... Read More »
In its 2022 Technology Transfer Awards, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) awarded five of its 21 honors to Exelon-led project teams for their work to transform energy and move toward cleaner deployments.
“It’s great to see Exelon take a leadership role in applying research to inte... Read More »
Avangrid’s 150-Megawatt (MW) Lund Hill solar farm in Klickitat County, Wash., went into commercial operation this week.
It becomes the state’s largest photovoltaic plant and will supply Puget Sound Energy’s Green Direct program. This program allows large commercial and governmental particip... Read More »
The Carbon Capture Coalition has endorsed the Captured Carbon Utilization Parity Act, which addresses a key gap in tax-based carbon management policy for carbon reuse projects.
The bill was introduced this week in the Senate (S. 542) by U.S. Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA... Read More »
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) announced Wednesday it had filed a plan with the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) to reduce customer fuel charges by $379 million beginning in May.
The plan would partially offset proposed bill increases to pay for high fuel costs and restorations resul... Read More »
Owing to long-awaited, falling natural gas cost projections, Duke Energy Florida filed this week to update a fuel and capacity rate request first applied for in January, pushing for lowered bills that could save the typical residential customer about $8.50 per month.
“Duke Energy wanted to tak... Read More »
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has introduced a new online tool that allows residents to search for community solar projects by zip code.
The New Jersey Community Solar Project Finder, made possible through a partnership with Sustainable Jersey, will be housed on NJBPU’s webs... Read More »