Following winter storms that caused widespread power disruptions and backlash against DTE Energy and Consumers Energy, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) last week voted through serious increases to power outage credits and strengthened rules for regulated utilities.
Until this change,... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is partnering with automaker Stellantis to launch a new initiative called the Battery Workforce Challenge.
Through this initiative, managed by the DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory and co-sponsored by Stellantis, the partners are looking to develop the next g... Read More »
After working throughout the weekend to counteract the power losses caused by a collection of storms and a tornado over the weekend, Entergy Mississippi reported that, as of 10 p.m. Sunday, March 26, nearly 20,000 customers remained in the dark, and more statewide.
These figures were down from th... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will award $250 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help federal agencies implement net-zero building projects.
The funding program—Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT)—is part of the Biden-Ha... Read More »
After five years of work, ComEd announced last week that all 131,600 streetlights it owns in northern Illinois have been installed and upgraded to smart LED light fixtures, providing brighter and more reliable light and major energy savings.
While some will focus on the safety aspects of the cle... Read More »
Potomac Edison has requested a $44 million rate adjustment review by the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC).
The rate adjustment request accounts for service reliability enhancements made in recent years, including grid equipment upgrades, tree trimming, inspections of lines, poles, and sub... Read More »
Following up on a demonstration last fall, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) released a detailed report on its work with WEC Energy Group and Wärtsilä that successfully demonstrated 25 percent hydrogen by volume fuel blending in a reciprocating internal combustion engine (RICE) natural gas ... Read More »
Greensburg, Pa.-based West Penn Power said Wednesday it had completed upgrades of high-voltage transmission lines that will handle additional demand if other lines go out of service.
The 138-kilovolt transmission lines run along nearly eight miles across Rostraver Township and South Huntingdon T... Read More »
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) are sponsoring a bill that would improve the process of building long range high voltage transmission lines.
Their bill, the Streamlining Interstate Transmission of Electricity (SITE) Act, would establish a new federal siting a... Read More »
In its most recent filing with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, AES Indiana requested a decrease in the Fuel Adjustment Charge (FAC), amounting to approximately $23.09 per month for the average residential customer, as a result of expected falling fuel prices.
The 16.5 percent decrease ... Read More »