Saturday, June 10, 2023
Duke Energy Progress reaches partial rate settlement with North Carolina regulators
Duke Energy Progress has reached a partial settlement with North Carolina regulators on certain items related to the utility’s requested customer rate increases. The partial settlement includes agreement on many aspects of the company’s proposed revenue requirement. This includes cost recover... Read More »
Exelon applies for nearly $700M in federal funding for 10 infrastructure projects
With money on the table from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Exelon finalized applications this week for 10 projects seeking to gain access to nearly $700 million of the associated Smart Grid and Grid Resilience grants for clean energy infrastructure. When it was enacted, the ... Read More »
ACORE, Grid Strategies release reports on electricity market reforms
The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), along with Grid Strategies, has issued two white papers that outline the reforms they see as necessary in two of the largest electricity markets -- PJM Interconnection (PJM) and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO). The reports, pr... Read More »
El Paso Electric on the path to carbon-free energy goals, report says
El Paso Electric said it is moving toward a carbon-free future in its Corporate Sustainability Report for 2022. The report, released on April 26, is the company’s fourth sustainability report and focuses on its commitment to transparency and ESG improvement, the company said. The companyâ€... Read More »
Finalists named for Edison Electric Institute’s 95th Edison Awards
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI), which represents the nation’s investor-owned utilities (IOUs), on Wednesday unveiled eight finalists for the 2023 Edison Award, an annual award recognizing electric companies for their distinguished leadership, innovation, and contribution to the power industry... Read More »
BOEM seeking public comment on offshore wind development in New England
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is seeking public comment to gauge the public’s interest in potential commercial offshore wind energy development in the water off the coast of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. “BOEM is committed to transparent, inclusive, and data-dr... Read More »
Evergy files first rate review in five years for power grid modernization, reliability efforts in Kansas
Evergy, Inc. this week filed its first base rate review since 2018, requesting recovery of $218 million in investments made to improve customer service, the resiliency of the grid, and overall modernization. The company claimed a reduction of nearly $89 million in operating costs and other billin... Read More »
Oregon’s largest solar farm, AVANGRID’s Pachwáywit Fields, achieves commercial operation
On Tuesday, sustainable energy company AVANGRID said its Pachwáywit Fields solar farm (also known as Montague Solar) in Gilliam County, Ore., had achieved commercial operation. The 162MWac plant is the state’s largest photovoltaic plant and will now deliver clean, renewable energy to large cu... Read More »
