Adding non-emitting dispatchable capacity to its transition efforts, Portland General Electric Company (PGE) this week acquired the Evergreen battery energy storage system, a 75 MW facility to be built by Mortenson in Hillsboro, Oregon.
The substation should enter service in 2024 and will be the ... Read More »
On Wednesday, Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (OG&E) asked the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) to approve its plan to replace aging power units in eastern Oklahoma.
The two units at Horseshoe Lake Power Plant in Oklahoma County will be upgraded to newer, more efficient units to improv... Read More »
An inaugural plan filed with the Oregon Public Utility Commission by Pacific Power would align the company with the state’s clean energy measure by eliminating greenhouse gas emissions for all electricity sold by 2040.
“This plan continues our progress on the path to decarbonization,” Matt ... Read More »
Versant Power Company had its rate case approved this week by the Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC).
The new rates will be implemented in two phases over six months to reduce the impact on customers. Half of the rate increase will go into effect on July 1, 2023, while the other half will b... Read More »
While electric vehicle (EV) consumers say updates are needed for public fast-charging infrastructure, the vast majority of them are still likely to buy an EV as their next vehicle, according to a new survey released Wednesday by the nonprofit Plug In America, which represents EV drivers nationwide.
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Last year, Tampa Electric invested more than $180 million into system strengthening measures to improve its grid’s chances against severe weather – and with hurricane season officially starting this month, its efficacy will likely soon be put to the test.
Hurricane season runs from June 1 thr... Read More »
Officials in Massachusetts joined officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to celebrate the awarding of 14 zero-emission school buses to the city of New Bedford on Thursday.
Funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure law, the awards were part of nearly $30 million in rebat... Read More »
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has developed an advanced solar energy forecasting system for the state of New York that can predict solar irradiance hours and days in advance.
In an article posted on NCAR’s website, author David Hosansky explained how this system, called NY... Read More »
According to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the average residential electricity bill for customers nationwide increased from $121 per month to $137 per month – a 5 percent increase, after adjusting for 40-year high inflation rates.
U.S. inflation itself rea... Read More »