After requesting a $44.1 million revenue generating rate increase in a filing last year, Xcel Energy settled this week with the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on a fraction of that rate increase: $14.4 million.
As a result, typical residential customers in Xcel Energy’s South D... Read More »
Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) first Clean Energy Implementation Plan (CEIP) was approved by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission this week, setting the company up to serve 63 percent of its electricity sales through clean energy sources by 2025.
This was not without certain cave... Read More »
The Maine Public Utilities Commission approved a settlement in Central Maine Power Company's (CMP) distribution rate case this week.
To mitigate the impact on customers, the new rates will be implemented in four phases over a two-year period. The bill increases amount to about 1 percent, or $1.2... Read More »
A new report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) examines the impact of decarbonization on household gas bills.
The report examined the impacts based on two building decarbonization pathways: the electrification of currently gas-powered end uses; and the replacement ... Read More »
Constellation Energy is acquiring NRG Energyʻs 44 percent ownership stake in the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station, a 2,645-megawatt nuclear plant.
The dual-unit plant, located about 90 miles southwest of Houston, is valued at $1.75 billion, with an effective purchase price of $1.4... Read More »
Work to strengthen a 64-mile regional transmission system in eastern Ohio achieved a milestone late last month, as American Transmission Systems, Inc. (ATSI) completed upgrades to nine miles of transmission line in Carroll and Harrison counties.
ATSI, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., invested ... Read More »
The Biden-Harris administration released a framework for accelerating the production, processing, delivery, storage, and use of clean hydrogen.
The U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap provides a snapshot of hydrogen production, transport, storage, and use in the United States as wel... Read More »
Minnesota Power’s Laskin Solar Project officially began operations this week, marking a 5.6 MW renewable energy addition to the Iron Range, and the second of three such projects in the company’s pipeline.
From 25 acres near the company’s Laskin Energy Center, the array will contribute its ... Read More »
Connecticut’s two electric utility companies, Eversource and United Illuminating, could be facing a tougher time seeking meaningful rates from state regulators following changes to the rulebook passed by the state legislature this week that create a challenging regulatory environment for utilities... Read More »
The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee passed legislation that seeks to bolster the nation's standing as the international leader for nuclear energy technologies.
The Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act of 2023, introduced by a bi... Read More »