Utilities continue evolving their partnerships with the auto sector to make America’s transition to electric vehicles (EVs) as smooth as possible for both customers and the power companies.
“We really see EVs as a critical path to taking the progress our members are making on the clean ener... Read More »
Hurricane Lee churned along the coast of Maine on Saturday, causing widespread power outages, particularly in coastal areas. But by Monday morning, Maine’s two major electric companies, Central Maine Power (CMP) and Versant Power, had restored power to most households in their service territories.... Read More »
Constellation Energy has reached an agreement with Chicago-based utility ComEd to power all 54 of ComEd’s offices and facilities with locally-produced nuclear energy.
This deal makes ComEd the first investor-owned electric utility in the nation to power its facilities with 100 percent clean energ... Read More »
In its quarterly assessment of reliability of the bulk electric system, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) found a deficit in reliability margins for the New York City area starting in the summer of 2025.
The deficit, driven primarily by the combination of a forecasted increase in pea... Read More »
Planning for, serving and managing new electrical demand stemming from the adoption of electric vehicles is the focus of the future for Portland General Electric (PGE), as it works to implement the programs in its 2023 Transportation Electrification Plan.
“An electrified transportation sect... Read More »
Under the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Clean Energy to Communities (C2C) program, up to $25 million was recently released for up to six community teams across the country to help localities, utilities and community-based groups to develop and follow focused clean energy solutions.
Working ... Read More »
In a study of 1,400 executives from 22 countries, Siemens Smart Infrastructure this week revealed that less than half believe they’ll be able to meet decarbonization targets by 2030, or that their respective countries even have effective decarbonization strategies.
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Up to $100 million in federal funding was made available for the repair and replacement of non-operational electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure this week, as part of the Biden administration’s EV Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator program.
"We know that people expect public EV c... Read More »
The North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) is seeking industry feedback on proposed revisions to rules that address unregistered inverter-based resources (IBR).
Technological advances in IBRs are having a major impact on generation, transmission, and distribution systems. IBRs will con... Read More »
Evergy is seeking permission from state regulators in Missouri to make changes to its time-based rates that were mandated for its residential customers.
Specifically, Evergy has asked the Missouri Public Service Commission (MPSC) to change the default time-based rate for residential customers fro... Read More »