The International Energy Agency (IAE) released a report last week that said the world must add or replace 80 million kilometers of grids by 2040 to meet national climate targets and support energy security.
The report, called Electricity Grids and Secure Energy Transitions, details how grids worl... Read More »
On Oct. 19, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it had awarded PPL Electric Utilities (PPL) up to nearly $50 million for grid modernization.
The federal grant will provide PPL with up to $49.5 million as part of its Grid of the Future infrastructure project. The grant is funded through... Read More »
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Energy announced it had awarded Minnesota Power a $50 million grant to modernize its high-voltage direct current transmission system.
The grant will help the company expand to meet future energy needs while increased reliability and resilience, Minnesota Powe... Read More »
A new agreement clinched between Fort Moore and Georgia Power this week should provide 63 electric vehicle chargers at 23 locations around the base by the first quarter of 2024.
Ultimately, this would allow up to 126 vehicles to charge at the same time. It’s part of a modernization and decarbon... Read More »
Central Maine Power (CMP) secured a $30 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office through its Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program.
The grant funding, established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure law, will be used by CMP to increase the fle... Read More »
A mix of solar power will come to the Midwest by mid-2026, as the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission voted this week to approve an Indiana Michigan Power plan to expand with four new solar plants.
“These four Clean Energy Projects will diversify I&M’s energy mix, support reliability, prov... Read More »
The Biden Administration is awarding $3.46 billion for 58 projects across 44 states to strengthen the nation’s electric grid resilience and reliability in response to an increasing number of extreme weather events stemming from climate change.
This effort, called the Grid Resilience and Innovatio... Read More »
Georgia Power has begun the process of loading fuel into the Vogtle Unit 4 reactor core at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Ga.
Loading fuel marks a major milestone toward startup and commercial operation of the second new unit at the Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant. Vogtle Unit 3 – the first ne... Read More »
Entergy New Orleans launched a power infrastructure program this week that is designed to make the city’s grid stronger and better prepared to handle more frequent and stronger storms.
The program, called Operation Gridiron, was developed in response to a request by the New Orleans City Council... Read More »
In filing an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission this week, Xcel Energy laid out a plan to acquire a mix of 5-10 GW of new power generation to meet regional power needs in New Mexico and Texas by 2030.
This was meant to balance things out in the face of... Read More »