Continuing a push to address some of the emissions forcing climate change, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) this week provided over $444 million for 16 selected projects working to improve infrastructure for CO2’s safe storage.
Pulled from the Investing in America Agenda, the funds will ben... Read More »
In a five-part primer known as Resource Adequacy for State Utility Regulators: Current Practices and Emerging Reforms, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) this week charted details of both current practices and underway reforms facing state regulators concerned about... Read More »
A multiyear project from Dominion Energy focused on removing 35,000 tons of sediment from the Congaree River in downtown Columbia, South Carolina contaminated with tar-like material its predecessors created years ago finished early this week.
The $20 million investment sought to remove material f... Read More »
The Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) of New Jersey is seeking a six-month extension of its Clean Energy Future-Energy Efficiency (CEF-EE) program.
The proposed extension, from July 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2024, would ensure that PSE&G can continue to offer energy efficiency prog... Read More »
Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) opened its new Fairhaven battery storage facility on Nov. 10.
Located in Chesapeake Beach, the 2.5 MW/9.74 MWh battery at the Fairhaven facility charges at times of low demand and discharges energy back onto the grid when demand is highest. This helps reduce the s... Read More »
With November comes the annual reminder from utilities to watch for scams – and over the past year, those frauds have only grown more convincing, deploying mimics of utility bill payment pages, search engine optimization, and more to scam customers out of their money.
As part of the 8th annual... Read More »
Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) filed an infrastructure improvement program with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) this week to strengthen its electric system.
JCP&L’s EnergizeNJ initiative is five-year, $935 million program that includes investments in grid modernization, s... Read More »
Power plants face many threats in the world, including electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) caused by nuclear explosions or electromagnetic generators, according to a new study from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
Together, researchers there pursued a systematic approach to estimate the effects of... Read More »
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) released documents that will assist utility commissioners in answering crucial questions related to grid data sharing.
Public utility commissions are increasingly being asked to settle questions related to third-party access to... Read More »
In the two weeks since November began, grid operator Southwest Power Pool (SPP) improved its operation of the Western Resource Adequacy Program (WRAP), advanced a real-time market services program, and expanded its regional transmission organization services.
Elements of WRAP began this month to... Read More »