Following a request from Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) to renew the license of its Diablo Canyon Power Plant in California, the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) determined the application could be reviewed and, in the meantime, operating units there could continue beyond existing licens... Read More »
Work continues under Consumers Energy of Michigan’s Natural Gas Delivery Plan, with 30 miles of pipeline replaced across three counties in 2023, and the filing of a new natural gas rate case with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC).
Investments like these are meant to reduce long-term... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) awarded $45.6 million to nine projects that will advance carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technologies, transportation, and storage.
Large-scale deployment of carbon capture, transportation, and storage infra... Read More »
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a new study that examines blackstarts – or the ability to recover from blackouts and effectively restart the electric power grid.
In contrast to most large generating plants, which need electricity to start up, a blackstart resource is desi... Read More »
The Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) issued a report that looks at the impacts of different energy resource options on the reliability of the electric grid.
The analysis is designed to better capture the “full-cycle” levelized cost of electricity (LCOE). This includes the impact of r... Read More »
With approval from the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC), Portland General Electric (PGE) announced this week that effective January 2024 a new general rate increase and power cost would affect all of its customers.
It will be a sizable increase, amounting to an anticipated 18 percent for r... Read More »
Continuing a transitional push toward cleaner power, Duke Energy this week put out a call for proposals of new and diverse power generation sources to provide for its Indiana customers.
“This gives us an opportunity to hear from developers about what may be available,” Stan Pinegar, Duke Ene... Read More »
Entergy Louisiana crews and contractors will be doing work on its electric system over the next six months in rural areas west and south of Baton Rouge.
The work, conducted to improve reliability, will take place in Livonia, Grosse Tete, Plaquemine and Bayou Pigeon, and their surrounding areas. ... Read More »
The utility industry is well-positioned to take a leading role in easing and accelerating the nation’s transition from diesel school buses to electric-powered ones, according to a new whitepaper funded by Exelon Corp. and released in partnership with several transportation electrification advocate... Read More »
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) officially appointed seven industry representatives to serve on its new Gas-Electric Alignment for Reliability (GEAR) initiative this week, as a means to better energy system maintenance and improvement by the gas and electric indu... Read More »