RWE and National Grid Ventures submitted a proposal to build a new 1.3 gigawatts (GW) offshore wind project in New York.
The two companies are seeking to build the project they call Community Offshore Wind, which would power roughly 500,000 homes. The proposal was submitted to the New York State ... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $171 million for projects in 21 states focused on cutting industrial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and speeding the development of decarbonization technologies.
This will go hand-in-hand with another $83 million funding opportunity for those... Read More »
Months after devastating wildfires, restoration efforts for the electric system in Maui’s Lahaina continues, as Hawaiian Electric works to install transmission and distribution lines, interim steel poles and electrical equipment, in absence of a finalized long-term plan.
Those community-driven... Read More »
Risk management expert DNV was awarded the winner in a challenge issued by Duquesne Light Company (DLC) to create a safer and more reliable underground electrical network.
The innovation challenge sponsored by Pittsburg-based Duquesne Light was called Monitoring Electrical Cable Challenge: The F... Read More »
Orsted is seeking to acquire Eversource’s 50 percent share of Sunrise Wind, a 924 MW offshore wind farm off the coast of New York.
Currently, the two firms have 50/50 joint ownership, so Orsted would be the sole owner of the project.
The acquisition is subject to several factors, however. ... Read More »
PSEG Long Island is in the process of doing storm hardening work in four of its communities -- Lake Grove, Lake Ronkonkoma, Medford, and East Patchogue.
The work, which began in early January, is part of many system improvements included in the company’s “Power On” program.
“We are wo... Read More »
In an annual analysis known as Electricity 2024, the International Energy Agency (IEA) recently reported electricity demand will grow at a faster rate over the next three years, but that all additional demand forecasted will be covered by low emissions-producing technologies.
Global growth in el... Read More »
Approximately 225 MW of additional solar power are headed for Entergy Louisiana’s generation portfolio, following construction approvals this week from the Louisiana Public Service Commission (PSC).
“This is a monumental step towards not only reaching our own sustainability goals, but also h... Read More »
Alabama Power announced Wednesday it is collaborating with Eco Material Technologies to harvest coal ash from Plant Barry, in Bucks, Ala.
Under the agreement, Eco Material will harvest millions of tons of the stored ash from the coal- and natural-gas fired electric generation plant, as much as a... Read More »
Entergy Louisiana is working on a project to expand a substation in Ponchatoula as part of ongoing efforts to improve the electric system in the area.
The substation, located along Highway 22, serves approximately 18,000 residential and business customers in the area, including a local hospital.
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