Consumers Energy is issuing a request for proposals (RFP) to identify potential buyers for its 13 hydroelectric dams in Michigan.
The decision is based on an effort to best align the dams’ future with customers’ and the surrounding communities’ interests.
“We are grateful for the mean... Read More »
Avangrid, reached a key milestone in the construction of its first solar farm in Texas.
The firm delivered and installed both Main Power Transformers at its True North solar project in Falls County. Module and racking system installation also continues to progress on site as overall project const... Read More »
Crediting grid upgrades over recent years, Consumers Energy recently announced that it managed to restore power to nearly 90 percent of customers who lost power in 2023 within 24 hours.
“We are trimming trees, using technology and burying more power lines to build a power grid that is reliable... Read More »
Working through its Transmission Facilitation Program to expand and modernize the U.S. electric grid, the Biden administration and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently kicked off a second round of request for proposals (RFP), offering up to $1.2 billion.
With funding from the Bipartisan ... Read More »
A project to modernize the Post Falls Hydroelectric Development in Northern Idaho has been selected to receive a $5 million Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement Incentive from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
The project, being developed by Avista, calls for replacing the existing aging equip... Read More »
In its largest open request for proposal process to date, Portland General Electric (PGE) recently sought bids for renewable generation projects and resources that could provide non-emitting dispatchable capacity sometime between 2025 and the end of 2027.
“This RFP is an important step to ensu... Read More »
Following a procurement effort begun in 2022, Hawaiian Electric selected developer Ameresco Inc. to build a 40 MW biofuel-powered generator on Maui.
Hawaiian Electric began a search for proposals back in 2022 for Oahu and Maui, after announcing a similar search for Hawaii Island in 2021. This sel... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 46 hydroelectric projects across 19 states to receive up to $71.5 million in incentive payments to boost the efficiency of hydropower plants.
The Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement Incentive program, which is administered by the Grid Deployment ... Read More »
Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) reached a settlement with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) on its base rate review.
If ultimately approved, the settlement will help JCP&L invest in enhancements that strengthen electrical infrastructure and allowing the company to recovering ... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) introduced legislation in the House that sets new energy efficiency standards for transformers.
The Distribution Transformer Efficiency & Supply Chain Reliability Act of 2024 (H.R. 7171) would prevent the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) rule from taking effect that man... Read More »