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Florida Power & Light completes purchase of Vero Beach’s electric utility
Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) recently completed the purchase of the City of Vero Beach's electric utility and welcomed 35,000 new customers. "We are honored that the community has chosen to become part of the FPL family, and I am thrilled to welcome the City of Vero Beach electric system custo... Read More »NY Public Service Commission approves Con Edison electric pricing pilot program
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) recently approved a pricing pilot program for Consolidated Edison Company of New York (Con Edison) to help customers better manage their energy costs. The program helps customers align their energy use to price signals to help reduce their energy... Read More »GridWise honors states leading the way in grid modernization
Of the 29 states that opted to modernize their grids, GridWise Alliance recently honored four for their roles in leading grid modernization initiatives. As part of the release of the Grid Modernization Index (2018-2019) Summary Report, GridWise Alliance presented California and Illinois with Lead... Read More »Funds earmarked for Energy-Water Desalination Hub
Department of Energy (DOE) officials announced last week that $100 million would be set aside for the establishment of an Energy-Water Desalination Hub (Hub) to address the nation's water security issues. “Technological achievements generated through the Hub will help us achieve several strateg... Read More »New York Power Authority to invest $250M in electric grid for better access to renewables
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will invest $250 million to upgrade the electric grid to give residents greater access to renewable energy resources, such as wind and solar power. The $250 million investment will add up to 150 megawatts (MW) of grid flexibility projects between now and 2015,... Read More »NRDC urges Congress to investigate why DOE has not spent clean energy R&D budget
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) wants to know why the Department of Energy (DOE) still has not distributed up to $600 million in clean energy research and development funding that has already been approved by Congress. NRDC Managing Director of Government Affairs Ana Unruh Cohen said... Read More »Coalition urges tax credit for stand-alone storage investment
A coalition consisting of more than 150 companies and industry groups representing storage, wind, solar, hydro, manufacturing and other sectors recently sent a letter to Congressional leaders in support of The Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act (S. 1868 & H.R. 4649). The letter calls... Read More »Credit: Dave Velazquez