Wyoming gained its first solar facility this week, and Southern Power its 30th, with the beginning of operations at the 150 MW South Cheyenne Solar Facility in Laramie County.
While Southern Power’s portfolio stretches from coast to coast, this facility marked a new foray for it on the West Coa... Read More »
Three project teams led by Exelon engineers recently earned honors from the Electric Power Research Institute’s (EPRI) 2024 Technology Transfer Awards for work related to accelerating the adoption of sustainable energy solutions.
“Exelon’s award recipients have not only embraced EPRI’s fo... Read More »
As a way to counteract increased cases of severe weather, Consumers Energy of Michigan recently bought 1,200 iron utility poles it intends to dispatch throughout the state as long-lasting replacements for traditional wooden poles.
"These new iron poles will fortify our infrastructure, reducing ... Read More »
As the population in Texas continues to grow, so does the need for more electricity in the Lone Star State.
Entergy Texas, which serves two of the fastest-growing areas, Harris and Montgomery counties, convened a summit of industry leaders and stakeholders last week to address the challenges posed ... Read More »
With the launch of a nearly $1 billion Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently pushed forward with a plan to replace polluting heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission vehicles.
The program will advance eligible Class 6 and 7 no emission veh... Read More »
During her keynote address at the Oceantic Network’s International Partnering Forum (IPF) in New Orleans last week, Maine Gov. Janet Mills discussed her state’s leadership in responsibly pursuing offshore wind.
In her remarks, Mills announced that the state has begun the process of procuring ... Read More »
If the clean energy transition is to pick up speed, and transmission upgrades are to continue, the way interconnection works – from funding on up – needs to change, according to a new whitepaper from the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2).
SI2 went so far as to call the interconnec... Read More »
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) long-awaited transmission planning and cost-allocation proposal is being considered on May 13 in a special meeting. Before the introduction of this particular rule, first proposed nearly two years ago, advocacy groups have been debating issues conn... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a final rule on transmission permitting and announced a commitment for up to $331 million to add more than 2,000 megawatts (MW) of additional grid capacity throughout the Western United States.
The final rule will establish the Coordinated Interagency ... Read More »
As the U.S. energy industry moves further from coal as a resource, many options have arisen as replacements, but a new report from the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), backs nuclear repowering.
Accord... Read More »