Thanks to approval from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) last week, Xcel Energy will expand an electric vehicle (EV) pilot program to include charging stations at multi-unit housing complexes.
In all, the program proposes to spend $4.4 million over three years to help these comple... Read More »
National Grid Ventures has formed a partnership with RWE Renewables to develop offshore wind projects in the coastal region of the Northeast United States.
The joint venture will explore opportunities in this region to develop offshore wind projects and intends to bid in the upcoming New York Big... Read More »
Dominion Energy won a 10-year electric utility operations and maintenance (O&M) services contract for the Philadelphia Navy Yard, which is run by PIDC, a public-private economic development corporation.
Dominion Energy was selected for its strong financials and extensive background with privatize... Read More »
A panel of energy experts joined with lawmakers Thursday to seek ways to speed improvements to the electric transmission system in the face of calls for a greener grid.
“We have many innovations at the ready, we just need to deploy them,” U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL), chairman of the House S... Read More »
The American Gas Association’s Board of Directors passed a resolution in support of reasonable cybersecurity regulations.
The AGA supports regulations that would allow risk-based methodology; support a framework organized by the function’s identity, protect, detect, respond and recover; perm... Read More »
An effort to enhance reliability for Ohio Edison customers finished this week, with the conclusion of updates to a 69-kV FirstEnergy Corp. affiliate’s transmission line around Morrow County, Ohio.
The 12.8-mile line upgrade included the installation of new poles between two substations and upd... Read More »
AEP Energy has signed a long-term renewable energy purchase agreement with Global Energy Generation and Doral LLC for the Mammoth Solar project in Indiana.
Mammoth Solar 1 is a 480-megawatt direct current (MWdc) solar energy project covering more than 12,000 acres in Starke and Pulaski counties i... Read More »
UGI Corp. released its latest environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, highlighting UGI’s commitment to being a leader in renewable energy.
The report, titled The Foundation of a Renewable Energy Future, highlights the company’s plans to reduce emissions by 55 percent over the next... Read More »
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) unveiled its proposed 5.4-mile route for a new transmission line running through Knox and Loudon Counties.
From a point between existing double-circuit lines, the new line would arch northeast into the Hardin Valley 161-kV station on Marietta Church Road. It w... Read More »
Florida Power & Lightʻs new FPL Rodeo Solar Energy Center has opened for business.
The 74.5-megawatt (MW) FPL Rodeo Solar Energy Center is made up of approximately 300,000 solar panels. This is FPL’s fifth solar energy center in DeSoto County and making DeSoto the county with the most FPL sola... Read More »