In an effort to add resiliency to the Clay County grid, Ameren Illinois began this week the two-year construction of a $33 million Louisville, Ill., transmission substation.
The first step is grading and foundation work across the 16-acre site adjacent to the current Louisville South Substation. ... Read More »
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) received notice of an impending settlement agreement between Alliant Energy and various Wisconsin stakeholders this week that will result in the tying of rate increases to customer cost savings and nearly 1,100 MW of new solar generation.
“We ap... Read More »
U.S. Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH) and Jerry McNerney (D-CA) are sponsoring two bills that seek to improve grid security and resiliency.
The Cyber Sense Act and the Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act encourage coordination between the Department of Energy (DOE) and electric... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it will invest $15.5 million in funding to help deploy solar energy in underserved communities.
The funding is for two DOE programs, SolSmart and the Solar Energy Innovation Network. First, $10 million in funding will be allocated for a SolSmart ... Read More »
In an effort to shift to renewable energy and an increasingly digital infrastructure, Talen Energy Corporation announced intentions this week to build 1 GW of battery storage projects across three states over the next three to five years.
These projects will range approximately from 20 MW to 300... Read More »
The AES Corp. signed a deal with Google to supply electricity for its data centers in Virginia with carbon-free energy.
This 10-year contract is the first clean energy deal of its kind, AES officials said. AES has ensured that 90 percent of the energy powering those data centers will be carbon-fr... Read More »
The Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) announced this week the expansion of an existing all-source request for proposals (RFP) to include more solar power, offering an additional opportunity for applicants to develop solar generating resources on APS-owned land.
Originally, the RFP had sought 600-8... Read More »
Dominion Energy Virginia got the regulatory approval last week to create its largest group of new solar projects yet: nine solar facilities capable of providing nearly 500 MW of power.
The projects advance two goals: Dominion’s aim for net zero emissions and the hopes of the Virginia Clean Econ... Read More »
The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) has awarded a $200,000 grant for the construction of a residential microgrid to power net zero single-family homes in Fairmount Heights.
The grant was awarded to Housing Initiative Partnership (HIP), a green nonprofit affordable housing developer based in... Read More »
As part of the larger federal push toward net zero carbon emissions, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced last week that it will spend up to $12 million on technologies that could improve the efficiency of geothermal energy systems.
While other green energy sources have received more at... Read More »