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 »
The Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) filed an application for its Grid Security, Transformation and Efficiency Plan (STEP) last week to recover approximately $70 million in new investments.
Amounting to an annual revenue requirement increase of $172.4 million -- an approximate 10.67 perce... Read More »
A group of U.S. Senators introduced legislation that incentivizes electric utilities to make cybersecurity investments to protect the grid.
The Protecting Resources On The Electric grid with Cybersecurity Technology (PROTECT) Act (S. 1400) would direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (F... Read More »
Dominion Energy Virginia has issued requests for proposals to develop new solar, onshore wind, and energy storage projects.
The projects will support the goals of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) while helping the company achieve its goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Alread... Read More »
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently joined with six industry organizations in creating the Nation Wind Cybersecurity Consortium to advance the protection of the U.S. wind fleet.
The partners include large players in the field, including General Electric, Siemens Gamesa, Berks... Read More »
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) submitted filings this week to the Louisiana Public Service Commission for initiatives related to renewable energy sources.
Specifically, the company filed three draft Requests for Proposals (RFP) for renewable and economic generating capacity to supply th... Read More »