The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) approved the cost recovery proposal submitted by Duke Energy Florida to develop five solar projects, totaling 374.1 megawatts (MW).
Customer savings are estimated at $37 million over the life of these projects. Further, when carbon dioxide emission cos... Read More »
As it has changed the face of the world, so too has the COVID-19 pandemic changed the United States Economy and energy sector, but some of those effects could be reversed by the end of the decade, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Other changes may last decades, accor... Read More »
In its latest Environmental, Social and Governance Report (ESG), released this week, Exelon showcased its efforts to go green, touting itself as the largest carbon-free energy producer in the United States and pointing to energy efficiency and vehicle electrification efforts, among others.
The co... Read More »
Alliant Energy announced Tuesday that it will retire its last coal-fired facility in Wisconsin by the end of 2024, as the company pivots toward meeting carbon goals and cutting costs.
Had the 1,100 MW Columbia Energy Center, which began operation in 1975, continued to operate, Alliant would like... Read More »
Southwest Power Pool (SPP), a regional transmission organization that manages the electric grid across 17 central and western U.S. states, launched its Western Energy Imbalance Services (WEIS) market on Feb. 1.
The real-time balancing market is expected to lower wholesale electricity costs, incr... Read More »
A new subsidiary of Duke Energy, eTransEnergy LLC, officially debuted this week to offer unregulated services to aid schools, transit services and large businesses in the United States with all aspects of fleet electrification.
Planning, financing, acquisition, and deployment are all on the agen... Read More »
The Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC (NIPSCO) brought its first two Indiana-based wind projects online this week, bolstering clean energy offerings to customers in the state.
The two facilities -- Rosewater Wind and Jordan Creek Wind -- are part of a 10 project push from NIPSCO, all se... Read More »
Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) completed more than $97 million in major projects to enhance electric service reliability and minimize the impact of outages for its 1.1 million customers in northern and central New Jersey.
The work is being done as part of the 18-month JCP&L Reliability Pl... Read More »
Hawaiian Electric saw a 55 percent jump in rooftop solar installations in 2020, despite concerns the COVID-19 pandemic would slow the trajectory of installations.
Last year, 5,965 new rooftop solar systems were installed throughout Oahu, Hawaii Island, and Maui County, with 78 percent including b... Read More »
A production tax credit (PTC) for wind energy production in the United States was extended by Congress through 2021 at the end of December last year, allowing companies to benefit at existing levels so long as they begin construction by Dec. 31, 2021.
The credit will continue at the same level it... Read More »