A new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) says 9.1 gigawatts (GW) of electric generating capacity is scheduled to retire in 2021.
Among the retirements, nuclear generating capacity will account for 56 percent of the retirements, while coal will account for 30 percent of ... Read More »
Warning of a 10-20 GW increase in peak load electric vehicles could cause across the United States, a new report from the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) showcases the foundations of vehicle-grid-integration (VGI) development and deployment for state regulators.
This, the organization says, ... Read More »
A new wind farm, the Gratiot Farms Wind Project, came online in Michigan last month, bringing 150 MW of renewable energy to Consumers Energy, or enough to power another 58,000 residents.
With this addition, which was acquired from Enel Green Power America, Consumers produces enough power from th... Read More »
Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company are seeking sources of additional generation capacity to meet a potential energy shortfall that will be created by the expected retirements of several coal-fired electric plants.
The companies issue a request for proposals last we... Read More »
Black Hills Energy will file a Clean Energy Plan with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission that details its plan to achieve an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030.
Black Hills Energy, which provides electric and natural gas service to nearly 290,000 customers in Col... Read More »
Regional electric utility El Paso Electric (EPE) filed its Transportation Electrification Plan (TEP) with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) last week, providing a two-year idea for increasing electric vehicle (EV) use through new smart infrastructure programs.
The company intend... Read More »
A total of eight new solar farms, each supplying 2 MW of power, went online last week in Michigan’s Genesee and Saginaw counties, each bound under 20-year agreements to supply energy to Consumers Energy.
Each site was built and will be operated by Pine Gate Renewables. However, they are owned b... Read More »
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities last week approved a more than $700 million investment by Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G), the state’s largest and oldest investor-owned utility, to install smart meters for its 2.3 million electric customers.
The smart meters — also known as adv... Read More »
PSEG Long Island built a 7.3-mile underground transmission line designed to increase the electric system's reliability and resiliency in western Nassau County, N.Y.
The new Western Nassau Transmission Project was put into service in December 2020, meeting regulatory deadlines and coming in under... Read More »
ALLETE Clean Energy and ALLETE South Wind, both subsidiaries of ALLETE, have accrued nearly $350 million in tax equity financing for wind facilities in Oklahoma and Minnesota.
“The successful closing on tax equity financing for these two wind sites signifies investors’ confidence in ALLETE’... Read More »