Infrastructure
Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power seek approval of $61M broadband expansion project
Virginia-based Appalachian Power Co. and Wheeling Power Co., a West Virginia-based subsidiary of American Electric Power, on Jan. 20 submitted an application for a middle-mile broadband infrastructure expansion project and associated cost recovery in West Virginia. “With utility poles already i... Read More »PSEG releases progress report on environmental, social, and governance goals
Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) launched a new report that outlines its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals. The PSEG ESG Performance Report includes stats on its sustainability and ESG goals, vehicle fleet electrification, waste reduction, as well as an overview of its COVID... Read More »Alliant Energy acquires Springfield Solar from National Grid
National Grid Renewables sold the Springfield Solar project in Dodge County, Wisc., to Alliant Energy. Springfield Solar is a planned 100 megawatt (MW) solar energy project that is part of Alliant Energy’s plan to build more than 1,000 MW of solar projects in Wisconsin by 2023. The 100 MW Sprin... Read More »Dominion Energy obtains 150 MW Invenergy solar energy project in Ohio to supply Facebook
Dominion Energy acquired the 150 MW Hardin solar generating facility in Hardin County, Ohio, from Invenergy this week, taking on a new operation that will allow it, in turn, to supply electricity to Facebook under a long-term power purchase agreement. The agreement had been signed before the pro... Read More »Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power provide $13M in financial assistance to customers
In a plan approved by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC), Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power will provide approximately $13 million in Fresh Start financial assistance funds to customers struggling to pay their bills as of Jan. 15, 2021, with reduced restrictions. The Fresh St... Read More »Latest Ameren Missouri acquisition pushes total new wind energy offerings to 700 MW
With the closure of a deal on the 300 MW Atchison Renewable Energy Center in northwest Missouri, Ameren Missouri could add as much as 700 MW of in-state wind generation to the grid this year. While the Atchison purchase isn’t operating at full capacity yet, due to ongoing construction on some ... Read More »Colorado PUC approves Xcel Energy’s transportation electrification plan
Colorado’s Public Utility Commission (PUC), in a recent 90-page decision, largely approved a $110 million transportation electrification plan (TEP) for Xcel Energy, which when built out is expected to help support 940,000 electric vehicles (EVs) in Colorado by 2030. That’s an important numb... Read More »Credit: Entergy