As a result of an energy efficiency program first launched in 2008, ComEd announced this week that its customers have saved more than $5 billion on their energy bills.
This announcement, timed for National Energy Efficiency Day on Wednesday, also showcased the sheer scope of environmental savings... Read More »
Jersey Central Power and Light’s Martinsville Substation, which went into service in June, helped significantly decreased the number of power outages caused by the recent Tropical Storm Isaias.
The substation, located in Warren Township, increases the electric system's operational flexibility ... Read More »
Settlement agreements covering both Duke Energy Florida, LLC’s (DEF) and joint Florida Power & Light Company-Gulf Power Company’s storm protection plan cost recoveries were approved this week by the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC).
In Duke’s case, the news followed a previously appr... Read More »
Of 29 ash ponds gathered around 11 active and retired coal-fired power plants owned by Georgia Power, to date, significant progress has been made on the closure of 19.
This work includes dewatering, excavation, and installation of specialized engineered controls and site restoration currently und... Read More »
Entergy Arkansas customers will save about $60 million over the next 18.5 years by purchasing power generated from the company’s Stuttgart Solar Energy Center through the Solar Energy Purchase Option program.
“This new solar energy program was conceived as a way to allow certain, tax-exempt ... Read More »
Following a 30-year lease with the Army established earlier this year, the Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) has filed for approval of a natural gas and solar generation and resiliency project at Fort Sill with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC).
The project would bring cleaner ener... Read More »
An Alliant Energy plan to add 1,000 MW of wind energy production to Iowa has reached fruition months ahead of schedule, with the completion of the 130 MW Richland Wind Farm.
Richland marks the fifth wind project to be added across seven counties. The energy produced by Richland and its cohorts wi... Read More »
PECO, the Philadelphia Electric Co., is seeking approval from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) to increase rates due in large part to a $69 million investment in the natural gas system.
This would be PECO’s first natural gas rate increase in 10 years. The changes are expected to... Read More »
Duke Energy has been awarded a contract to develop the largest floating solar plant in the Southeast at the Fort Bragg army base in North Carolina.
The $36 million Utility Energy Service Contract (UESC) is for a 1.1-megawatt (MW) floating solar installation, paired with a 2-MW battery energy stor... Read More »
The Arizona Public Service Company (APS) implemented a $51.9 million energy efficiency package this week, offering programs to help families and small businesses save money as they attempt to weather COVID-19.
The measure was approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission, marking APS’s first a... Read More »