Hurricane Laura caused “catastrophic” damage to Louisiana’s electric grid, which will leave some customers without power for weeks, Entergy said Wednesday in an update on the state’s recovery from last month’s storm.
“Our damage assessments indicate catastrophic damage to our electric... Read More »
Dominion Energy has tapped Huisman for the crane contract for its offshore wind installation vessel for its offshore wind turbines.
“A Jones Act compliant offshore wind installation vessel is vital for the continued growth of the U.S. offshore wind industry,” Mark D. Mitchell, Dominion Energ... Read More »
Rocky Mountain Power filed for approval of a $5 billion infrastructure investment plan with the Wyoming Public Service Commission (PSC) this week, including $915 million for new transmission facilities in the state.
While this infrastructure investment is part of a larger plan overall, the Wyomi... Read More »
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made final revisions to effluent guidelines and standards for “steam electric” power plants.
The final rule revises requirements concerning flue gas desulfurization (FGD) wastewater and bottom ash (BA) transport water. Specifically, it changes t... Read More »
An infrastructure pilot program that will bring 11 direct current (DC) fast chargers to rural Western Minnesota under the direction of the Otter Tail Power Company was approved by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) last week.
Set to begin this year, the pilot would roll out chargers ... Read More »
A preliminary investigation into establishing a municipal electric utility (MEU) to serve the residents and businesses of the City of Chicago would cost roughly $8.8 billion and would not produce lower electricity rates for customers, a newly released study from NewGen Strategies and Solutions LLC c... Read More »
Working around the clock to restore power to people in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi impacted by the destructive rampage of Hurricane Laura last week, electric company crews have restored power to nearly 63 percent of customers as of Monday, but some 367,000 remain without power.
Th... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY), along with lawmakers, environmental and labor leaders, are calling on the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) to designate final Wind Energy Areas in the New York Bight and hold new lease auctions before the end of 2020.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), ... Read More »
Exelon Generation announced plans last week that will result in the retirement of the Byron and Dresden Generations Stations in Illinois decades ahead of schedule, citing market rules that favor polluting plants over nuclear energy.
While Dresden is licensed to operate for another 10 years and By... Read More »
Tampa Electric has started to implement its Storm Protection Plan to strengthen the electric system to better withstand hurricanes and other extreme weather events.
The Storm Protection Plan is designed to have fewer and shorter outages after extreme weather events. Work is now underway on some a... Read More »