Infrastructure
Report examines wind turbine use, capacity
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) said statistics have determined Texas ranks first among states with 13,000 wind turbines and the most installed wind capacity at 24.2 gigawatts (GW). The EIA’s Annual Electric Generator Inventory maintains the beginning of 2019 witnessed 41 states had... Read More »Energy Department selects PARC to develop grid monitoring system
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability selected PARC, a Xerox company to develop a low-cost optically based smart monitoring system. The monitoring system -- called TRANSENSOR (Transformer Real-time Assessment INtelligent System with Embedded Netwo... Read More »New LG&E and KU Solar Share facility begins operation
LG&E and KU officially opened on Wednesday the utilities’ new Solar Share facility in Simpsonville, Ky. The 500-kilowatt, approximately 1,400-panel array became fully operational on Saturday. The Solar Share Program is a subscription-based option available to the utilities’ residential, b... Read More »New York Power Authority launches modernization, digitization program for Niagara Power Project
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Wednesday that the New York Power Authority is launching a 15-year modernization and digitization program to extend the operating life of the Niagara Power Project. The program, called "Next Generation Niagara," focuses on the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant, the N... Read More »Senate committee advances bill to reauthorize pipeline safety administration
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted to reauthorize the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials and Safety Administration (PHMSA). The bill would ensure that states have the resources they need to enforce federal regulations on interstate pipeline safety. It also authorizes the PHMSA to take the le... Read More »Washington’s Peninsula Light picks Verizon to update power distribution system
Washington State’s Peninsula Light Company selected Verizon to update its power distribution system. Peninsula Light (PenLight) will employ Verizon’s Grid Wide Utility Services Intelligent Energy platform. Electric meters will be equipped with Verizon cellular connectivity for over 33,000 mem... Read More »Calgren completes renewable natural gas facility in California
Calgren Dairy Fuels completed a dairy renewable natural gas facility in California – the first of its kind in the state. The facility is located in Pixley, located in the Central Valley between Bakersfield and Fresno. It is the first such facility in California and is expected to be the largest... Read More »Georgia Power orders first fuel load for Vogtle Unit 3
Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, recently ordered the first nuclear fuel load for Vogtle Unit 3, part of the Vogtle nuclear expansion near Waynesboro, Georgia. The order is the first nuclear fuel order in more than 30 years for a newly-designed reactor in the United States. The... Read More »Madison Powerhouse