Infrastructure
Otter Tail begins work on two clean energy facilities in Dakotas
Otter Tail Power Co. began construction on two new energy facilities in the Dakotas. The Minnesota-based utility broke ground on the Merricourt Wind Energy Center in North Dakota, a 150-megawatt (MW) wind generation facility, and the Astoria Station, a 245-MW simple-cycle natural gas combustion ... Read More »West Virginia hit record production gains for oil and natural gas in 2018
West Virginia set a record 1.8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas production and 12 million barrels of oil last year, capping the 10th straight year of output increases. The data, recently released by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), shows that the state experience... Read More »NARUC’s cybersecurity tools help regulators, electric utilities stay vigilant against threats
As cyber threats against critical infrastructure continue to increase, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) has developed a Cybersecurity Manual to help state public utility commissions and utilities evaluate information and mitigate risk by ensuring that effective cy... Read More »Charging station harmonization key to feed EV growth
Interest in electric vehicles (EVs) may stall without the implementation of a standard protocol for B2B connectivity for public charging stations. A patchwork of grant funding, settlement funds, private investment and electric companies' pilots and programs developed the U.S. charging infrastruct... Read More »Utility companies unite on 8/11 to urge public to call 811 before you dig
Utility companies have mobilized to let the public know that Aug. 11 is National Safe Digging Day, a reminder to call 811 before starting any digging project in order to prevent damage to underground utilities. Homeowners, contractors and excavators are urged to make a free call to 811 to have un... Read More »Credit: Georgia Power
Georgia Power begins integrated flush process at Vogtle Unit 3
Georgia Power said Wednesday that workers at the Vogtle 3 and 4 nuclear plant expansion near Waynesboro, Ga., began the integrated flush process for Unit 3, a milestone the company said put the units one step closer to operation. The process involves pushing water through system piping and mechan... Read More »America Wins Act proposes to tax carbon pollution, invest over $1 trillion into US infrastructure development
U.S. Rep. John Larson (D-CT) introduced the America Wins Act to the House this week, and through it pushed forward the notion of linking a carbon pollution tax to inflation and investing more than $1 trillion into a mix of infrastructure and clean energy research. It is an action built on the glo... Read More »ToNola Brown-Bland