Wednesday, February 08, 2023
Infrastructure
Kentucky Public Service Commission to track savings from federal corporate tax cut
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) issued orders Wednesday requiring for-profit utilities to track their savings resulting from lower corporate tax rates that take effect Jan. 1, so that those savings can be passed on to customers through rate reductions. Under recently enacted federal... Read More »
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approves three utility infrastructure improvement plans
In a unanimous vote, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) voted through a set of three long-term infrastructure improvement plans (LTIIPs) to press forward the replacement of an aging utility framework. The approvals went to PPL Electric Utilities Corp. (PPL), Aqua Pennsylvania Wastew... Read More »
Investor-owned electric companies to send 1,500 additional restoration workers to Puerto Rico
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) announced Tuesday that several of its member investor-owned electric companies will deploy approximately 1,500 additional restoration workers and support personnel to Puerto Rico in early January. These crews will work under the direction of the seven incident... Read More »
Virginia State Corporation Commission orders rebuilding of transmission line connected to bridge
The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) recently directed Dominion Energy Virginia to rebuild the 115-kilovolt transmission line currently connected to the Norris Bridge under the Rappahannock River between Lancaster and Middlesex Counties, Virginia. The SCC found that underwater constru... Read More »
DTE Energy upgraded more than 2,100 miles of natural gas infrastructure over last five years
Michigan’s DTE Energy recently announced that it has upgraded more than 2,100 miles of gas lines as well as installed thousands of advanced meters through its Gas Renewal Program, over the last five years. "When you buy a car or truck, you maintain it to get the most of your investment,” Mar... Read More »
Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 2 begins operation under new 20-year license
On Dec. 23, Indiana Michigan Power’s Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 2 in Berrien County, Michigan, began operating beyond its initial 40-year license period under a new twenty-year license. The renewed license, granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in 2005, allows Cook Unit 2, which bega... Read More »
Electric industry seeks to rebuild and transform Puerto Rico’s power system
Puerto Rico now holds the record for the longest power outage in the history of the United States and 30 percent of residents are still without power. But despite the challenges of rebuilding the island’s power system, there is optimism that electric industry leaders will craft innovative solu... Read More »
FERC opens investigations into pricing of fast-start resources in three regional power markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently began investigations into the pricing of fast-start resources by the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), PJM Interconnection (PJM), and Southwest Power Pool (SPP). FERC found recently the power markets’ “current practices may... Read More »
