Four companies have been tapped to help Georgia Power and
PulteGroup develop a new “smart neighborhood’ in Atlanta.
Delta Electronics, Ecobee, LG Chem, and Vivint have signed on
to work on the Altus at the Quarter development, located in Atlanta's Upper
West Side.
"We know that today's cu... Read More »
Avista, which provides electricity to parts of Washington,
Oregon, and Idaho, signed an agreement to purchase power from the Rattlesnake
Flat Wind project in Adams County, Wash.
Rattlesnake Flat was chosen through a request for proposal
issued in June 2018.
Rattlesnake Flat Wind is a wind ene... Read More »
Natural gas infrastructure provider Williams has partnered with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) to support ongoing growth and Northeast region optimization in the western Marcellus and Utica basins.
The agreement establishes a $3.8 billion joint venture that will include William... Read More »
PJM Interconnection recently reviewed the grid’s performance this winter, highlighting its reliability and the increased contributions of natural gas and wind.
“The PJM grid came through the 2018-2019 winter reliably in the face of extreme temperatures and high electricity demand, confirming... Read More »
Upgrades to the power grid helped Commonwealth Edison’s
Chicago area customers stay warm and avoid outages this winter.
ComEd's smart grid improvements, including the installation of "smart switches" that reroute power around trouble spots, helped avoid more than 280,000 customer interruption... Read More »
Entergy Arkansas and NextEra Energy Resources have agreed to
build a 100-megawatt solar energy facility in White County near Searcy, Ark.
This would be the largest utility-owned solar facility in the
state and the first with a battery for storing solar power. It would provide a
total of 281 meg... Read More »
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) fifth Reliability Leadership Summit focused on identifying and prioritizing emerging risks, as well as developing approaches to managing the bulk power system’s future.
“The collaboration between industry and government at each R... Read More »
Avista recently filed a request with the Public Utility Commission of Oregon (PUC) to increase its natural gas base rates to recover continuing capital investments in natural gas infrastructure.
The proposal would increase overall natural gas billed revenue by approximately $6.7 million or 7.8 p... Read More »
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) launched a new
program where it will share solutions for sustainable and affordable energy infrastructure
with local communities.
Specifically, the lab will share its research and technology
expertise in clean energy technologies -- including microgr... Read More »
The Pennsylvania Public
Utility Commission (PUC) took a step toward facilitating the installation of
more electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the state.
The commission voted to
unanimously approve a supplement tariff for Duquesne Light, a
provider of charging stations. This was done in re... Read More »