After eight years of planning and three years of construction, Otter Tail Power Company and Montana-Dakota Utilities opened the 163-mile Big Stone South-Ellendale (BSSE) Transmission Line.
The $215 million line extends from the Big Stone South Substation near Big Stone City, S.D., to the Ellenda... Read More »
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently announced that it is seeking comments on potential improvements to its electric transmission incentives policy.
FERC said it wants to ensure “to ensure that it appropriately encourages the development of the infrastructure needed to ensu... Read More »
While several nuclear power plants have closed since 2010, preliminary data has determined electricity generation totaled 807.1 million megawatt hours (MWh) in 2018, representing more than the previous peak.
A report release by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) noted a combination... Read More »
The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) recently approved a request by Grain Belt Express Clean Line LLC (Grain Belt) to build, own and operate a high voltage, direct current transmission line and associated facilities within eight Missouri counties.
The project would traverse the states of... Read More »
Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) filed an application Wednesday with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to expand its Shared Solar program with a second, large-scale solar installation in Middleton.
The voluntary Share Solar program gives residential and business customers in MGE's electri... Read More »
AMS announced Tuesday that its virtual power plant (VPP) project in Southern California delivered over 2 gigawatt hours (GWh) of grid services to the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) during its first year of operation.
AMS designed and operates the VPP, while Macquarie Capital owns... Read More »
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 »