The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) said on Thursday that investigators determined PG&E equipment did not cause the October 2017 Tubbs wildfire.
CAL FIRE determined that the fire was instead caused by a private electrical system adjacent to a residential structure... Read More »
While electric vehicles will likely represent 35 percent of all new car sales by 2040, accommodating those new cars will mean coordinating diverse teams to install charging stations for light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, energy and utility EV program experts said.
During a Transportation Ele... Read More »
A panel of energy veterans convened in Washington by the Bipartisan Policy Center on Thursday said the high-stakes balancing act between energy development and environmental protection would continue to complicate the market as it shifts toward renewable energy and exports.
While the United State... Read More »
In Grand Rapids, Mich., residents of the west side will now have access to the state’s first-ever rooftop solar array and battery storage system, consisting of nearly 1,800 panels and a 500-kilowatt battery created by Consumers Energy.
The new energy distribution setup was established atop the ... Read More »
A group of businesses, trade associations, environmental organizations, and energy efficiency advocates have forwarded correspondence to Congress encouraging energy efficient infrastructure investments.
The Alliance for Industrial Efficiency, along with the Alliance to Save Energy were among the ... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Jack Reed (D-RI) reintroduced legislation Wednesday to prevent delays in distributing grants through the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) and the State Energy Program (SEP) to state agencies and local partners.
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Several appointments were made to various National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) boards and committees this week.
Willie Phillips, chairman of the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, was appointed to NARUC’s board of directors. He was also named vice... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will be awarding $38 million in federal funding for technologies that improve the performance of the nation’s existing coal-fired power plant fleet.
The funding opportunity, called Improving Efficiency, Reliability, and Flexibility of Existing Coal-Based Powe... Read More »
A new partnership between ExxonMobil, Renewable Energy Group (REG) and Clariant seeks to evolve an alternate source of biofuel, converting things like agricultural waste and residues into cellulosic biodiesel.
While ExxonMobil and REG have already proven sugars could be converted into biodiesel i... Read More »
NV Energy, based in Las Vegas, Nev., is soliciting request for proposals (RFP) as a means of bolstering long-term firm capacity and energy resources for its customers beginning in 2020.
Officials said the resource need of 400 to 600 megawatts listed in the RFP is for summer peak planning capacity... Read More »