FirstEnergy Corp.'s Ohio utilities recently filed a plan with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to redesign and modernize portions of their distribution system to reduce the frequency and duration of power outages.
FirstEnergy expects that the three-year, $450 million investment cou... Read More »
Mississippi Power recently announced that it reached a settlement agreement with key parties on the remaining costs associated with the Kemper County energy facility that represents final terms subject to approval from the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC).
The Mississippi Public Utili... Read More »
Entergy Mississippi recently announced that it is investing $2.5 million in reliability and resiliency projects in the Mississippi Delta counties of Bolivar, Humphreys, Leflore, and Sunflower.
“This is part of a multi-year investment designed to strengthen all parts of our grid to help reduce ... Read More »
PPL Corporation’s Climate Assessment report, released Thursday, predicts that the company will see a reduction of 45 to 90 percent in carbon dioxide emissions at its Kentucky power plants by 2050.
The forecast is based on the retirement of aging coal units, which will be replaced with natural ... Read More »
A forum hosted by the Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) on Tuesday focused on the importance of an all-of-the-above energy strategy, threats to the power infrastructure, and the electrical grid’s future.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Neil Chatterjee, Department of Energ... Read More »
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) announced Tuesday new grants to support training and education programs on underground utility safety practices for local government employees in an expansion of its Safe Dig Indiana program.
Eligible grantees include employees of local government... Read More »
Ameren Missouri recently filed plans with the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) for its Renewable Choice Program, which is designed to help large businesses and cities in Missouri meet their renewable energy goals.
The program would allow customers to subscribe to purchase up to 100 perce... Read More »
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) officially set rates last week for renewable energy developers.
These new, avoided cost rates mean that renewable energy facilities in Michigan must be paid that rate for the power they supply to the grid, and the state’s major utilities. Back in Ju... Read More »
PECO plans to undertake a $1.2 million effort to clear tree limbs and vegetation from 147 miles of aerial electric lines from late November through the end of December.
The work will make electrical service more reliable for 45,000 customers in eastern Delaware and western Philadelphia counties ... Read More »
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) recently approved a plan by Orange and Rockland to install advanced smart meters for all of its electric and gas customers.
Current estimates indicate that the new meters, which will be installed in Rockland, Orange, and parts of Sullivan counti... Read More »