More than one week after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, the island is still without power as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) works to restore power, and stabilize critical infrastructure.
So far, 24 people in Puerto Rico have died due to the category 4 hurricane, which hit Se... Read More »
New York-based energy company Consolidated Edison will continue to expand its footprint in clean energy, with plans to invest $1.25 billion in renewable energy production facilities over the next three years.
The company – which provides energy for New York City, Westchester, Orange, and Rockla... Read More »
A panel of electric power experts agreed during a congressional hearing Tuesday that a diversification of power sources will benefit hurricane-stricken Texas and Puerto Rico, where electric power has been out for more than a week and where it may be months still before power is restored.
“A gri... Read More »
Ameren Missouri recently announced a plan to significantly increase its solar and wind capacity and reduce its carbon emissions by 80 percent.
The Ameren Corporation subsidiary plans to add at least 700 megawatts (MW) of wind generation by 2020, an investment of approximately $1 billion. The com... Read More »
Retail electricity prices for residential customers averaged 12.8 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in the first half of 2017, a 3 percent increase over 2016 rates.
Rates were higher in most areas of the United States. Only six states experienced a decrease in rates.
The rising cost of fuels suc... Read More »
MidAmerican Energy Company recently announced that it will upgrade hundreds of aging wind turbines and add additional wind energy sources through a definitive agreement with GE in order to bring cost savings to its Iowa-based customers.
The announcement follows a decision from the Iowa Utilities... Read More »
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently approved a request from Energy Transfer Partners to resume Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) operations along the Rover Pipeline Project.
Energy Transfer expects to begin the approved operations this week on nine HDD locations and will... Read More »
The current policy-driven energy market could create a less diverse grid, increased price fluctuations and higher price, a new study from IHS Market said.
The report, titled Ensuring Resilient and Efficient Electricity Generation: The Value of the Current Diverse U.S. Power Supply Portfolio, sai... Read More »
Soltage, LLC recently announced that the 4.75-megawatt (MW) Bird Machine Solar Farm located in Walpole, Massachusetts has been completed and is now in operation.
Built on a former industrial site, the new solar farm is comprised of 14,600 panels that will produce approximately six million kilowa... Read More »
In a massive blow to the state’s electric infrastructure, the Florida Division of Emergency Management now reports that, when Hurricane Irma struck, 64 percent of all electricity customers were left without power.
Those numbers have since turned around. Whereas 6.7 million were left in the dark... Read More »