A portion of the 900 megahertz (MHz) band, which is currently designated for narrowband land mobile radio communications and primarily used by utility, transportation, manufacturing, and petrochemical companies, will now be available to those industries to develop and deploy critical wireless broadb... Read More »
Hawaiian Electric has announced plans to increase the total solar on its system by more than 50 percent with the addition of 16 storage and solar-plus-storage projects across three islands: Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii Island.
This renewable acceleration pushes forward already stated plans for Hawaiia... Read More »
Of the six Illinois nuclear plants owned by Exelon Generation, four have undergone refueling outages during the COVID-10 pandemic, and each one set operational records while doing so.
These plants power more than 11 million Illinois homes, hospitals, and businesses, so their work is among those d... Read More »
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is urging the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to expedite the deployment of electric grid resilience projects in the state of California to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season and the ongoing COVID-19 response efforts.
Wildfires have devastated Cali... Read More »
The Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) and the Clean Energy Business Network (CEBN) celebrated the third anniversary of their partnership on May 1 as they turn their focus to new challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The Clean Energy Business Network brings the much-needed per... Read More »
AES Corp. had a solid first quarter of 2020 with the completion of several major new projects with many more in the works.
Among the energy company’s strategic accomplishments, it completed construction of 1.4 GW of new projects, including the 1.3 GW Southland Repowering project in Southern Ca... Read More »
The electric utility industry has seats at many tables this spring as the nation begins the tentative process of “reopening” its economy after an unprecedented hard shutdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many states have convened some form of a task force, roundtable, or advisory counci... Read More »
Jumping at an opportunity provided by Ameren Missouri’s economic development incentive rate, the Dollar General Corporation announced this week that it intends to invest $9 million into a new general distribution facility in Berkeley, Mo.
"Ameren Missouri continues to be an active partner with ... Read More »
Dominion Energy Virginia has more than quadrupled the amount of solar and offshore wind power, as well as energy storage capacity, and expects to have, as outlined in its 15-year long-term integrated resource plan (IRP).
Last year’s forecast expected to generate 5,586 megawatts (MW) of solar, w... Read More »
Customers of DTE Energy in Michigan will benefit from $30-40 million in bill relief to be released during June and July when summer electric usage hits its peak.
The boon to consumers comes from lower generation costs that are themselves a result of greater efficiency and lower fuel prices. Whil... Read More »