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Ameren Missouri to buy Cass County Renewable Energy Center, double renewable energy program
Regulators this week cleared Ameren Missouri to purchase a 150 MW solar facility currently under construction in Illinois, as part of a plan to double its Renewable Solutions program. The Cass County Renewable Energy Center is currently under construction, but Ameren Missouri has been looking fo... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/NREL-heat-pump-study-267x300.jpg)
Xcel Energy works with NREL on study of heat pump performance in Colorado
A study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Xcel Energy examined the performance of heat pumps in Colorado’s high altitudes and cold weather. The study measured the performance of two heat pump configurations across a range of conditions a... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BI-Crescent-photo.avif)
DLC completes part of project replacing century-old infrastructure
Pittsburgh-based Duquesne Light Company (DLC) announced recently that they had complete Phase 3A of a multi-phased project to transmission line installed more than 100 years ago. DLC said the Brunot Island-Crescent transmission Reliability project had completed its work replacing century-old lin... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/shutterstock_2044472474-300x200.jpg)
Consumers Energy begins undergrounding two miles of power lines in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula
Work began this week to bury two miles of Consumers Energy power lines near Standish, Mich., as a smaller part of a year-long plan to bury 10 miles of power lines across six counties. This segment will impact the northeastern portion of the Lower Peninsula, and crews should be at work on the proj... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/shutterstock_2079456172-300x200.jpg)
Chesapeake Energy outlines ESG record in sustainability report
Chesapeake Energy released its 2023 Sustainability Report this week, outlining their record and performance in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Among the key sustainability highlights, Chesapeake achieved its 2025 climate targets on its pathway to net zero. By year-end 2023, th... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/shutterstock_1815321803-300x200.jpg)
DTE Energy plots conversion of retired coal plant into largest Great Lakes energy storage site
The Detroit-based DTE Energy announced plans this week to convert a portion of the retired Trenton Channel coal power plant into a 220 MW battery energy storage center by the end of 2026. When accomplished, that would make it the largest standalone battery project in the region, and enfold a siza... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/shutterstock_1457927270-300x169.jpg)
AES Hawaii unveils Hawaii’s largest solar plus storage facility on Maui
Hawaii gained its largest solar facility to date, thanks to the creation of the 60 MW Kuihelani by AES Hawaii on the island of Maui. This solar-plus-storage facility also brought with it 240 MW hours of lithium-ion battery energy storage capable of supplying roughly 15 percent of the island’s e... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/shutterstock_631059548-300x200.jpg)
NRG looking to develop new quick-start natural gas plants in Texas
NRG Energy is one step closer to being the developer of new natural gas power generation plants in Texas. This week, it submitted the first of three loan applications to the Texas Energy Fund (TEF) to develop new new quick-start natural gas power generation plants. This first application is f... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/3.png)