Policy
Organizations tout new energy security partnership
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation's (NERC) Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC) has partnered with the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (WaterISAC) to bolster energy security. Officials said the effort would enhance cross-sector coordination ... Read More »Pacific Power to install smart meters in Portland area
Pacific Power recently announced that it will begin installing smart meters in the Portland, Oregon area at the end of January. The company will install approximately 78,000 new smart meters for customers in parts of North, Northeast, Southeast, and downtown Portland as well as Maywood Park. The ... Read More »Florida Power & Light announces plan to install 30 million solar panels by 2030
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) announced Wednesday its "30-by-30" plan, through which the company aims to install more than 30 million solar panels by 2030. The project will result in, FPL said, the largest installation of solar panels by a regulated utility in the world and a 67 percent fle... Read More »New York governor unveils plan to double solar goal and expand offshore wind
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced an initiative this week to double New York's solar development to 6,000 megawatts (MW) by 2025 and quadruple the state's offshore wind target to 9,000 MW by 2035. As part of his annual State of the State address, Cuomo unveiled a number of new clean energy goa... Read More »Pacific Power opens grant program to incentivize electric vehicle charging stations
Pacific Power announced Tuesday a new grant program that will fund up to 100 percent of associated costs for applicants in Oregon, Washington, and California in an effort to make electric vehicle charging stations more attractive to potential purchases Applicants must be non-residential, such as ... Read More »EDF Copenhagen Wind Project fully operational
EDF Renewables North America announced Monday that the firm’s 80 megawatt (MW) Copenhagen Wind Project in New York is now fully operational and delivering electricity. “We are pleased to join the ranks of leaders in New York wind and support the State’s renewable energy target of 50 percen... Read More »Mary Harding