The Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) will cut electric service rates by $24.085 million beginning January 2019, with the approval of the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC).
The average residential customers, who use around 9000 kilowatt-hours per year, would be charged about $4.14 less annuall... Read More »
A new report from the Energy Storage Association (ESA) last week noted that the success of U.S. energy storage projects doubled throughout 2018, reaching 32.9 gigawatts (gw).
The report, the U.S. Energy Storage Monitor, builds on an earlier ESA proposal to reach 35 gw by 2025. If nearly 33 gw ar... Read More »
The board of directors of Colorado’s Platte River Power Authority recently approved a resource diversification policy that calls for a 100 percent non-carbon energy mix by 2030, provided key enabling advancements are achieved.
“Our leadership made a bold statement concerning our long-term mi... Read More »
The Sustainable and Holistic Integration of Energy Storage and Solar photovoltaic project (SHINES) recently installed fully integrated battery energy storage systems at the homes of two of Gulf Power’s west Pensacola customers.
SHINES is led by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and f... Read More »
The Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently approved the sale of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to subsidiaries of NorthStar Group Services, a transfer that will accelerate the decommissioning schedule of the site by more than 30 years.
NorthStar has committed to a schedule for decommiss... Read More »
Energy storage will not only help North Carolina replace coal-powered electricity in the state in the coming decades but may also offset the need for new natural gas plants as well.
A study of the energy storage landscape was submitted to the state’s General Assembly in early December that will... Read More »
American Petroleum Institute (API) officials said recent estimates projecting more oil and gas in the Permian basin reflects another benefit of America’s shale energy revolution.
The U.S. Geological Survey recently announced new estimates for oil and natural gas in the region, showing assessmen... Read More »
The GridWise Alliance awarded Thursday an Outstanding Progress Award to the state of Ohio for efforts related to its grid modernization expansion efforts.
GridWise cited, in particular, the efforts of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) for services rendered in the form of the PowerFor... Read More »
Seeking to replace determinations made in 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed this week to revise New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and push the growth of fossil fuels.
The EPA is looking to remove what they call “excessive burdens” on energy providers by elimi... Read More »
The Vermont Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued an order Thursday approving the proposed sale of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to subsidiaries of NorthStar Group Services for decommissioning.
The PUC also issued an amended Certificate of Public Good, which authorizes NorthStar to own, possess... Read More »