Policy
Ameren Missouri files plan to promote electric vehicles, machinery
Ameren Missouri recently filed with the Missouri Public Service Commission its Charge Ahead program, which is designed to encourage the residents and business to use electric vehicles (EV) and other electrical equipment. The program would provide incentives for installing workplace, multifamily, ... Read More »DoE invests $17.3 million in carbon capture technology for coal-fired plants
Six projects that seek to make existing carbon capture technology more affordable and reliable for use in coal-fired power plants were awarded $17.3 million in federal funding on Thursday by the Department of Energy (DoE). The DoE Office of Fossil Energy’s Novel and Enabling Carbon Capture Tra... Read More »Lauren "Bubba" McDonald
Commissioner McDonald elected as Georgia Public Service Commission chair
The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) unanimously elected Commissioner Lauren “Bubba” McDonald this week as PSC chair for a two-year term, effective Wednesday. McDonald succeeds Commissioner Stan Wise who resigned from the Commission effective Feb. 20, 2018. “I am honored that my ... Read More »Dominion Voltage joins with Choptank Electric Cooperative on voltage optimization
In an effort to keep rates low for its 54,000 members, the Choptank Electric Cooperative of Maryland has signed a contract with Dominion Energy to deploy a new voltage optimization (VVO) solution known as Edge. The automated voltage control will, in theory, add to the cooperative’s managing cap... Read More »Puerto Rican Gulf Power employees help restore power on the island
Gulf Power described in a press release issued Wednesday the efforts of two of its Puerto Rican employees, who recently traveled to the island to help restore power. Diana Rivera, a field engineer at Pine Forest in Pensacola, recently returned from a month in Puerto Rico, and Herb Andujar, a prot... Read More »Diane Burman
New York Commissioner Burman appointed chair of NARUC gas committee
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) announced Wednesday that Commissioner Diane X. Burman of the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) was appointed as chair of the NARUC Committee on Gas. Burman served previously as co-vice chair of the committee. ... Read More »Idaho PUC acknowledges Idaho Power Integrated Resource Plan
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) recently acknowledged Idaho Power’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which outlines the company’s plan to meet its customers’ electricity needs over the next 20 years. The plan includes the construction of the Boardman to Hemingway transmission lin... Read More »Stan Wise