The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) recently announced a new compensation system for distributed energy resources (DER) based on the value that the resources bring to society and the electric grid.
The PSC also approved an implementation plan for the system that includes a plan to... Read More »
At its peak, Hurricane Harvey forced outages of more than 10,000 megawatts of electrifying generating capacity in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid and distribution lines, according to recently released data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The report n... Read More »
At the 2017 Clean Energy Conference and Awards Ceremony in New Jersey this week, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities paid tribute to participants in the state’s Clean Energy Program.
Over the previous 15 years, New Jersey has invested more than $3.1 billion into energy saving projects, red... Read More »
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) held a hearing this week that focused on ways to streamline the use of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) technology.
The hearing -- titled “Expanding and Accelerating the Deployment and Use of Carbon Capture, Utiliza... Read More »
Power company Entergy Mississippi has invested $16.6 million in improvements to bolster the power grid against storms and outages, while also making it more resistant to cyber-attacks and physical threats.
“This is part of a multi-year investment designed to strengthen all parts of our grid to ... Read More »
Trade groups representing a wide range of energy sectors penned a joint letter to Congress on Thursday that largely expressed agreement with the findings of a recent U.S. Department of Energy report on electricity markets, which highlighted the need for a diverse energy mix in order to provide relia... Read More »
The Department of Energy's (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) announced five new projects aimed at improving distribution system reliability and integrating distributed clean energy resources.
The projects will utilize new funding from DOE for the department’s Grid Modernizatio... Read More »
Rocky Mountain Power recently requested that the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) authorize the adjustment of a federal billing credit for certain residential and farm customers in Idaho, which would result in savings for residential customers.
If the PUC approves the request, a typical r... Read More »
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approved this week plans developed by the state’s largest utilities to encourage energy efficiency and decrease demand over the next four years.
ICC approved plans for Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Peoples Gas, and Nicor. The Commission conditionally appro... Read More »
Hurricane Harvey caused substantial disruptions to crude oil and petroleum product supply chains and increased petroleum product prices, according to a recently published report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Gross inputs to refineries in the U.S. Gulf Coast region fell b... Read More »