In a bid to meet sustainability goals, Entergy Texas recently announced the addition of its first solar resource: the 150 MW Umbriel Solar facility in Polk County, Texas.
Capable of powering the equivalent of more than 30,000 homes, Umbriel backs power demand growth in southeast Texas. It is own... Read More »
A new entity entered the New Jersey clean energy scene this month, with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) board’s creation of the New Jersey Green Bank (NJGB) dedicated to aiding the state’s clean energy transition.
Going forward, the NJGB will utilize debt, credit enhanc... Read More »
ComEd of Illinois recently announced that $130 million has been successfully dispatched through its distributed generation rebate program to date, following its creation in 2017 by the Future Energy Jobs Act and its expansion by the 2021 Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act.
The record-breakin... Read More »
On Monday, FirstEnergy Corp’s Ohio Electric companies – Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company, and Toledo Edison -- reached a settlement on their Grid Modernization (Grid Mod) II plan.
If approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), the $421 million plan will upgrade the syste... Read More »
The Paradise Combustion Turbine Plant in Kentucky recently gained three new natural gas units, in a move by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to shore up reliability and meet demand in the region.
Whale commercial operation of the new units began at the end of last year, they were just dedica... Read More »
National Grid reached an agreement on a three-year rate plan proposal for its customers in the New York City and Long Island areas.
If the three-year agreement is approved by the New York State Public Service Commission, a typical residential heating customer in New York City using 97 therms of... Read More »
As a way to research the potential wind energy could provide in Kentucky, PPL Corporation recently installed the state’s first utility wind turbine.
PPL is the parent company of the Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, and based its new, 165-foot project at the E.... Read More »
Construction began this week on ComEd’s Elmhurst transmission substation in DuPage County, Ill., heralding the expansion of the 345 kV facility meant to maintain reliability for existing customers and enable future capacity upgrades for regional growth.
Construction is expected to continue to D... Read More »
In a first for AES Hawaii, the company this week announced that a new 12.5 MW solar plus storage facility began generating power on Oahu.
Based in West Oahu, the site’s clean generation is backed by a 50 MW hour battery energy storage system. The whole facility operates under a 25-year power pu... Read More »
As of this week, Consumers Energy of Michigan gained another major employer participant in its Renewable Energy Program, with a 44 store commitment from Walmart Inc. that will see its locations powered by clean energy.
This puts the total for the program at more than 30 large businesses, account... Read More »