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Southwest Power Pool seeks westward expansion opportunities
Southwest Power Pool (SPP), a certified electricity reliability coordinator (RC), is looking to expand west to facilitate more efficient deployment of generation and use of the region’s transmission system. “SPP has experience not only building and administering electricity markets, but spec... Read More »Provincetown, Mass. approves Eversource battery storage project
The residents of Provincetown, Mass., voted unanimously at a recent town meeting to approve a lease for Eversource to operate a community battery storage project at the town’s transfer station The community battery will provide backup power to customers in Provincetown, Truro, and Wellfleet. I... Read More »Exelon Generation files Three Mile Island Unit 1 decommissioning report
Exelon Generation, which owns and operates the Three Mile Island (TMI) Unit 1 nuclear energy facility near Harrisburg, Penn., recently filed the Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR) for the plant with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The federally required PSDAR detail... Read More »Renewables essential for Idaho electricity generation
The Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Electric Power Monthly report maintains 80 percent of Idaho’s in-state utility-scale electricity generation came from renewable resources in 2018 - totaling the nation's second highest share. Only Vermont ranks ahead of Idaho in renewable resources... Read More »Brightmark Energy expands to Washington with biogas project
California-based Brightmark Energy has expanded its reach into Washington state, with the purchase of a biogas project that will process thousands of gallons of dairy waste into renewable natural gas each day. “Brightmark specializes in energy technologies that turn waste into productive, sust... Read More »CenterPoint Energy files to change electric delivery base rates for Houston-area customers
CenterPoint Energy’s electric transmission and distribution business, CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric (CEHE), recently announced that it filed a request with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the cities in its service area to increase the base rate for delivery charges. If ... Read More »Louisville Gas & Electric to build new gas pipeline in Kentucky
Louisville Gas and Electric (LG&E) is building a natural gas transmission pipeline to serve Bullitt County, Ky. The pipeline, recently approved by the Kentucky Public Service Commission, will create an additional path for natural gas to reach residents and businesses in the area. The pipeli... Read More »EIA: Pennsylvania exports the most electricity, California imports the most from other states
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) State Electricity Profiles, from 2013 to 2017, Pennsylvania was the largest net exporter of electricity, while California was the largest net importer.Pennsylvania exported an annual average of 59 million megawatt-hours (MWh), while Cali... Read More »Stuart Barrett