Shreveport, Louisiana-based Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) has submitted a rate increase request with the Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC).
The request is comprised of a net annual increase of $45.6 million in the company’s non-fuel base rates, plus $12 million for incre... Read More »
Entergy New Orleans is launching a program to put
solar panels on the rooftops of low-income customers’ homes and give them a $30
credit on their energy bills every month.
The program, called the Residential Rooftop Solar
Program, will allow customers in need to participate in the benefits of
... Read More »
New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) is planning to invest
$507 million over the next five years on infrastructure projects that will enhance
the reliability of its natural gas delivery and information technology (IT)
systems.
The plan was submitted last week to the New Jersey
Board of Public Utilities... Read More »
WASHINGTON – A Southern California Edison (SCE) official said this week that the utility is poised to meet California’s ambitious goals for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Tammy Tumbling, SCE director of government relations for local affairs, said the utility is taking active steps... Read More »
As a means of assessing electric vehicle (EV) energy consumption patterns and smart charging technology, Platte River Power Authority is seeking EV owners to participate in a distributed charging study.
“Smart EV charging aligns well with Platte River’s core pillars of providing reliable, en... Read More »
API Michigan this week linked the increased use of natural gas to falling CO2 emissions, which plummeted in the state by as much as 25 percent between 2007 and 2017.
In a report titled, “Natural Gas and Oil Use in Michigan: Enhancing the Quality of Life for Michiganders,” the organization al... Read More »
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) and the Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas recently issued a notice to natural gas pipeline operators, electric generation operators and electric utilities, urging them to finalize coordinated preparations for the summer and maintain open lines of commun... Read More »
Avista installed Wednesday a smart electric meter, the first of its Smarter Together project, at a home on the National Register of Historic Places in the Millwood community near Spokane, Wash.
“This home – and its owners – are stepping into the future,” Avista Vice President of Energy D... Read More »
Green Mountain Power (GMP) and Renewable Energy
Vermont (REV) have launched a program that allows customers to share access to
their energy.
The program, called Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), is for
customers with home batteries. It allows them to share access to their stored
energy. This will dr... Read More »
WASHINGTON – A pan
el of energy experts agreed Wednesday, while Congress holds the keys to major reforms to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), state legislatures and public service commissions can make meaningful changes to the 40-year-old law in order to affect their own... Read More »