The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently recommended that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) begin development of standardized procedures for recording inspection data and use that information to assess safety risks to the nation’s dams.
FERC, which oversees 2,500 d... Read More »
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) announced Tuesday that its lineworkers and support staff have returned after restoring power to areas impacted by Hurricane Michael.
In total, more than 1,000 FPL employees and contractors assisted in restoring power to approximately 16,000 homes and businesses... Read More »
Residential customers of Tampa Electric will see their monthly bills plummet to the lowest levels since 2005, starting in January.
The average residential bill will drop by about 8 percent, or more than $8, to $99.53 for 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of usage, according to the company. Commercial an... Read More »
A recent report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed residential heating oil prices at the beginning of the 2018-2019 winter heating season were 23 percent higher than at the start of the last heating season, while propane prices were 4 percent higher.
During the winter months ... Read More »
The Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) announced this week the approval of a program to offer interest-free financing for repairs or replacements for Florida Public Utilities Company (FPUC) customers.
The program, called the Electric Restoration Payment Program, focuses specifically on home... Read More »
Navigant Research has released findings from an effort examining methods utilities can implement to enhance customer relationships.
The report explored strategies utility providers and manufacturers can adopt to bolster the residential aggregation of distributed energy resources (DER) and develop... Read More »
U.S. crude oil production continues to climb, and as of August 2018, it crossed a record-setting 11 million barrels per day.
At a total of 11.3 million barrels per day, production levels beat out even Russian competition, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Primarily, t... Read More »
A study by the University of Texas at Austin’s Energy Institute found that natural gas, wind and solar energy are the cheapest sources of new electricity generation.
Shifting market conditions, a new policy environment, and other factors affecting the cost of electricity generation in counties ... Read More »
PJM Interconnection released yesterday a summary of its study examining fuel supply, which found that the system is reliable and can withstand extended periods of highly stressed conditions.
PJM serves 65 million people in 13 states and the District of Columbia. The fuel security study is part of... Read More »
A huge burst of productivity among seven states in the days ahead looks to yield more than double their current wind power, according to a quarterly market report from the American Wind Energy Association.
“The wind is always blowing in the U.S., and the latest wind turbine technology helps aff... Read More »