The electric industry is preparing for Hurricane Michael and urging customers to take steps to prepare as well, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) said yesterday.
Electric companies that may be impacted by the storm are pre-positioning workers and equipment, and mutual assistance crews from at l... Read More »
The nonprofit public policy research organization, R Street Institute, has named Travis Kavulla director of energy and environmental policy.
Kavulla currently serves on the Montana Public Service Commission and noted he was also president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissi... Read More »
Utilities in Florida are preparing for potential outages and infrastructure damage ahead of Hurricane Michael, a Category 3 storm expected to make landfall in the state today.
“Hurricane Michael is intensifying and poses a significant threat to the Florida Panhandle and will affect west central... Read More »
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released the latest edition of its State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, which found that investments in energy efficiency measures continue to grow as states and electric utilities work to reach clean energy goals.
In 2017 total spending ... Read More »
DTE Energy announced last week the release of its 2017 Energy Waste Reduction Annual Report, which revealed that those customers who were enrolled in DTE energy efficiency programs in 2017 would collectively save $649 million on their energy bills over a lifetime.
Such programs can be especiall... Read More »
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam released a blueprint for the state’s energy policy over the next 10 years that calls for modernizing and focuses on renewable energy generation, energy efficiency, and electric vehicles.
The 2018 Virginia Energy Plan builds upon the Grid Transformation and Security A... Read More »
According to a new report from the American Petroleum Institute (API), there was a 19 percent increase in total estimated oil well completions in the third quarter of 2018 compared to the same period last year.
API’s Quarterly Well Completion Report also found that there was a 15 percent increa... Read More »
If an administrative law judge approves an agreement filed between PSE&G, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and other parties, residential customers could see bills stabilize at a rate 30 percent lower than customers paid in 2008.
“We are pleased to have reached this agreement, and... Read More »
Black Hills Energy is currently seeking a new electric tariff through the Wyoming Public Service Commission (WPSC) in support of the growing blockchain industry.
Officials said the Blockchain Interruptible Service tariff is designed to serve high use customers with electric requirements of 10,000... Read More »
Georgia Power announced this week that it would refund $330 million to customers over the next two years under provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
The first $131 million is scheduled to be refunded this month.
Customers using an average of 1,000 kilowatt hours will receive a refun... Read More »