As the industry shifts increasingly toward cleaner methods of power, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) recently released a new report contemplating the role that securitization could play in managing costs attached to early coal plant retirement.
In the year 20... Read More »
Reckoning with growing cybersecurity concerns worldwide, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissions (NARUC) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently published cybersecurity baselines for both electric distribution systems and distributed energy resources (DER) connected to th... Read More »
Hawaiian Electric achieved a 33 percent consolidated renewable portfolio standard (RPS) in 2023 for Oahu, Hawaii Island and Maui County.
The 33 percent, which represents the percentage of electricity generated by renewable resources, increased by a percentage point from 2022. The company’s goal... Read More »
Looking ahead, 62.8 GW of new utility-scale electric generating capacity is planned for the United States this year, and the bulk of it will be either solar or battery storage, according to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
In its Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator I... Read More »
In a new report, Siemens examines how electric utilities in the United States and Canada are managing the accelerating adoption of behind the meter distributed energy resources (DERs).
The report, called “Seeing behind the meter: How electric utilities are adapting to the surge in distributed e... Read More »
Research by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) found that the high cost of installing heat pumps put them out of reach for most Americans., despite their benefits.
The findings, published in the journal Joule, examines the costs and benefits of air-source ... Read More »
According to new data from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), cross-sector coordination is becoming increasingly important among historically independent industries, as a result of the transformative push from electric vehicles into the market.
“As the rapid electrific... Read More »
In an annual analysis known as Electricity 2024, the International Energy Agency (IEA) recently reported electricity demand will grow at a faster rate over the next three years, but that all additional demand forecasted will be covered by low emissions-producing technologies.
Global growth in el... Read More »
Mon Power and Potomac Edison have submitted their rate plans to the West Virginia Public Service Commission (PSC).
The proposed $105 million rate adjustment agreement supports investments that have helped create a more reliable and resilient electric system for their customers in West Virginia.
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In a report spanning 10 recommendations, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) recently identified how policymakers can successfully transition the country to zero-emission medium and heavy-duty electric vehicles over the long term.
“We need to ensure utility decisionmakers have the tools and a... Read More »