With more than $440 million already invested into its U.S. manufacturing and distribution network since 2020, Schneider Electric recently announced plans for another $140 million of investments into its manufacturing efforts.
This could yield approximately 750 new positions in manufacturing and r... Read More »
Duke Energy appointed Harry Sideris as its new president, effective April 1.
Sideris will work under Lynn Good, Duke Energy’s chair and CEO. Good had also served as president, but she will relinquish that role to Sideris.
Sideris has worked at Duke Energy for 28 years, most recently servin... Read More »
After its original multi-year grid plan was rejected by the Illinois Commerce Commission in December 2023, ComEd recently refiled, putting forth a plan inclusive of increased access to clean and renewable energy benefits, with increased focus on affordability, cost effectiveness and benefits.
Fo... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate this week that seeks to boost investments in grid-enhancing technologies (GETs).
GETs are a type of transmission technology that expands the capacity of existing transmission infrastructure. The Advancing Gri... Read More »
In filing a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) this week, AES Indiana sought the right to repower Petersburg Units 3 and 4 from coal to natural gas.
This would make the utility the latest to push away from coal, as the once dominant energy source continues a rapid decline in ... Read More »
A coalition of utilities, grid component suppliers, manufacturers, labor, and customers recently urged U.S. senators to support bipartisan legislation aimed at ensuring the domestic supply chain is maintained for a vital grid component.
Specifically, the coalition seeks Senate support for the Dis... Read More »
ComEd recently proposed a new Low-Income Discount (LID) program to the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) that would, if approved, aid households at up to 300 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL).
“ComEd’s newly proposed low-income discount program builds upon our longstanding commitme... Read More »
Ameren Missouri is in the process of installing upgraded electric smart meters in its service territory.
Crews began replacing the old meters with new ones for some 42,000 customers in Cape Girardeau and Dexter on March 4. Customers in Caruthersville, Charleston, Hayti, Portageville and Steele ca... Read More »
Although bolstered further by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, the trend of electric vehicle manufacturing investments in the United States has been climbing for the last nine years to $188 billion.
These were the findings of a new report from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF): “U... Read More »
In its latest proposal to the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (RIPUC), Rhode Island Energy recently proposed a supply price drop of more than 40 percent for this spring.
Practically speaking, this would bring typical residential customers using 500 kWh per month bills lowered by about $... Read More »