Electric
NAESCO supports Open Back Better energy efficiency bill
The National Association of Energy Service Companies (NAESCO) has supported a bill that allocates funding to states and federal agencies to improve energy performance and efficiency in buildings. The Open Back Better Act of 2021 – introduced in Congress by Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) and Rep. Lisa ... Read More »Indiana Michigan Power plans transmission grid improvements for Fort Wayne in 2022
Beginning next year, Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) intends to update the electric transmission grid in northeast Fort Wayne, Ind., through line upgrades and substation improvements. With plans to finish sometime in 2023, the Robison Park-Lincoln Transmission Line Rebuild Project would involve aro... Read More »PECO announces improved reliability performance in 2020
Philadelphia Electric Co. (PECO) experienced improved performance in 2020 due to ongoing efforts to modernize and enhance the electric infrastructure. The enhancements, combined with the use of new technologies and the work of employees, reduced the number of outages and the duration of outages l... Read More »Florida PSC approves Gulf Power cost recovery request stemming from Hurricane Sally
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) approved Tuesday a petition filed by Gulf Power that relates to the impacts caused by Hurricane Sally, which hit Florida in September 2020. The PSC approved Gulf Power’s request to reduce its 2021 Environmental Cost Recovery Clause (ECRC) charges for... Read More »First annual ICC report finds diverse spending up more than $2B among Illinois’ Big 5 public utilities
In its first annual report, the Illinois Commerce Commission’s (ICC) Office of Diversity and Community Affairs this week noted that the state’s largest investor-owned utilities have increased diverse yearly spending to more than $2 billion over the past five years. By the end of 2019, divers... Read More »Credit: Duke Energy