Saturday, August 20, 2022
Electric
GRID Broadband Act seeks to build out middle-mile infrastructure along existing electric grid
Two United States senators recently proposed bipartisan legislation that would provide new federal cost-share grants to spur investment in a nationwide middle-mile backbone along America’s existing electricity grid. “Almost a century ago, the Rural Electrification Act helped bring power and p... Read More »
Consumers Energy, State of Michigan plan to power more than 1,200 public buildings with 100 percent clean energy
Clean power is coming to 1,274 publicly owned government buildings in Michigan, following an agreement reached between the state and Consumers Energy this week. For 20 years, Consumers will power these buildings exclusively through clean energy – an arrangement of approximately 68 MW of renewab... Read More »
Utilities warn: Don’t dig until notifying 811
Aug. 11 — known as Safe Digging Day or National 811 Day — serves as an important reminder for residents and excavators across the country to call 811 two business days before they start any digging. From installing a new mailbox to planting a tree or putting up a fence, digging without knowin... Read More »
EPRI teams up with NOAA to assess climate risk in the energy sector
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is teaming up with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop a scientifically based approach to physical climate risk assessment in the energy sector. The organizations state that a consistent approach to the assessment of phy... Read More »
ACORE and Grid Strategies release analysis, best practices for large-scale transmission
The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Grid Strategies issued a report that identifies best practices for quantifying the benefits of large-scale transmission, following the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s (MISO) recent approval of 18 new transmission lines. The MISO appr... Read More »
Consumers Energy gathering community feedback on 13 Michigan dams
In a series of public meetings stretching from August through October, Consumers Energy intends to gather community opinions about its 13 Michigan dams used as electric generating facilities and develop next steps. According to Norm Kapala, vice president of generation operations at Consumers, t... Read More »
Nexamp to participate in National Grid distributed generation pilot program
Nexamp will participate in a pilot program offered by National Grid designed to improve the efficiency of distributed generation, or DG, projects. National Grid’s “Self-Performance Pilot” program in Massachusetts was created in response to requests from developers looking to perform system mo... Read More »
Members of Congress push for emergency funding to help meet home heating costs
U.S. Reps. Andrew Garbarino (D-NY) and Jared Golden (D-ME) recently introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would provide $4 billion in emergency funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The Home Heating Emergency Funding Act of 2022 would bolster... Read More »
