Duke Energy received approval from the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC) for two electric transportation (ET) pilot programs.
The pilot programs stem from working group sessions and stakeholder feedback over the past two years.
“Electric vehicles are coming to South Carol... Read More »
Jersey Central Power and Light’s Martinsville Substation, which went into service in June, helped significantly decreased the number of power outages caused by the recent Tropical Storm Isaias.
The substation, located in Warren Township, increases the electric system's operational flexibility ... Read More »
Of 29 ash ponds gathered around 11 active and retired coal-fired power plants owned by Georgia Power, to date, significant progress has been made on the closure of 19.
This work includes dewatering, excavation, and installation of specialized engineered controls and site restoration currently und... Read More »
Mon Power and Potomac Edison are planning to lower electric rates for their customers in West Virginia.
The reduction in rates reflects a $55 million decrease in the cost of fuel used for electric generation and purchased power.
If approved by the Public Service Commission (PSC) of West Virgin... Read More »
Through a new order this week, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission established a cost range for evaluating how CO2 regulatory costs will impact utility electrical generation investments.
In this instance, regulatory costs mean what utilities are expected to pay by complying with future CO2 ... Read More »
As part of a reliability improvement, clean energy access and growth support initiative, Ameren Missouri and the Ameren Transmission Company will rebuild approximately 10 miles of transmission line running through St. Louis city and county.
That line runs on the right-of-way in south St. Louis, ... Read More »
In an effort to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles in Virginia, Dominion Energy launched a rebate program this week for charging stations in a variety of locales and announced plans for a residential plan to launch early next year.
Dominion Energy Virginia’s Smart Charging Infrastruct... Read More »
A cooperative effort from the Energy Futures Initiative, National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), and BW Research Partnership (BWRP) has yielded a new, online resource for data on energy, energy efficiency, and motor vehicles employment from 2017-2020.
Divided into sector, subsecto... Read More »
The U.S. House of Representatives passed three bills this week designed to enhance and secure the electric grid.
One is the Cyber Sense Act of 2019 (H.R. 360), introduced by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH). It requires the Secretary of Energy to establish the Cyber Sense Program – a voluntary program to ... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it will provide up to $80 million for projects that enhance energy demand flexibility in buildings and the electric power grid.
This new funding opportunity is called the Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT). ... Read More »