A 1,000 MW transmission line to be built by Champlain Hudson Power Express, Inc. will have its approximately 330-mile route slightly altered under new plans approved by the New York State Public Service Commission last week.
Intended to run from the New York/Canada border to a converter station ... Read More »
Natural gas-fired electricity generation increased 9 percent in the first half of 2020 compared to the previous year, reported the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Hourly Electric Grid Monitor.
It was the fastest-growing source of electric power generation in the lower 48 states.... Read More »
The service areas of Xcel Energy will soon see an influx of electric vehicles, following a company announcement this week that 1.5 million of the company’s service vehicles -- representing 20 percent of its total fleet -- will transition to electric by 2030.
Pitching the move as a means of redu... Read More »
Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) crews have restored power to more than 60 percent of customers in the Chicago-area after a derecho moved through the region Monday.
A derecho is a windstorm, usually associated with lightning storms. The derecho brought hurricane-force wind gusts over 90 miles per hour... Read More »
Exelon announced this week that it will sponsor the Low-Carbon Resources Initiative (LCRI), a joint effort of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Gas Technology Institute (GTI) focused on hastening the development of low-carbon energy technologies within five years.
“We are leverag... Read More »
New agreements for major Florida utilities, including Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), Gulf Power Company, Duke Energy Florida, LLC, and Tampa Electric Company (TECO) were approved by the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) this week, putting storm protection plans front and center.
The e... Read More »
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is conducting an emergency exercise to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season.
During the five-day exercise, PG&E employees simulate real-life events that could happen during a real Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS). The exercise creates invaluable expe... Read More »
With approval from the Missouri Public Service Commission, Ameren Missouri will continue to promote demand-side programs -- such as energy efficiency and demand response -- for residential and business customers through 2022.
This represents an extension of Ameren Missouri’s Cycle 3, under the ... Read More »
Utility crews in the Northeast continued to restore power to thousands of customers who rode out Hurricane Isaias this week with the promise that even more storms could yet be on the way this summer.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday updated its forecast for t... Read More »
Proof of the growing disuse of coal was put on full display this week by new data from the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA), which showed that 121 coal-fired power plants were repurposed between 2011 and 2019, most of them to natural gas.
The effects of that can perhaps be b... Read More »