Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) officials said as a means of continually providing reliable electric service and additional safety for employees, 10 communities will soon receive electric meter upgrades.
Beginning Oct. 14, Scottsbluff customers will join those in Mitchell, Morrill, Gering,... Read More »
A proposed tariff for a Rate Residential Time of Use Pricing Pilot (RTOUPP) by the Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) has been given the go-ahead by the Illinois Commerce Commission this week.
Initially filed in November last year, the incentivization scheme is meant to convince customers to shi... Read More »
PJM Interconnection recently released its Summer Operations of the PJM Grid: June 1, 2019 – Sept. 15, 2019 report, which shows that the electric grid operated by PJM Interconnection operated reliably throughout the summer.
The grid operated by PJM Interconnection serves 65 million people across... Read More »
Electric vehicles hit a milestone in Hawaii last month as the number of registered electric vehicles (EVs) in Hawaii reached 10,000.
To honor the milestone, Drive Electric Hawaii formed a partnership with The Car Parlor to give free car washes to all EV drivers on Oct. 10. Also, other car wash c... Read More »
A robust expansion of high-voltage transmission infrastructure is making it possible for PacifiCorp to ramp up the wind and solar resources that will be feeding increased volumes of green energy into the Pacific Northwest in the coming years.
PacifiCorp this month released a “preferred portfoli... Read More »
Recent studies find that the electrification of the transportation sector represents the greatest opportunity to reduce greenhouse gases.
The studies –- including one by the American Council for An Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) -- revealed that electrification overall would account for abou... Read More »
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has begun implementing a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) in parts of Northern and Central California as a precautionary measure to reduce wildfire risk during the current severe wind event in the area.
The shutoff will affect approximately 800,000 custom... Read More »
As part of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, utilities, government and businesses are working together to ensure the country’s electric grid is safe from cyber threats, while making sure that consumers have the tools they need to stay secure online.
With the theme of this year... Read More »
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposes a rule which, if adopted as currently drafted, could cause significant reliability concerns among electric utilities and other critical-infrastructure industry sectors across the United States, forcing them to rebuild parts of their infrastructure... Read More »
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) recently voted to approve its plan to modernize the electric grid, which includes a framework for achieving an Equitable Modern Grid.
"The electric sector is the backbone of the economy, and yet we still face significant energy affordab... Read More »