The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) recently proposed new rules to facilitate strengthening electric utility infrastructure to improve resistance to severe storm impacts.
The rules require Florida’s investor owned utilities (IOUs) to create 10-year storm protection plans and submit th... Read More »
Hawaiian Electric won a contract to own and operate the electric distribution system for 12 U.S. Army’s 12 installations on the Island of Oahu.
The installations include Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Army Airfield, Tripler Army Medical Center, Fort Shafter, and various Army housing areas. The 50-... Read More »
The Shreveport Area Transit System acquired an electric vehicle charger for its electric bus fleet from Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO).
The funding was available through a state grant and $150,000 in matching funds. This “fast-charger” be installed at SportTran’s Intermodal Te... Read More »
Entergy Texas, Inc. and Enchanted Rock, LLC, recently partnered to deploy an on-site backup generation pilot project in The Woodlands, Texas.
The effort would help Entergy Texas evaluate back-up generation solutions for future commercial and small industrial customers.
“We are excited to p... Read More »
Alliant Energy’s Iowa energy company recently filed a partial settlement agreement in its current electric rate review, which, if approved, would result in a smaller base rate increase than initially requested.
“I want to thank the Iowa Office of Consumer Advocate, the Iowa Business Energy Co... Read More »
The Alliance to Save Energy, along with more than 35 organizations and businesses, on Wednesday urged quick congressional action on the recently introduced Home Energy Savings Act, a bipartisan measure seeking to help lower energy costs and reduce carbon emissions by strengthening a tax credit for e... Read More »
Southern Company said recently that its system loads hit its highest summer peak in eight years on Aug. 13.
The Aug. 13 peak marked the highest summer peak since August 2011 and the highest annual peak since the winter of 2015.
The company noted that its system continued to operate reliably wh... Read More »
New Mexico utility PNM got approval from the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) to acquire the Western Spirit transmission project.
The Western Spirit transmission project was acquired from Pattern Energy Group and the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority, who will deve... Read More »
Last year, 28 percent of electricity around the globe was generated from renewable energy sources, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s International Energy Outlook 2019.
The report found that of that 28 percent of renewable energy, 96 percent was produced from hydropower, ... Read More »
Entergy Mississippi customers have saved some $207 million, or about $500 per customer, through the utilities’ membership in MISO – the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
MISO, a regional transmission organization, manages the flow of power on the transmission grid. The estimated ... Read More »