Patricia Vincent-Collawn, president, CEO, and chair of PNM Resources, was honored with the Edison Electric Institute’s (EEI’s) Distinguished Leadership Award for her contributions and commitment to the electric power industry.
Vincent-Collawn also served as past chair of EEI, an association ... Read More »
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), Duke Energy North Carolina, and Georgia Power crews are continuing their efforts to restore power to those affected by Hurricane Dorian’s landfall along the Southern Gulf Coast.
As of Sept. 5, FPL has announced that they have been able to restore service... Read More »
As part of efforts to combat the ever-present threat of fire in California, the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has instituted power restoration and Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) drills among its staff and contractors to guarantee readiness.
Gusty winds and dry conditions can combine... Read More »
A partnership between the state of Maine and the Efficiency Maine Trust launched the new Electric Vehicle Accelerator Program last week, which aims to incentivize people to turn electric through vehicle rebates.
“Maine people shell out five billion dollars a year to out-of-state fossil fuel com... Read More »
Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Rhode Island will receive assistance from the National Governors Association (NGA) to modernize their electric power grids, the association announced last week.
The U.S. electric power system is evolving as renewable energy generation has increased, electric ... Read More »
Power companies in the potential path of Hurricane Dorian activated their emergency response plans and are positioning workers and equipment in the areas most likely to be hit by the storm.
Dorian is a Category 2 hurricane that has stalled out over the Bahamas as of Tuesday. The path is uncertai... Read More »
The Florida Supreme Court held oral arguments last week to determine whether a proposed constitutional amendment that would deregulate the state’s electric utility industry should appear on the 2020 ballot.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has asked the justices to render an opinion on wh... Read More »
A new application with the North Dakota Public Service Commission would, if approved, give Montana-Dakota Utilities the ability to construct, own and operate an 88-megawatt, natural gas-fired generation facility near Mandan, North Dakota.
The structure is a simple cycle combustion turbine and it ... Read More »
Dominion Energy Virginia wants to deploy 50 zero-emission electric school buses in their territory by 2020 and 1,000 by 2025, which would mark the largest electric school bus deployment yet in the United States.
The company notes that the introduction of these buses will achieve several ends: emi... Read More »
Entergy Texas officials said the utility has worked to enhance customer service during the summer’s searing heat, particularly within communities like Shenandoah, which has experienced several outages.
While some outages in the City of Shenandoah were due to vegetation contacting the lines or t... Read More »