El Paso Electric Company (EPE) officials said the utility’s customers recently established a new peak demand mark higher than the one set in June 2017.
The EPE said the record of approximately 1,986 megawatts (MW) is 2.9 percent or 57 MW higher.
“Over the last two years, since we previousl... Read More »
Electric companies are mobilizing thousands of workers from across the country in advance of Hurricane Dorian in order to be ready to quickly restore power to impacted customers in the event the forecasted Category 4 storm hits Florida over the Labor Day weekend.
On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron De... Read More »
An updated environmental, social, governance, and sustainability reporting template jointly developed by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and American Gas Association (AGA) was released on Thursday in an effort to further increase transparency and provide investors with a more comprehensive and u... Read More »
Residential customers of Appalachian Power in Virginia will receive around $22.50 -- based on 1,000 kilowatt-hour per month averages -- off their bills this month as part of a $22 million tax credit stemming from the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
The current estimated bill for such energy usage ... Read More »
The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission said Tuesday that it finalized its work plan to implement Washington’s new 100 percent clean electricity law.
The plan outlines the commission’s schedule and process for 19 rulemakings, workgroups, reports, and other proceedings required... Read More »
As the United States transitions increasingly away from coal, 16 mines in the Powder River Basin (PRB) region of northeast Wyoming and southeast Montana accounts for 43 percent of the nation’s coal production, according to a new U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) report.
As of last ye... Read More »
Pacific Gas and Electric Company recently encouraged customers to enroll in its California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) Program, noting that thousands of income-eligible households are not yet signed up.
These qualified customers are missing out on savings of up to 20 percent or more on thei... Read More »
September will be an anxious time for both utility companies and advocates for the poor nationwide as Congress decides the fate of the critical Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
Lawmakers will have their schedules full when they reconvene for the fall congressional session as su... Read More »
The University of Arizona (UA) recently partnered with Tucson Electric Power (TEP) to provide its campus with enough power from new solar, storage and wind systems to meet 100 percent of its purchased power needs.
“We made a commitment to become a more sustainable campus, and now we have in pla... Read More »
An entirely renewable or zero-emission electric power grid may be possible, but movement toward the goal is uneven across states, S&P Global Market Intelligence said in a recent post on its website.
S&P noted that supporters say proposals in Congress for utilities to gradually increase sales from... Read More »