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Rocky Mountain Institute drafts EV plan for Seattle City Light
The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) unveiled a transportation electrification strategy for Seattle City Light, the first such plan it has done for a municipal utility in the United States. The Seattle City Light: Transportation Electrification Strategy identifies key actions for Seattle City Light... Read More »Hawai’i PUC approves plan to bring Hawaiian residents more renewable energy choices
The Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission approved an agreement between the Hawaiian Electric Companies and Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI) to bring customers more renewable energy choices. The agreement allows OATI to aggregate, forecast, and control private distributed energy ... Read More »Tampa Electric seeks to lower prices for customers in 2020
Tampa Electric filed plans with the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) to lower its rates for customers. Under the plan, the average residential customer’s 2020 monthly energy bill would drop by about 1 percent, or $1.06, to $102.52 for 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of usage. Further, commerc... Read More »Groups blast DOE’s plan to rollback light bulb standards
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) rolled back rules this week that set light bulb energy efficiency standards. The rule rolls back a light bulb definition that would expand the standards to cover the full range of bulb shapes and sizes used in our homes. It eliminates standards, which were set... Read More »Duke Energy Kentucky seeks approval to increase rates
Duke Energy Kentucky is seeking permission from the Kentucky Public Service Commission to increase its base rates by about $45.6 million – or an average of about 12.5 percent. If approved, a residential customer who uses an average of 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity each month would pay ab... Read More »Solar entities to aid Hawaiian Electric Company
Sunrun Inc. and Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI) officials announced this week that the entities would aid Hawaiian Electric Company’s grid services market by delivering electricity from home solar and batteries. Sunrun is the nation’s leading home solar, battery storage and ... Read More »Public Utility Commission of Texas, ERCOT request customer energy conservation during high heat conditions
With greater than 100 degree temperatures possible and record electricity demands being set, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) have asked residents to cut electricity use in the afternoons. A peak demand record was reached earlier ... Read More »EDF renewables buys EV charging station tech firm PowerFlex Systems
EDF Renewables North America acquired PowerFlex Systems, a company which develops electric vehicle (EV) charging technology. PowerFlex has developed an Adaptive Charging Network (ACN) technology, which enables site hosts to maximize delivery of electricity to EVs while reducing the need for utili... Read More »Patricia Vincent-Collawn