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Study explores impact of transitioning 10 percent of Pennsylvania’s electric generation to solar
According to a new report commissioned by Community Energy, Inc., transitioning 10 percent of Pennsylvania’s electric generation to solar would reduce the state’s wholesale electric costs by $619 million annually and lower wholesale electric prices across the multi-state utility power grid, PJM ... Read More »Energy associations oppose tariffs on China
The Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE), along with other industry organizations and business, voiced their opposition to proposed tariffs on about $300 billion worth of Chinese products. In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, the industry groups said the tariffs w... Read More »Kentucky Public Service Commission rules electric vehicle charging stations should not be regulated as utilities
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) recently ruled that electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are not utilities and are, therefore, not subject to PSC regulation. The order applies to any EV charging station that purchases power from a regulated electric utility or generates its own po... Read More »Credit: PSEG Long Island
PSEG’s rolling energy lab educates customers about benefits of smart meters
PSEG Long Island is rolling out a mobile educational center designed to help answer customers’ questions about electric power, such as the advantages of installing smart meters. Coined the My Smart Energy Lab, the 48-foot multimedia-equipped mobile trailer draws power from roof-mounted solar pa... Read More »Southern Power, Austin Energy complete sales transaction
Wholesale energy provider Southern Power and Austin Energy have completed a $460 million transaction that will deliver the Nacogdoches Generating Facility to the latter. “The sale of the biomass facility provides benefits to Southern Power and offers Austin Energy the opportunity to own a signi... Read More »Pacific Power issues statement regarding 2019 wildfire season
Scott Bolton, senior vice president of external affairs and customer solutions at Pacific Power, issued a statement Thursday regarding the 2019 wildfire season. “As wildfires become more frequent and intense throughout the West, protecting the communities we serve from this increasing threat w... Read More »Pennsylvania PUC approves UGI utilities modification of tariff to address third-party EV charging stations
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved Thursday a tariff supplement submitted by UGI Utilities – Electric Division (UGI) in response to the PUC’s November 2018 electric vehicle (EV) policy statement. The Commission approved the filing 5-0. The PUC’s policy statement cl... Read More »Credit: PPL Corp.