CenterPoint Energy’s electric transmission and distribution business, CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric (CEHE), recently announced that it filed a request with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the cities in its service area to increase the base rate for delivery charges.
If ... Read More »
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) State Electricity Profiles, from 2013 to 2017, Pennsylvania was the largest net exporter of electricity, while California was the largest net importer.Pennsylvania exported an annual average of 59 million megawatt-hours (MWh), while Cali... Read More »
Workhorse Group Inc. formed an alliance with Duke Energy last week in an effort to double development action in adopting and scaling fleet electrification for customers.
The alliance, the companies hope, will grant better eFleet solutions that will speed development of EV infrastructure requirem... Read More »
CooperVision, a medical device company, has converted its three
Rochester, N.Y.-area sites to 100 percent renewable electricity.
The company began moving to electrical power using renewable
energy certificates (RECs) two years ago. Now, the sites completely rely on
wind power.
“Making the ... Read More »
Duke Energy’s generous offer to subsidize the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in its home state of North Carolina means it will catch the upward trend of expansion for EVs nationwide.
Duke announced in April that it was offering $76 million worth of incentives to encour... Read More »
The utility industry is working to raise awareness in April that homeowners who dig during home improvement projects without knowing the location of underground utilities could be putting themselves and their communities at risk.
Striking a gas, electric, communications, or water and ... Read More »
Arkansas saw its largest annual increase in the number of net metering systems ever last year, the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association (AAEA) said this week following its review of annual electric utility filings with the Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC).
According to AAEA, whose electr... Read More »
NiSource released Tuesday its 2018 Integrated Annual Report,
highlighting the company’s new emissions reduction targets for 2030 that build
on the aggressive environmental targets NiSource announced in 2016.
Measured against 2005 levels, NiSource said that it would reduce greenhouse gas emissi... Read More »
Bicameral
Congressional legislation introduced this week would extend the electric vehicle
tax credit for 10 years and would help
deploy alternative fuel-charging infrastructure.
Under current
law, drivers who purchase electric vehicles can receive a federal tax credit of
up to $7,500. There is ... Read More »
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) is developing four programs aimed at helping state regulators and other stakeholders transition into a future that could have more electric vehicles on the road.
The four programs are aimed at increasing the use of renewables in power generation whil... Read More »