Ameren Missouri is launching a major, five-year
effort to modernize the energy grid and enhance how customers receive
electricity.
The company’s $5.3 billion Smart Energy Plan includes
more than 2,000 electric projects over the next five years, making it the
largest infrastructure upgrade plan... Read More »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chair Neil Chatterjee addressed state regulators at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners winter meeting this week, highlighting the need for cybersecurity and reform of the Public U... Read More »
WASHINGTON – The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) will impact a wide range of stakeholders, leaving state policymakers to determine where responsibilities lie and how to balance the needs of numerous groups. A panel this week at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARU... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Industry standards are important for managing advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) data, but utilities must improve how they implement these standards, Robert King, vice president of policy at Smart Energy Water, told attendees of a National Association of Regulatory Utility Commiss... Read More »
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) have established a joint task force to help states develop new strategies to improve electricity distribution and planning.
The Task Force for Comprehensive Electri... Read More »
Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States increased noticeably last year, but the growth of sustainable energy generation and natural gas prevented a full-blown spike, the 2019 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook concluded.
The 2.5 percent bump in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions over 2017 l... Read More »
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (KPSC) this week renewed Kentucky Power’s Coal Plus program, which is designed to bolster coal businesses and miners.
The program has been in effect since 2017, offering the utility the flexibility to offer special contracts to coal companies and coal pro... Read More »
NorthWestern Energy has begun the process of modernizing the grid for its electric customers in South Dakota.
The utility will issue a request for proposals (RFP) in April with the expectation of completing the upgrade by the end of 2021. The RFP will call for 60 megawatts (MW) of flexible capaci... Read More »
U.S. production of refined coal reached record highs in 2017 and production numbers are projected to increase even further in 2018, according to the Energy Information Administration.
Through the first three quarters of 2018, refined coal production totaled 121 million short tons (MMst), which i... Read More »
WASHINGTON – Environmental, social, governance (ESG) and sustainability reporting isn’t a requirement imposed by the investment community but an opportunity for companies to tell their story, Marisa Buchanan, executive director of sustainable finance at JPMorgan Chase & Co., said on Tuesday.
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