Electric

Entergy Mississippi investing $10 million investment in Hinds County electric grid

Published on November 22, 2017 by Kevin Randolph

Entergy Mississippi said in a recent news release that it has invested $10 million in the Hinds County, Mississippi’s electric grid through completed and ongoing substation work, equipment replacement, and vegetation management. “This is part of a multi-year investment designed to strengthen... Read More »

First 40 customers of Con Edison, O&R Utilities in Puerto Rico regain power

Published on November 22, 2017 by Chris Galford

Weeks after the hurricane-induced devastation in Puerto Rico, Con Edison and Orange and Rockland Utilities (O&R Utilities) have restored power to a cluster of customers in San Juan. This first milestone in the recovery effort has restored power to 40 customers in the Old San Juan part of the city... Read More »

PG&E seeking residential rate increase to support pipeline, storage upgrades in 2019

Published on November 22, 2017 by Aaron Martin

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) proposed investments in its 6,600 miles of gas transmission pipelines on Friday that will result in rate increases of $1.11 per month for the typical residential customer, and $6.65 for the typical small business customer, in 2019. PG&E outlined its propos... Read More »

National Weather Service report shows strong winds played major role in California wildfires

Published on November 21, 2017 by Chris Galford

A recent report from the National Weather Service in Monterey, California, revealed that extreme wind conditions were a major factor that contributed to the spread of wildfires that tore through northern California in October. The National Weather Service (NWS) report from incident meteorologist ... Read More »

Senate hearing examines recovery efforts in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

Published on November 21, 2017 by Alex Murtha

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) recently chaired an oversight hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources examining the recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands following the devastating effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. “The totality of recovery work... Read More »

Thousands of electric company, government officials join grid security and incident response exercise

Published on November 20, 2017 by Kevin Randolph

More than 6,000 individuals representing more than 400 electric power and government organizations across North America recently participated in the North American Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) energy grid security and incident response exercise, GridEx IV. The two-day exercise tested organ... Read More »

More than 6,000 stakeholders participate in NERC grid security exercise

Published on November 20, 2017 by Aaron Martin

A grid security exercise launched the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) on Wednesday assessed the ability of 6,000 stakeholders across North America to respond to and recover from simulated physical and cyber threats. The voluntary exercise series, known as GridEx, was launc... Read More »

NARUC panelists debate value, attributes of baseload electricity

Published on November 17, 2017 by Kim Riley

BALTIMORE — The need for traditional sources of baseload electricity remained a controversial topic during a Nov. 14 panel discussion at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) annual meeting held here. The issue revolves around the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DO... Read More »

NARUC installs Connecticut PURA Vice Chair John Betkoski as new president

Published on November 17, 2017 by Kevin Randolph

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) installed Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) Vice Chair John W. ‘Jack’ Betkoski as its new president at its Annual Meeting and Education Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, this week. As president, Betk... Read More »

National Grid and PNNL explore a modern, battery-enhanced grid

Published on November 17, 2017 by Scott Sowers

National Grid, a transmission company that services New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, has inked an agreement with the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to partner up on modernizing the electric grid while adding resiliency. The public-private agreement... Read More »