U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) reintroduced last week a bill that would increase access to capital for rural electric cooperatives, which he says will lower energy costs and improve rural electric infrastructure.
This is especially true for Montana, where 25 rural electric cooperatives distribute ... Read More »
The United States can better protect its electric grid from major natural and man-made disturbances if portions of the grid are strategically reconfigured.
That was one of the points made by a panel of experts who testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental A... Read More »
WASHINGTON – A Southern California Edison (SCE) official said this week that the utility is poised to meet California’s ambitious goals for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Tammy Tumbling, SCE director of government relations for local affairs, said the utility is taking active steps... Read More »
As a means of assessing electric vehicle (EV) energy consumption patterns and smart charging technology, Platte River Power Authority is seeking EV owners to participate in a distributed charging study.
“Smart EV charging aligns well with Platte River’s core pillars of providing reliable, en... Read More »
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) and the Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas recently issued a notice to natural gas pipeline operators, electric generation operators and electric utilities, urging them to finalize coordinated preparations for the summer and maintain open lines of commun... Read More »
Avista installed Wednesday a smart electric meter, the first of its Smarter Together project, at a home on the National Register of Historic Places in the Millwood community near Spokane, Wash.
“This home – and its owners – are stepping into the future,” Avista Vice President of Energy D... Read More »
American Electric Power has joined forces with L
Marks to launch IlluminationLAB, an initiative designed to identify innovative
technology solutions for the energy industry.
IlluminationLAB -- which will be based Columbus, Ohio
– will focus on innovations in four areas: customer experience; gr... Read More »
Creating a ready-and-able workforce to usher the United States into its green energy future will require reaching out to the nation’s youth as early as their first school field trips, industry witnesses told a congressional hearing.
The push to fire-up students about future careers in science ... Read More »
WASHINGTON – The U.S. power industry needs to be on top of cybersecurity threats because so much of the country’s economic health is dependent upon a reliable power grid, the head of a leading trade association for electric utilities said on Wednesday.
“Electricity is 5 percent of the gros... Read More »
WASHINGTON – A pan
el of energy experts agreed Wednesday, while Congress holds the keys to major reforms to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), state legislatures and public service commissions can make meaningful changes to the 40-year-old law in order to affect their own... Read More »