WASHINGTON – Regional grid integration in the Western Interconnection will be an “evolutionary change, not a revolutionary change,” Commissioner Kristine Raper of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission told attendees of a panel at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ ... Read More »
WASHINGTON – The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Committee on Critical Infrastructure received an update Sunday from industry partners in energy infrastructure security at NARUC’s 2019 Winter Policy Summit here.
Representatives from the U.S. Department of Ener... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced recently $35 million in awards for 12 projects that explore ways to harness medium-voltage electricity for applications in the electric grid, industry, transportation and other areas.
The projects are part of ARPA-E’s Building Reliable Electronics ... Read More »
The Missouri Public Service Commission is launching a pilot program with Ameren Missouri to create electric vehicle (EV) charging stations along highways in the state.
“Creating a sufficient charging network throughout Ameren Missouri’s territory and the state as a whole decreases ‘range a... Read More »
State and federal policies must incentivize the leap from small-scale research to large-scale commercial development if they want electric utilities to use more renewable energy, Xcel Energy Chief Executive Officer Ben Fowke said this week at a panel on how utilities can incorporate the latest techn... Read More »
Many utility executives acknowledge a growing risk that the proliferation of distributed generation (DG) technologies like rooftop solar will cause a large number of electric customers to go off-grid in the near future, according to a recent study conducted by Accenture.
Conducted as part of Acce... Read More »
Southern California Edison (SCE) filed Wednesday with the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) its proposed 2019 Wildfire Mitigation Plan.
The plan aims to address and reduce fire ignitions caused by utility infrastructure as well as to fortify the electric system against the threat of ex... Read More »
With the network of power plants and lines arguably among the most critical infrastructure in the world, Deloitte Global recently released the “Managing cyber risk in the power sector” to evaluate the biggest cyberthreats to the electric power industry and offer suggestions on how to strengthen ... Read More »
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) issued Tuesday a declaratory statement affirming that Tesla, LLC can offer residential solar equipment leases in the state.
In its statement, the PSC found that Tesla’s residential solar equipment lease does not constitute a sale of electricity, offer... Read More »
Natural gas is projected to remain the leading source of electricity generation in the United States through 2050, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2019.
Natural gas surpassed coal in 2016 as the fuel most used to generate electricity. In 201... Read More »