Looking for new ways to manage electricity services, Reliant Energy is now offering its Texas customers a plan that comes with a Google Home Hub, granting them a smart display to control their electricity use.
“By joining forces with Google, our customers now have access to the newest digital t... Read More »
PG&E Corporation filed today a 15-day advance notice that it and its wholly owned subsidiary Pacific Gas and Electric Company intend to file petitions to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on or about Jan. 29.
The company expects that the Chapter 11 process will enable the co... Read More »
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) this week granted Consumers Energy Co. permission to begin the state’s first electric vehicle charging program and increase rates by $99 million.
The PowerMIDrive program will utilize $10 million for a three-year pilot. It aspires to support Michiga... Read More »
If Colorado’s coal plants were replaced with a mix of wind and solar backed by battery storage and natural gas, the switch could save electric customers almost $250 million per year, or roughly $2.5 billion in net present value through 2040, according to a new report from Community Energy.
The... Read More »
Wholesale electricity prices were 14 to 60 percent higher in 2018 at major U.S. trading hubs than in the previous year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO) saw the lowest spike, while Texas’s Electric Reliability Council ... Read More »
Consumers Energy recently announced that $10 million had been set aside to help low-income families pay their energy bills, potentially helping as many as 7,000 households in the process.
The funds build on efforts the company has undertaken all winter to help customers reduce energy use and fin... Read More »
PPL Electric Utilities announced recently that its electric service reliability is ranked in the top 10 percent nationally and first in the Mid-Atlantic region, according to figures for 2017 performance from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
The figures are based on me... Read More »
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) recently issued an order denying the proposed merger of Avista Utilities and Hydro One.
In its order, the PUC said the transaction is prohibited by Idaho Code § 61-327, which limits the ability of an electric utility to sell assets in certain situatio... Read More »
In October 2018, the Northeast Gas Association (NGA) was officially certified to train field leaders across the nine states they cover, following approval from the MEA Energy Association (MEA).
The NGA’s Field Leader Training Program addresses shift supervisors, crew leaders and foremen alike i... Read More »
Vicky A. Bailey and James A. Hughes have joined the Board of Directors of Albuquerque, New Mexico-based energy holding company PNM Resources.
Bailey currently serves as president of Anderson Stratton International, LLC, a strategic consulting and government relations firm and director Cheniere En... Read More »