The current policy-driven energy market could create a less diverse grid, increased price fluctuations and higher price, a new study from IHS Market said.
The report, titled Ensuring Resilient and Efficient Electricity Generation: The Value of the Current Diverse U.S. Power Supply Portfolio, sai... Read More »
FirstEnergy Corp. announced this week that it would issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to purchase 71,000 Solar Photovoltaic Alternative Energy Certificates (SPAECs) annually over a two-year period on behalf of three of its Pennsylvania utilities.
FirstEnergy will purchase the credits on behalf ... Read More »
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Wednesday two final rules and issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) regarding mandatory standards aimed at supporting the resilience and reliability of the U.S. bulk electric system.
One approved final rule adjusts reliability stan... Read More »
In a massive blow to the state’s electric infrastructure, the Florida Division of Emergency Management now reports that, when Hurricane Irma struck, 64 percent of all electricity customers were left without power.
Those numbers have since turned around. Whereas 6.7 million were left in the dark... Read More »
Duke Energy announced Wednesday that it completed the bulk of the power restoration work needed in Florida following Hurricane Irma with the exception of a few scattered outages.
Crews have so far restored 1.9 million outages, some of which have required rebuilding infrastructure.
"Our power... Read More »
In the wake of the devastating effects from Hurricane Irma, Georgia-based electric cooperative crews have recently worked to restore more than 550,000 meters less than six days after the storm subsided.
According to Terri Statham, media relations manager for the Georgia Electric Membership Corpo... Read More »
Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) recently approved an application from Idaho Power for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to build a new redundant transmission line to serve the Wood River Valley.
Idaho Power, the PUC said, demonstrated that the line is needed to prevent pu... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Angus King (I-ME) and Jim Risch (R-ID) announced Monday that the Western Governors’ Association (WGA), which includes 19 governors from Western states and three from Western U.S. territories, endorsed the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act.
The bill, introduced by the two senators, ... Read More »
Georgia Power recently announced that it restored power to more than 95 percent of - or more than 960,000 - customers who were impacted by Hurricane Irma in four days.
Approximately 40,000 still do not have power.
The company mobilized more than 8,000 personnel as part of its restoration eff... Read More »
Consumers Energy recently announced that 10,000 Michigan small businesses have participated in a program that provides financial incentives for using less energy.
"Michigan is powered by its small businesses, and we are pleased to help so many of them realize savings that put people to work," ... Read More »