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Pat Vincent-Collawn
EEI chairman pledges to collaborate with communities on powering technology to support smart cities
A more resilient electric grid is at the heart of the smart energy movement sweeping the nation, and the utilities industry must collaborate with municipal leaders to leverage investments in smart infrastructure that help communities reach their smart city goals, the chairman of the Edison Electric ... Read More »Seven-state electric vehicle corridor announced at National Governors Association meeting
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced this week at a National Governors Association (NGA) meeting focusing on energy innovation that seven states will be collaborating on an electric vehicle corridor. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming will be working together on... Read More »Edison Electric Institute working with federal government, industry partners to restore power in Puerto Rico
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is working with the federal government and industry partners to restore power to Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, as focus shifts toward long long-term recovery. EEI Executive Director of Security and Preparedness Scott Aaronson released a statement Tues... Read More »Nuclear expansion expected to slow in the coming years, IAEA report says
While nuclear power’s global potential up to the year 2050 remains high, its expansion is expected to slow in the coming years, according to a recently published report on energy and electricity projections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The report, titled Energy, Electricit... Read More »Duke Energy teams up with Charlotte, NC to expand reach of smart energy solutions model
Over the course of five years, Duke Energy worked with Envision Charlotte to increase energy efficiency for businesses in Charlotte. Now cities from all over the world are asking them how to replicate their success. What was once a program to help a southern city manage its growth by transformin... Read More »Senate legislation pushes investment tax credit for home, business energy storage
New legislation from U.S. Sens. Dean Heller (R-NV) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) would establish an investment tax credit (ITC) for business and home use of energy storage. Presently, no direct tax incentives address energy storage, despite its complementary nature for renewable energy sources like ... Read More »Idaho PUC approves increase to Avista Fixed Cost Adjustment
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) recently approved an increase to a billing mechanism that enables Avista to recover the fixed costs of serving its electric customers. The change to the Fixed Cost Adjustment (FCA) will cause an increase of $2.56 to the monthly bill of the average resi... Read More »Maria Korsnick