The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today finalized the energy efficiency standards for distribution transformers last week.
These updated standards—which includes a longer compliance timeline of five years—will save American utilities and commercial and industrial entities $824 million per y... Read More »
New Jersey utility PSE&G released a report last week on its Clean Energy Future Energy Efficiency (CEF-EE) program.
Since the program launched, approximately 1.8 million customers have benefited from PSE&G’s energy-saving tools, while 360,000 have used PSE&G’s suite of energy efficiency progr... Read More »
Rhode Island Energy got approval from the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission to spend $326 million to improve the safety and reliability of the state’s electric and gas networks.
The planned spending includes approximately $300 million in capital investments, with $132 million earmarked f... Read More »
Chosen by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), the Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois (ATXI) recently announced it will develop a $273 million transmission project across northern Missouri.
ATXI is a subsidiary of the St. Louis-based Ameren Corporation, and on this endeavor, ... Read More »
Tennessee is about to undergo a large energy shakeup, thanks to the announced intent of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to retire its nine unit Kingston Fossil Plant by the end of 2027 and replace it with a state of the art, combined use energy complex instead.
The plant first opened its do... Read More »
Duke Energy Florida filed for new base rates with the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC), announced plans for reductions under a fuel mid-course adjustment and sought authorization for new energy efficiency goals and programs.
On top of this, these moves would incorporate 14 new solar sites... Read More »
Plans for a carbon capture project at a brownfield power plant site in Wyoming advanced this week with formalization of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Rocky Mountain Power and net-zero solutions provider 8 Rivers.
“Rocky Mountain Power has been diligently engaged in the process to... Read More »
Dominion Energy Virginia got the okay for more than a dozen new solar projects from the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC).
The projects will generate a total of 764 megawatts (MW) of electricity, enough to power nearly 200,000 homes at peak output. This includes four solar projects tota... Read More »
In a plan filed with the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) this week, Evergy, Inc. laid out plans for the next 20 years of customer electricity needs, with pledges to add 5,100 MW of wind and solar energy, backed by 5,200 MW of firm, dispatchable generation.
“Economic development oppor... Read More »
New programs and initiatives meant to drum up electric vehicle adoption and infrastructure development across New Mexico won approval from the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) this week, with authorization of El Paso Electric’s (EPE) latest plans.
The approvals focused on EPE’s... Read More »