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TVA requests public comments on solar environmental assessment draft
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) requested public comments on Wednesday on a draft environmental assessment regarding a proposed power purchase agreement with a newly planned solar generating facility seeking approval for construction. Silicon Ranch Corp. proposed the construction of a new 2... Read More »Three new EV charging stations installed in Bemidji, Minnesota
Bemidji, Minnesota, residents now have access to three electric vehicle charging stations across the city, two of which are free to use. “While there might not be many electric vehicles around right now, we know that the number of electric vehicles is increasing every day,” Bemidji Mayor Rita... Read More »Experts debate: SCOTUS, technology and the future of energy
A panel of industry experts gathered in Nashville to debate the impact of Supreme Court decisions the way energy providers deliver their products to their customers as part of the annual summer meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). The debate centered ar... Read More »EIA discussion paper calls for expanded research into CHP cycle implementation
A recent discussion paper published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) compiled survey data on electricity generators to assess the state of the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) cycles used by generators to reduce wasted heat and increase energy efficiency. The EIA paper distinguish... Read More »Industry experts debate positives, drawbacks of net metering
While some have called net metering - allowing consumers who generate their own electricity to use that electricity at any time, not just when it is generated - a relic of a previous energy era, Dr. Charles Cicchetti of the Pacific Economics Group contends that distributed energy resources (DER) are... Read More »New EIA platform gives approximate real-time energy data
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) new U.S. Electric System Operating Data platform now gives approximate real-time data for the first time, including hourly updates regarding supply, demand, energy analyses and visualizations. The tool gives data pertinent to national and regi... Read More »Montana PSC approves Greycliff Wind Farm project
The Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) approved the contract terms for Greycliff Wind Farm Development project on Tuesday, requiring NorthWestern Energy to contract renewable energy from the facility at $45.49 per megawatt-hour for 25 years. Greycliff Wind Prime, LLC, and NorthWestern Energ... Read More »Iowa Utilities Board updates net-metering policy to promote renewable energy
The Iowa Utilities Board updated its net metering policy on Tuesday to require the state’s largest investor-owned utilities to file new bet neterubg tariffs that will support the state’s initiative to encourage customers to adopt renewable energy. Under the new order, the MidAmerican Energy ... Read More »Robert Ortt