Dominion Virginia Power will hold two job fairs this summer, on July 22 and August 24, in an effort to hire 800 local Virginia workers for the construction of three new solar energy facilities in the state.
The facilities will be located in Isle of Wight, Louisa and Powhatan counties. The Tucker... Read More »
Leidos was awarded a prime contract from the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on Thursday to lead the Hawaii Energy conservation and efficiency program - an effort to achieve a 100 percent renewable energy portfolio by 2045.
The single-award, prime contract has a base period of three yea... Read More »
Plans are underway for major additions to U.S. hydroelectric generating capacity in 2016 - not from new construction projects, but from the conversion of non-powered dams (NPDs) to electricity-generating dams.
The expected total power generation from NPD conversions in 2016 is approximately 320 m... Read More »
A Senate Energy and Natural Resources subpanel hearing on prevention energy disruptions in relation to the Security Energy Infrastructure Act, S. 3018, was held on Tuesday, calling on National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (NRECA) members for leadership.
President and CEO of the Arkans... Read More »
A recent report on Minnesota’s energy market by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) shows that the state’s new commitment to clean energy is having a dramatic and positive impact on energy efficiency and prices.
“Minnesota is using rene... Read More »
In light of recently increasing discussions surrounding cybersecurity concerns and the U.S. power grid, a collaborative project led by researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is seeking do develop new data analysis metho... Read More »
Bipartisan legislation introduced this week by Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Member Martin Heinrich (D-NM) would establish investment tax credits (ITC) for the business and home use of energy storage.
"As generation and storage technologies improve and become less expensive in ... Read More »
Customers of Toledo Edison can expect enhanced service reliability in the near future, following the completion of the installation of two new underground transformers, two additional control boxes and other improvement projects.
The projects are a part of a major investment by the FirstEnergy Co... Read More »
NextEra Energy Resources held a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday for its new Kingman Wind Energy Center, which is expected to generate enough energy to power 50,000 Kansan homes with clean, carbon-free energy.
The Kingman Wind Energy Center is expected to have a generating capacity of 200 mega... Read More »
Duke Energy Indiana signed an agreement last week with the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor for the construction of the second largest solar power plant in the state.
The plant will be located at Naval Support Activity Crane, also known as the Crane naval station, where it will occupy... Read More »