Kentucky Power carried out two transmission improvement projects last week near Elkhorn City and Pikeville totaling $15 million in infrastructure renovation to improve safety and reliability of electricity in the eastern Kentucky region.
The larger of the two projects was the new Breaks Station,... Read More »
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) commended the U.S. Senate for approving the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources’ Energy Policy and Modernization Act, S. 2012, on Wednesday.
The legislation passed in Senate by a vote of 85-12 on Wednesday. The U.S. House of Repre... Read More »
Arizona Public Service (APS) recently announced the rollout of a new technology to better manage the flow of energy on the grid and to provide better safety and energy management for homes with solar panels.
APS installed its advanced inverters earlier this month in an effort to better manage th... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced on Monday that total U.S. energy production increased for the sixth consecutive year, according to the EIA’s most recent Monthly Energy Review report.
The report found that U.S. energy production last year reached 89 quadrillion Britis... Read More »
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) completed its review of the use of smart grid technology on Wednesday, deciding against mandating the use of the technology after customers voiced health, safety and privacy violation concerns.
The PSC voted for the third time on the adoption of smart... Read More »
U.S. job growth in the wind power sector is at a record high this year, according to the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report, Year Ending 2015, the AWEA announced on Tuesday.
According to the report, the American wind power industry supported 88,0... Read More »
Pacific Power announced on Friday that it plans to replace 590,000 electric meters with smart meters for Oregon home and business owners between 2018 and 2019, driving costs down for both consumers and Pacific Power.
Smart meters will allow both consumers and Pacific Power to view power usage in... Read More »
PacifiCorp, doing business as Rocky Mountain Power in eastern Idaho, is seeking to modify its net metering tariff to increase its Idaho territory’s “participation cap” from 714 kilowatts (kW) to 2,000 kW.
Power is generated by net metering customers as a means of offsetting all or part of t... Read More »
The Missouri Public Service Commission approved a non-unanimous agreement on Tuesday regarding energy efficiency for businesses and residential customers.
The approved agreement pertained to certain demand-side (energy efficiency) programs and a demand-side investment mechanism (DSIM) under Kansa... Read More »