Helen Burt
Energy efficiency
FERC holds technical conference to debate electric storage resources
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced on Friday that a technical conference will be held on Nov. 9 to discuss how facilities that receive and store electric energy for later injection back into the grid should be regulated. Electric storage resources can receive electric energ... Read More »DOE report: Clean energy costs down, savings and deployment rates up
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced the release of a new report from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday that demonstrates declining costs and accelerating deployment of clean energy technologies in the U.S. The report covers five technologies - wind turbines, utility-scale solar... Read More »Minnesota Power partners with Smart Wires to optimize power grid
Minnesota Power and Smart Wires announced a partnership on Tuesday, releasing plans to deploy an innovative solution to optimize the flow of the power grid using devices installed directly on existing power lines that act as valves for electricity. The first deployment of Smart Wires at Minnesot... Read More »Nine new EV charging stations to be installed at Duluth, Minnesota’s Canal Park
Minnesota Power and Enbridge announced on Thursday that they would be partnering with the city of Duluth, Minn., and Hunt Electric to provide a nine-vehicle charging station for solar-powered electric vehicles (EVs) at Duluth’s Canal Park. The carport, covered by a 54 kW solar panel canopy, wil... Read More »ICC issues significant changes to marketing rules for retail electric suppliers
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) issued a First Notice Order on Thursday that made significant changes to the marketing rules allowed by retail electric suppliers in Illinois, targeting deceptive practices and providing protection to consumers. The decision followed a review of marketing pr... Read More »Upgrades to Maryland substation accommodate rapid regional growth
Potomac Edison is currently undertaking upgrades to a substation near Mt. Airy, Md., as a part of a project that will boost service reliability for approximately 3,400 customers in a high-growth region of its service area. The project, with a total budget of $2.5 million, will replace two smaller... Read More »Emera Maine to power Hampden Operation Center using clean, onsite microgrid
A plan to provide Emera Maine’s Hampden Operations Center with clean, onsite power generation was announced on Tuesday, including solar generation, a Tesla battery storage system, a level-2 electric vehicle charging station and an advanced microgrid controller. “This project not only will low... Read More »Aaron Bloom