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Wisconsin to build a natural gas-fueled generating facility with solar field
Wisconsin began one of its largest economic and job growth projects on Thursday, announcing Alliant Energy’s Riverside Energy Center expansion, a 700-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fueled generating facility that integrates a two MW solar field. The project will cost approximately $700 million and ... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/shutterstock_392818249-300x200.jpg)
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 »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Greg-White.jpg)
Greg White
Five-year, $24 million NARUC agreement strengthens capacity of energy regulators
The Energy Regulatory Partnership Program (ERPP), a five-year, $24 million cooperative agreement, was signed on Monday to enable the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) to continue strengthening the capacity of energy regulators around the world. The ERPP, funded by ... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/photo_aaron_bloom.jpg)
Aaron Bloom
NREL study shows eastern grid can handle greater growth of renewables
The power grid in the eastern part of the United States could accommodate up to 30 percent annual penetration of wind and solar generation without technical problems, according to a recent study from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). NREL's Eastern Renew... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/shutterstock_233876863-300x201.jpg)
NRECA and EEI applaud Senate essential coal ash provision approval
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) welcomed the clear enforcement authority provided by the Senate’s approval of coal ash management provisions on Thursday. U.S. electricity co-ops have sought such coal ash management provisions s... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/220px-Bob_Latta_official_110th_Congress_photo_portrait.jpg)
Bob Latta
Advanced nuclear reactor bill passes House
The U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation by voice vote this week to direct the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to collaborate with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on the licensing and development of new nuclear reactors. The Advanced Nuclear Technology Developm... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/shutterstock_412630675-300x200.jpg)
IONICS receives $37 million for fuel storage research
Integration and Optimization of Novel Ion-Conducting Solids (IONICS) received $37 million on Tuesday from the Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (DARPA-E) to fund 16 new research projects to overcome the limitations of current battery and fuel cell technology. The IONI... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Southern-California-Edison-logo-300x89.jpg)
Southern California Edison to modernize power grid through reliable, safe and clean energy
Southern California Edison (SCE) plans to modernize the power grid by way of clean, reliable energy that relies on a large range of collective energy resources, the company announced in a white paper on Tuesday. The white paper, “The Emerging Clean Energy Economy: Customer-Driven. Modernized. R... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/shutterstock_483668938-300x200.jpg)