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Report: Outdated Electricity Market Rules Hinder Wind, Solar Deployment
Although record-low costs and consumer demand are driving growth in U.S. wind and solar energy, outdated wholesale market rules are preventing the two technologies...
TVA Seeks Input On Potential Coal Plant Closures
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is asking for public input on a review of the potential environmental and socioeconomic impacts of closing the Bull...
Soldier Creek Wind Farm To Power 50% Of K-State’s Main Campus
A new wind power agreement between Kansas State University and Westar Energy will provide approximately 50% of the energy needs for the university's main...
PPL Electric Utilities, GE Power Form Distributed Energy Partnership
Pennsylvania-based PPL Electric Utilities and GE Power Digital have announced a joint initiative to develop and test software to manage and control electricity from...
CPUC: California Utilities Topping Renewable Targets, Driving Down Contract Prices
A new report from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) finds that the state's utilities are continuing to be ahead of their renewable energy...
AEP Devotes $2.7 Billion To New Renewable Generation
Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP) is increasing capital investment in its regulated operations to provide more advanced, resilient and cleaner energy solutions for...
MidAmerican Installing Battery Storage Pilot Project
Des Moines, Iowa-based MidAmerican Energy Co. has announced plans to install a utility-scale battery energy storage system, enabling the utility to store electricity for later...
PJM Fuel Security Study Underscores Grid Reliability
As part of PJM Interconnection’s ongoing initiative to assess the resilience of the
electrical grid, the nation’s largest grid operator has released a summary of...
Indiana’s NIPSCO Plots Coal Phaseout, Transition To Renewables
Northern Indiana Public Service Co. LLC (NIPSCO), a subsidiary of NiSource Inc., has unveiled an initiative designed to transition customers to a more affordable...
U.S. Electrical Generation By Wind Up 16% Over Last Year
Renewable energy sources - biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar and wind - accounted for over 18% of net domestic electrical generation during the first two-thirds...
SaskPower Goes With Potentia’s 200 MW Golden South Wind
Saskatchewan utility SaskPower has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Toronto-based Potentia Renewables Inc. for a 200 MW wind project.
Potentia's Golden South...
Ameren To Acquire Another Missouri Wind Farm
Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corp., has entered into an agreement to acquire, after construction, a wind facility totaling up to 157 MW...
RFP Alert: NV Energy Seeks Nevada Renewables
On the heels of its May announcement that it had secured the largest clean energy investment in Nevada's history, NV Energy has issued a...
Dominion Seeks Input On 3 GW Renewable Energy Plans
Dominion Energy is seeking information from non-residential customers about their interest in renewable energy. The input will help the company finalize plans to develop...
New Michigan Bill Seeks 100% Renewable Energy
Michigan Rep. Yousef Rabhi, D-Ann Arbor, has introduced a bill that would require all of Michigan utilities’ energy to come from renewable sources by...
Local Wind, Solar To Power T-Mobile’s Bellevue Headquarters
T-Mobile has signed on to Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) Green Direct program, giving the telecommunications company access to a blend of local wind and...
PGE Plans Smart Grid Test Bed In Support Of ‘Clean Energy Future’
Oregon’s Portland General Electric (PGE) has announced plans to file a proposal for a Smart Grid Test Bed. Slated to begin next year, the...
Wind, Solar Comprised One-Fifth Of Electric Generation In 10 States Last Year
Wind and solar electric generation, including small-scale solar photovoltaics, reached or exceeded 20% of total generation in 10 states in 2017, according to the...
Indiana Energy Company Mulls Major Switch From Coal To Renewables
Northern Indiana Public Service Co. LLC (NIPSCO), a subsidiary of NiSource Inc., is eyeing the accelerated retirement of coal and a transition to renewable...
Con Ed Buying $1.54B Renewable Energy Portfolio From Sempra Energy
San Diego-based Sempra Energy has entered into an agreement to sell its U.S. non-utility operating solar assets, solar and battery storage development projects, and...