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PSCSC Approves Duke Energy Program to Expand Renewables

The Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC) has approved Duke Energy's Green Source Advantage program in South Carolina, enabling the company to expand...

Ameren Missouri Invests Heavily in Grid Modernization

Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corp., has filed an updated Smart Energy Plan and budget with the Missouri Public Service Commission.  Currently in its...

WEC Energy Group Unveils Plans for Paris Solar-Battery Park

WEC Energy Group, a Milwaukee-based energy company, has unveiled plans for a new 310 MW solar+storage project. If approved, the Paris Solar-Battery Park in...

Appalachian Power Issues RFPs Seeking Renewable Energy, Storage Projects

Appalachian Power has issued a request for proposals (RFPs) for up to 300 MW of solar and/or wind generation resources. The request for bids...

Intel Taps Oregon Solar Through PGE’s Green Future Impact Program

Portland General Electric (PGE) says Intel has joined PGE's Green Future Impact program.  Intel's participation enabled PGE to enter into a 15-year agreement with Avangrid...

Southern Power Secures Two Solar PPAs, Looks to Add Storage Component

Southern Power, a U.S. wholesale energy provider and subsidiary of Southern Co., has been awarded two 20-year power purchase agreements by Southern California Edison...

NYSERDA Selects Borrego to Develop Utility-Scale Solar Project

Borrego, a developer, EPC and O&M provider for large-scale renewable energy projects throughout the U.S., has been selected to develop a 110 MW AC...

2020 Solar Generation Sets Utility-Scale Records

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, electrical generation by the nation's utility-scale wind and solar plants continues to set new records - it was 35.1% greater...

PUC Fines Xcel Energy for Complaint Volumes Tied to Interconnection Delays

Xcel Energy Minnesota has been fined $1 million by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for exceeding a set number of customer service complaints...

Borrego Sets Sights on Utility-Scale Solar, Rebrands Corporation

Borrego, a developer, EPC and O&M provider for large-scale renewable energy projects throughout the U.S., has unveiled its new brand identity, a reorganized corporate...

Dominion Energy Virginia Issues RFP for Renewable Energy Certificates

Dominion Energy Virginia has issued a request for proposal (RFP) soliciting bids for RECs from solar, wind or anaerobic digestion resources for compliance with...

FirstEnergy Seeking Solar Energy Credits in Pennsylvania

FirstEnergy Corp., an Ohio-based electric utility, says it is issuing a request for proposal (RFP) to purchase 137,000 solar photovoltaic (PV) alternative energy credits...

Duke Energy: North Carolina Customers Increasingly Turn to Solar

Solar power has continued to grow in North Carolina in 2020, with more Duke Energy customers using solar power than ever before. Driven by the...

Swell Energy Secures Grid Services Contract with Hawaiian Electric

Swell Energy Inc., a California-based energy and smart grid solutions provider, says the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved its $25 million contract...

Minnesota Utility Unveils EnergyForward Decarbonization Strategy

Minnesota Power, an ALLETE company, has unveiled its plans to deliver 100% carbon-free energy to customers by 2050, continuing its commitment to climate, customers...

Dane County Powers on Wisconsin’s Largest Single Customer Solar Array

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) say the 9 MW solar array at the Dane County Regional Airport is...

EPRI, Partners Receive Funding to Research DER Grid Integration

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Schneider Electric, General Electric and Smarter Grid Solutions, have received a $2.2 million award to develop a distributed...

DOE Allots Funding to Advance Solar Tech

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) says it is investing up to $45 million in research to advance solar hardware and systems integration -...

Minnesota Customers Recieve Half of Energy Needs from Renewables

Minnesota Power says its customers are now receiving half of their energy from renewable sources. The achievement highlights the success of Minnesota Power’s EnergyForward strategy...

First Large-Scale Facility to Combine Wind, Solar and Storage Comes Online

Portland General Electric Co. (PGE), an Oregon-based fully integrated energy company, says it has started commercial power generation at the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility...

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