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Utility Business

Millions of Californians Getting up to $170 ‘Climate Credit’ on April Utility Bills

March 12, 2024
The amount of payment does vary from utility to utility.
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Utility Business

CenterPoint Energy Seeks Cost Recovery for Power Grid Safety, Reliability Upgrades

March 11, 2024
The request is estimated to result in an average increase of less than 1% of a customer's total bill.
Utility Business

Solutions Are Within Reach for Utility's Complex Challenges

March 8, 2024
The solution-oriented mindset of engineers and construction professionals in the face of obstacles gives me confidence in our ability to facilitate the monumental changes underway...
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Transmission Reliability

EIA Power Plant Retirements to Slow Down in 2024 — By Quite a Lot

Feb. 20, 2024
Most of the power plant retirements will come from old fossil-fired power generation facilities.
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Utility Business

Transformer Shortage: Siemens Energy to Expand Manufacturing in Charlotte, North Carolina

Feb. 14, 2024
With the transformer shortage sending power grid projects lagging, another manufacturer is boosting production.
Eolian
Energy Storage

Portland General Electric Files 2025 Proposed Rate Review With Oregon Public Utility Commission

March 5, 2024
The 2025 rate case filing, with an average customer rate increase of 7.4%, includes investments in local battery energy storage systems and infrastructure modernization.
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Utility Business

See You 'IRL': The Benefits of Industry Events

March 1, 2024
Whether in your average work day or in the business trips you take throughout the year, there is no replacement for in person.
Texas A&M Forest Service
Wildfire

Xcel Told of Potential Exposure to Texas Wildfire Damages

Feb. 29, 2024
A law firm has asked the parent of Southwestern Public Service Co. to preserve a fallen pole.
American Electric Power Co.
Utility Business

AEP Board Bumps CEO Sloat, Names Former Xcel Boss as Interim Leader

Feb. 27, 2024
Directors also have decided to keep several transmission assets the Columbus-based company had listed for sale last year.