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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.
Texas A&M Forest Service
Wildfire

Xcel Says Its Equipment Likely Helped Start Texas Fire

March 8, 2024
The company is working with investigators and running its own review of the Smokehouse Creek blaze’s origins.
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Substations

NEMA-Led Coalition Seeks Bipartisan Support on Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Legislation

March 6, 2024
The 12-member coalition, launched by NEMA in 2023, is working to ensure a secure and reliable domestic supply chain for critical grid components including distribution transformers...
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Utility Business

MISO’s 2023 Value Proposition Estimated at Nearly $5 Billion

March 6, 2024
The Value Proposition breaks MISO’s business model into recognized categories of benefits and calculates a range of dollar values for each defined category.
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.