The Kansas Corporation Commission Dec. 6 approved an agreement, allowing Evergy to offer rebates for customers installing electric vehicle chargers. The settlement, negotiated between the commission staff, Citizens Utility Ratepayer Board, and Evergy, provides new rate options to facilitate the transition to electric vehicles. Evergy’s program offers rebates of up to $500 to help homeowners…...
The California Public Utilities Commission on Dec. 2 introduced new programs and modifications to existing programs to lower energy demand and increase supply during critical hours to prevent electricity breakdowns during extreme heat events such as the west-wide heat waves of 2020 and 2021. To protect the grid during extreme weather seasons, the regulator approved…...
The Bureau of Land Management on Dec. 8 auctioned utility-scale solar energy development leases in each of the three solar energy zones in Arizona. The auction is part of the Biden administration’s plans to eliminate carbon emissions from the power sector by 2035 and permit 25 gigawatts of renewable energy on public lands by 2025…....