Avista Utilities and Tacoma Power on March 2 began their participation in the Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM) operated by the California Independent System Operator Corp. The two utilities serve a combined 600,00 electric customers in the Pacific Northwest. The enrollment expands the utilities’ ability to incorporate additional renewable energy while continuing to meet the…...
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Feb.26 published a co-operative cybersecurity advisory providing a summary of damaging malware that has been used to target Ukrainian organizations, along with direction on how organizations can detect and ensure privacy, protection, and safety of their networks. Organizations, following the…...
Upgrading and expanding the U.S. electric transmission system is key to enhancing grid reliability and resilience while enabling greater integration of carbon-free resources to meet clean energy goals.
The U.S Energy Department on Feb. 24 published a comprehensive plan that details more than 60 actions to boost U.S. supply chain resiliency, stimulate domestic manufacturing capacity, and support job creation. The all-encompassing report labelled, “America’s Strategy to Secure the Supply Chain for a Robust Clean Energy Transition,” examines a number of paramount strategies to…...
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission on Feb. 23 approved a rate settlement agreement that will decrease the annual revenues of Indiana Michigan Power Company by 5.9 percent or $94.7 million. This will occur over two phases with the first phase effective immediately. The second phase will take effect in January 2023. The order represents a…...
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Feb.17 initiated an investigation to assess whether the application of dynamic line ratings, or DLRs, would improve just and fair transmission rates, by enhancing the precision of line ratings. The DLR is an electric power transmission operation idea, aiming at increasing load, when weather conditions allow it. The commission…...
Power plants and electricity assets in Texas increased output to meet higher demand, during a cold weather snap earlier this month, according to a Feb. 14 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Power generators, so far this year, have remained resilient and have avoided widespread power outages, like those witnessed in February 2021, when…...
The U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy on Feb. 10 announced funds of $5 billion to be made accessible via the new National Electric Vehicles Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, to develop a national electric vehicle charging network, an imperative step towards expanding access to EV charging infrastructure. The program intends to provide the funding across…...