Hawaiian Electric says customers should not see rate increases due to wildfire settlement August 11, 2024 Customers of Hawaii’s largest electrical utility should not see bill increases due to the utility’s portion of a pending $4 billion Maui wildfire litigation settlement. Scott Seu, president and CEO of Hawaiian Electric’s parent company, said Friday the utility…
US utilities poised to ride data center demand wave in second half August 13, 2024 U.S. electric utilities sounded bullish on demand from data centers powering the artificial intelligence boom after striking several supply deals during the second quarter, reinforcing market expectations of sales growth through the year. Top utilities, including American Electric Power and…
Canada has become the main exporter of oil to the U.S. meeting demand from refineries Energize Weekly, August 14, 2024 Canada has become the main source of imported oil for U.S. refineries, accounting for 60 percent of crude imports as of January 2024 – almost doubling its share in 10 years, according to the federal…
Federal watchdog urges EPA to develop comprehensive cyber strategy to protect water systems Aug. 6, 2024 The Biden administration has prioritized the drinking and wastewater treatment industries as a number of high-profile hacking incidents have raised concerns about the ability to secure the nation’s drinking water and water treatment sectors. The White House and EPA…
US to invest $2.2 billion to overhaul national power grid August 5, 2024 The Biden administration said on Tuesday it is investing $2.2 billion to revamp the nation’s power grid to protect it against growing threats of extreme weather events. The U.S. government has been working to overhaul the country’s electric transmission system, which is…
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant turns 50 with plans to continue operations August 6, 2024 Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant in Athens, Ala., the Tennessee Valley Authority’s largest electricity generating asset, is celebrating 50 years of service this month. The United States’ third largest nuclear power producer had the first units in the world capable of producing…
US coal stockpiles hit highest levels since 2020 8.5.2024 Coal stockpiles at U.S. electric power plants totaled 138 million short tons at the end of May, the most since the first half of 2020 when the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic reduced electricity demand and coal consumption, according to analysis from the U.S. Energy Information…
SRP Sets New Record for Amount of Energy Delivered to Customers August 6, 2024 Arizona public power utility Salt River Project recently set a new record for the amount of energy delivered to its retail customers. On Sunday, Aug. 4, between 5 and 6 p.m., SRP delivered its highest system peak of 8,219 megawatts. This…
Appeals Court rules against Duke Energy in competition for Fayetteville’s business August 5, 2024 The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out a lower court order and ruled against Duke Energy in a dispute over providing electricity to customers in Fayetteville. A competitor argued that Duke had engaged in illegal anticompetitive practices to…
Eversource completes energy-efficiency upgrades for Torrington, Conn. August 05, 2024 Eversource conducted major energy efficiency upgrades to five community buildings and street lighting in the city of Torrington, Conn. With these improvements, Torrington is now saving about 427,000 kilowatt-hours of power annually, which is equal to reducing the emissions from more than 760,000 miles driven…
U.S. oil and gas M&A tops $30 billion for the third straight quarter Energize Weekly, August 7, 2024 Oil and gas mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the second quarter of 2024 marked the third consecutive quarter of $30 billion or more in transactions, according to energy consultant Enverus Intelligence Research. Before this run, quarterly deals…
Coalition of public utilities file brief in Supreme Court Clean Water Act case July 29, 2024 Last week, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) filed an amicus brief in support of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court for regulatory certainty in the Clean Water Act National…
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