Industry News

  1. EIA Expects A 2.4% Increase In Total U.S. Electricity Consumption In 2022 8/9/2022

    The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects U.S. electricity consumption this year to increase 2.4% over 2021, resulting primarily from increased economic activity but also from hot summer weather throughout most of the country.

  2. DCPSC Approves 15-Year Renewable Energy Power Purchase Agreement For A portion Of The District’s Default Electric Service 8/3/2022

    The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (Commission) has approved the first long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for renewable energy to serve a target quantity of 5% of the Standard Offer Service (SOS) electricity supply load beginning in December 2024 (Formal Case No. 1017).

  3. Hitachi Energy Supports Huge Step In Germany's Energy Transition 8/3/2022

    Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, today announced it has won a major order from TenneT and TransnetBW, two of Germany’s four transmission system operators, to supply a transmission solution for the SuedLink DC4 high-voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnection between the north and south of the country.

  4. Sunrun And SPAN Offer Energy Independence And ResilienceTto Millions In Puerto Rico 8/2/2022

     Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), the nation’s leading home solar, battery storage, and energy services provider, and SPAN, the company that reinvented the electrical panel and is developing products that enable electrification and provide an intuitive energy management experience, today announced an exclusive agreement in the Puerto Rico market in which SPAN smart electrical panels will be included with Sunrun's industry leading battery storage offering, available to residents through Sunrun or a Sunrun channel partner.

  5. Spearmint Energy Acquires 150 MW Battery Energy Storage Project In ERCOT Power Market 7/28/2022

    Spearmint Energy (“Spearmint” or the “Company”), a next-generation renewable energy company enabling the clean energy revolution through battery energy storage, today announced that it has acquired a 150 MW battery energy storage project (the “Project” or “Revolution”) from Con Edison Development, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses.

  6. Dominion Energy's Largest Battery Storage Pilot Project Now Operational 7/28/2022

    Dominion Energy Virginia today celebrated its largest operational battery energy storage pilot project, which was recently energized at the Scott Solar facility in Powhatan County, paving the way for the development of additional energy storage technology needed to support the company's commitment to achieve net zero carbon and methane emissions by 2050, increase renewable generation and improve grid reliability

  7. WattBridge Commissions New 288-MW Peaking-Power Facilityin Fort Bend County, Texas 7/28/2022

    WattBridge Energy, LLC announced that commercial operations have begun for its 288-MW Braes Bayou project, the company's third peaking-power installation in ERCOT to reach operational status in just 30 months.

  8. Minnesota Power And Great River Energy To Build Transmission Line To Bolster Electric Reliability In Northern Minnesota 7/25/2022

    Minnesota Power, a utility division of ALLETE Inc. and Great River Energy today announced their intent to build an approximately 150-mile, double-circuit 345-kV transmission line from northern Minnesota to central Minnesota near Becker that will support grid reliability in the Upper Midwest. 

  9. Generate Capital Acquires Battery Storage Developer esVolta To Expand Energy Storage And Grid Resilience Offerings 7/21/2022

    Generate Capital, a leading sustainable infrastructure investment and operating platform, today announced it has acquired large-scale battery storage developer esVolta LP to accelerate the availability of energy storage projects critical to decarbonizing the electric grid and improving resiliency.

  10. Georgia Power's Transformational Plan For State's Energy Future Approved, Helps Ensure Company Will Continue To Meet Needs Of Customers And State 7/21/2022

    The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved Georgia Power's 2022 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which sets forth a proactive, innovative and transformational roadmap for how Georgia Power will continue to meet the energy needs of customers, local communities and the State of Georgia for future generations.