Texas lawmakers authorized System Resiliency Plan filings last year and Oncor’s was the first to be approved. Regulators are also considering submissions from AEP, Texas-New Mexico Power and Entergy. The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Thursday approved Oncor...
As Xcel Energy, PG&E, Hawaiian Electric and others confront catastrophic wildfires, industry observers believe the growing risk could spur innovation in commercial insurance that benefits utilities. 2023 marked yet another year of costly wildfires in various parts...
Large utilities can file 10-year plans with the California Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, which will have nine months to make a determination. The California Public Utilities Commission on March 7 approved a long-term power line undergrounding program...
The projects will boost transmission capacity by more than 7.5 GW, accelerate interconnection for clean energy and spark over $4.2 billion in public and private investment, according to DOE. The U.S. Department of Energy selected 38 projects for nearly $2 billion in...
OCED plans to fund about 16-69 projects, offering a range of funding from $2–50 million each with a 5–50% minimum non-federal cost share per project. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI)...
Digging into a report on infrastructure buildout success factors and how permitting reform and load growth might shape transmission work going forward. Earlier this year, a team of energy policy researchers outlined some of the key factors underlying the success—or...