September 9
Georgia Power Shares Grid Investment Plan
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With increasing global interest in transitioning to a net-zero carbon future and serving a state with a growing population, Georgia Power, like many utilities, is focused on making essential, critical investments to deliver reliable power efficiently to customers today, while meeting the growing demand of the future. In 2019, Georgia Power envisioned and proposed a massive grid investment project, winning approval from the Georgia PSC to begin work in 2020.
There are several pathways to accomplish the decarbonizing of the U.S. electric grid by 2035, but they all come with their own sets of challenges, according to a new report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The report examines the types of supply-side clean energy technologies and the scale and pace of deployment needed to achieve a 100-percent clean power grid by 2035.
EV adoption is growing rapidly, and utilities are spending billions of dollars to support necessary charging infrastructure. But in a report published Tuesday, ACEEE warns that only a few states have adopted a comprehensive planning approach for transportation electrification investments and that more must be done to ensure they are made equitably.
The Board of Trustees for CPS Energy has voted to approve a contract for Rudy Garza to serve as president and CEO for the utility. While Garza served as Interim President & CEO for 10 months, he led the company to the approval of the first rate case in eight years, approval for the next phase of energy efficiency and conservation programs, and discussions with the Board of Trustees and the Rate Advisory Committee on future power generation planning.
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California leads the nation in rooftop solar installations by a long shot. But it has never managed to craft a viable community solar market for people who can’t put panels on their own roofs. That’s been a glaring oversight in a state where median home prices in major cities have soared above $1 million, pushing home ownership out of reach for millions of residents.
As the first Massachusetts cities and towns prepare to ban new residential fossil fuel systems, some advocates say now is the time to create a long-term strategy to make sure lower-income residents aren’t left to pay for a sprawling and aging natural gas system they can’t afford to opt out of.
Drivers in regions with high electric vehicle adoption rates are becoming increasingly frustrated by inadequate and non-functioning charging stations, according to a study by J.D. Power. The study found that despite a rising number of public charging stations in high-volume EV markets customer satisfaction with public Level 2 charging has declined from last year.
The largest electric distribution co-op in New England is experimenting with real-time energy rates meant to help members wring more value out of their electric vehicles and battery storage devices. The New Hampshire Electric Co-op plans to offer members what is called a transactive energy rate as soon as the end of this year.
