Entergy says grid manager savings exceed projections Entergy Corp. estimates its electrical customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas saved more than $250 million during the first year of Entergy’s membership in a regional grid manager. Customer savings are building more quickly than Entergy estimated before joining the Indiana-based Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator in … Continue reading #Entergy says grid manager savings exceed projections→
MISO, SPP settling spats, working together on 4 new transmission projects The most recent MISO-SPP dispute was sparked when power flows between MISO’s northern region and a new, southern region caused complaints last spring from SPP that MISO was moving more than the contracted 1,000 MW over the SPP footprint. But now it appears that … Continue reading MISO, SPP settling spats, working together on 4 new transmission projects→
State regulators reject Duke Energy’s request for rate hike INDIANAPOLIS (May 11, 2015) – State regulators have rejected a proposal from Duke Energy to raise customers’ rates. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission said Friday in a ruling the company didn’t provide enough details for their $1.9 billion, seven-year plan. The proposal would have put Duke’s … Continue reading State regulators reject #Duke_Energy’s request for #rate_hike→
DTE Energy to receive license for new nuclear unit DETROIT, April 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — DTE Energy today received approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a license to construct and operate a new nuclear energy facility on the site of the existing Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant in Newport, Mich. The company has … Continue reading #DTE_Energy to receive license for new nuclear unit→
Entergy transmission project moves along with MISO approval The Midcontinent ISO (MISO) board of directors recently approved the proposed Lake Charles Transmission Project, Entergy Chairman and CEO Leo Denault said on April 28 during the company’s 1Q15 earnings webcast. Entergy’s Entergy Gulf States Louisiana in January told TransmissionHub about plans to add around 25 miles … Continue reading #Entergy transmission project moves along with MISO approval→
Recent trends put Minnesota in good shape to comply with tighter CO2 rules As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency prepares its final rules to drive down greenhouse-gas emissions from electric power generation, an analysis published today suggests that Minnesota’s utilities may be able to meet the requirements with relative ease. The report, prepared by Bloomberg … Continue reading Recent trends put #Minnesota in good shape to comply with tighter CO2 rules→
Black Dog power plant moving off coal toward cleaner energy On April 8, the last shipment of coal was delivered to Xcel Energy’s Black Dog power plant in Burnsville, marking the end of the facility’s 60-year history of producing electricity from coal. Instead, once the coal units are replaced with a natural gas combustion turbine, … Continue reading #Black_Dog power plant moving off coal toward cleaner energy→
Mich. utility giants, firms clash on energy policy Lansing — DTE and Consumers Energy clashed Monday with schools and such major firms as Dow Chemical Co. and Amway Corp. over state House legislation that would return Michigan to a full, state-regulated electrical monopoly. While manufacturers urged the House Energy Policy Committee to keep Michigan’s limited … Continue reading Mich. utility giants, firms clash on energy policy #CMS #DTE→
Perry: Michigan still needs nuclear power Routinely and quietly, nuclear power generates a large amount of energy without loading the atmosphere with global warming emissions. Yet more than a half century after the Big Rock Point nuclear plant in Charlevoix began producing the first nuclear-generated electricity in Michigan, even as public concern over climate change … Continue reading Perry: Michigan still needs nuclear power→
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