Electric utilities
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued a proposed decision directing Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison Company, and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) to take actions to prepare for potential extreme weather events in the summers of 2021 and
Electric utilities
Piedmont Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has filed a request with the North Carolina Utilities Commission to recover approximately $1.7 billion in capital investments for expansion and improvements to its system. This request represents a 10.4% increase in the company's revenues. The company aims
Electric utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a delegated order accepting a notice of change in status for American Electric Power Services Corporation (AEPSC) and its affiliated companies. The notice, filed on October 9, 2020, states that AEP Texas Inc. has placed a new 345 kV transmission line into service,
Electric utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved the negotiated rate agreements between El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. and Arizona Public Service Company, effective April 1, 2021. On February 25, 2021, El Paso Natural Gas Company filed the tariff records setting forth the details of the agreements.
Social services
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a delegated order approving Arizona Public Service Company's (APS) Network Integration Transmission Service Agreement (NITSA) on March 12, 2021. The agreement includes customer-specific distribution wheeling service charges, which were accepted for filing effective January 1, 2021. The filing was noticed
Public utilities
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has surpassed California's 2020 Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) goal, delivering over 35% of its electricity from renewable sources to its customers last year, according to its recent Form 10-K. This achievement is a significant milestone in the company's efforts
Social services
The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a document for the review of the draft environmental assessment for the McGuire Nuclear Station Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) decommissioning funding plan. The document outlines the NRC's review process and the necessary steps for Duke Energy Carolinas,
Electric utilities
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved Arizona Public Service Company's (APS) market-based rate authority, allowing the company to participate in the California Independent System Operator Corporation's (CAISO) real-time economic energy dispatch portion of the electricity market. The approval comes after APS submitted a market
Electric utilities
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved an exemption for Exelon Generation Company, LLC's Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, from certain requirements of 10 CFR Part 26, "Fitness for Duty Programs," due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The exemption allows the
Electric utilities
In response to the global health and economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) has issued several orders requiring jurisdictional Indiana utilities to provide updates on their efforts to establish payment plans for customers who were delinquent due to the pandemic. One such utility,
Electric utilities
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has been presented with a joint petition by several utilities, including Duke Energy, Vectren Energy, and Indiana Michigan Power, among others, to defer certain incremental expense increases and revenue reductions attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. The utilities are seeking authority to establish sub-dockets for each
Public utilities
ALLETE Clean Energy will repower and expand the Northern Wind site in southwest Minnesota, consisting of the Chanarambie and Viking wind projects, by replacing existing turbines with new, more efficient equipment. This project, totaling 120 megawatts of capacity, will be sold to Xcel Energy and is expected to increase electricity
