Powering Strong Communities

Search Results

Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Everyone on the Virgin Islands, and most electricity customers in Puerto Rico, appeared to be in the dark on Thursday, Sept. 7 after Hurricane Irma passed through the islands. As damage assessments began on those islands, people and power companies in Florida and other areas of the East Coast watched the Category 5 hurricane apprehensively as it moved closer to the U.S. mainland.
Generation
Kevin McIntyre, President Trump’s pick to become chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, on Sept. 7 underscored the point that FERC’s role does not include choosing fuels for the generation of electricity.
Customer Service
Customers think about their utility more when the power is off than when it is on. When the lights go out, they’re on their phones, scrambling to know what’s happening. In this narrow window of time, utilities have the best chance to impress or frustrate their customers. Communications are put to
Bills and Rates
Generation
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has awarded $1.4 billion for 26 new large-scale renewable energy projects resulting from a request for proposals issued in June 2017. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in June 2017 unveiled details of an initiative under which New York state will
Community Engagement
Electricity Markets
Exelon affiliate Exelon Generation Texas Power, which owns and operates nearly 3,500 MW of gas-fired power plants in Texas, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Nov. 7 for ExGen Texas Power Holdings and ExGen Texas Power.
Community Engagement
Bristol Tennessee Essential Services is the first utility to receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, presented annually to U.S. manufacturing, service, small business, health care, education and nonprofit organizations that apply and are judged to be outstanding in seven criteria for performance excellence.
Generation
It may seem like magic, but electricity has traveled a long way to get to your house. Let's go on a field trip behind the wires.
Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on June 1 issued its final Clean Water Act (CWA) section 401 rule to clarify timeframes for water quality certification, the scope of certification review and conditions and related certification requirements and procedures.