Green Mountain Power told the House Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee on Jan. 28 that its 2024 portfolio was 79% renewable and 100% carbon-free when including nuclear, described a 75 MW aggregated battery fleet and extensive storm-hardening, and said it has filed a 7.5% rate case to take effect Oct. 1.

Applicants told the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council the Cascade Renewable Transmission Project would route roughly 100 miles of high‑voltage cable—about 80 miles under the Columbia River and about 19 miles buried on land—to move up to 1,100 MW and relieve regional transmission constraints; applicants said studies on sediment, contaminants and fisheries are underway.

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Senate Bill 231 aims to refund customers following CenterPoint's mismanagement of generator costs.

After a presentation on safety and visual mitigation, the Lincoln City Council approved special permit 25046 for a standalone battery energy storage facility near N. 120th St. and Highway 6, with a 6–1 vote and added landscaping conditions negotiated with Waverly.

Stay updated on power disruptions with our outage map and follow us on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) for the latest information. ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) oversees the electric power distribution for over 26 million Texans. You can monitor statewide electricity demand, daily peak forecasts, current load, and available generation resources on the ERCOT website. CPS Energy is enhancing its Community Energy Resiliency (CER) program and making crucial investments in the distribution grid, thanks to the GRIP grant. These upgrades aim to boost grid resilience, reliability, and overall efficiency. For those experiencing outages in northwest Bexar County, our interactive outage map provides detailed information by county, displaying the number of customers affected, the total customers served, and the last data update time for each CPS Energy utility. Our enhanced outage map offers improved visuals and data accessible on both PCs and mobile devices, refreshing every five minutes. A weather overlay feature allows you to see outage locations in relation to current weather conditions. Search functionality lets you pinpoint your address or general area. CPS Energy is committed to improving electric service reliability through ongoing service reliability conversion projects, which involve transitioning overhead electric lines to underground systems.

EsVolta poised to bring significant energy storage capacity online in ERCOT grid. The company's three projects in Texas will have a hedge in place with a confidential commodity market participant and will also participate in the ERCOT wholesale market, ensuring a stable revenue stream for the projects. Texas has an environment conducive to energy storage,

The board voted 4‑0 to recommend county staff apply for a New Mexico grid resiliency grant to rebuild an aging overhead feeder line (EA‑4). Staff said EA‑4 is in poor condition, serves critical infrastructure (wastewater treatment and Guaje wellfields), and construction costs are estimated at more than $3 million; staff also said San Ildefonso is a

The Augusta City Council approved a charter ordinance pathway and a resolution authorizing electric‑utility revenue bonds to fund two projects — a generating‑plant control upgrade and a low‑voltage grid overhaul serving about 700 properties — enabling concurrent financing options to speed construction without increasing current rates.

Public Service Commissioners Eric Scametta and Davonte Lewis updated the Saint Charles Parish Council on major energy projects, grid resiliency work and new consumer-facing programs. Scametta described large private investments for data centers and a steel mill and defended power-purchase arrangements; Lewis summarized Entergy upgrades, an energy‑s