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Tag: carbon reduction


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

States, public need bigger role in transmission development, FERC’s Glick says

October 28, 2021

Via: Utility Dive

Meeting carbon reduction goals will require a “staggering” buildout of energy infrastructure, including electric transmission, according to a report released in August by the Niskanen Center and the Clean Air Task Force. FERC, which sets requirements for transmission planning, cost […]


Other Utilities, Public Utilities

As utilities risk missing carbon reduction targets, analysts stress need for organizational change

July 1, 2021

Via: Utility Dive

A growing number of utilities have ambitious energy transition goals but many fall short of their ambitions and a new Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) initiative asks why. By April 2021, at least 73 U.S. utilities serving 71% of customer […]


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

FirstEnergy’s Carbon-Reduction Pledge Lacks Clear Path to Cutting Coal Use

November 11, 2020

Via: Greentech Media

Ohio-based utility FirstEnergy is following the example of an increasing number of U.S. utilities in promising to reduce its carbon footprint to zero by 2050. But its reliance on its own coal-fired power plants in a region with relatively low […]


Electric Utility, Public Utilities

Michigan Utility DTE Ordered to Seek Out More Renewables

February 24, 2020

Via: Greentech Media

Michigan’s two big investor-owned utilities, Consumers Energy and DTE Energy, have both committed to meeting state-mandated clean energy targets and retiring coal plants by 2040. But according to state regulators, DTE’s plan doesn’t pass muster. Last week, the Michigan Public […]