In order for the electrical assets to grow as Mississippi grows, Entergy plans to invest $16.6 million to make their system more resistant to storm outages, as well as cyber-attacks and physical threats.
Visit MS News Now to learn more about what projects Entergy has in the works to improve their grid and prevent future power outages.
The grid reliability study produced by the Department of Energy is getting feedback centered around the importance of supplying clean and reliable electricity to the grid.
Click here to read Utility Dive’s article that covers the DOE’s acknowledgment of the need for “major transmission additions to connect the remote generation to the rest of the grid and to load centers.”
A recommendation has been filed to move forward with the construction of Vogtle nuclear expansion projects 3 and 4. The construction of the new Vogtle units is driving thousands of American jobs and will create nearly 800 new nuclear careers once operational, including careers for many veterans of the armed services.
To see when Georgia Power expects these projects to reach commercial operation, read the full article at marketsinsider.com.
AEP’s CEO, Nick Akins, spoke to Bloomberg about the affected area following Hurricane Harvey.
Read what he had to say, as well as insights into the recovery process CenterPoint Energy and ERCOT are undergoing, in this article from utilitydive.com.
The U.S. Energy Department released a study last week that will shape the regulatory Agenda put forth by President Trump’s Administration.
Read more in this article from utilitydive.com about the important things to come from, among others, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
According to the Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii), utilities as well as state and federal regulators must work together investing in smarter electricity to realize necessary updates to the grid.
Get the high points from the organization’s newly released policy analysis, Building a Smarter Electric Grid: How Investing in Smarter Electricity Infrastructure Will Energize America in this article published at dailyenergyinsider.com
