The Board of Public Utilities of New Jersey has unanimously approved an offshore wind competitive grant solicitation with up to $19 million in funding to support the financing and development [read more]

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has issued an interim final order designating five competitive renewable energy zones (CREZs) in West Texas and the Texas Panhandle and authorizing development [read more]

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has named two National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs): the Mid-Atlantic Area NIETC and the Southwest Area NIETC. The DOE made its designations - which [read more]

Magnetek Inc., based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., has shipped the first production units of its new multi-MW E-Force wind power inverter to a U.S. wind turbine builder under a 60-unit [read more]

The Utility Wind Integration Group (UWIG) has released an updated version of a summary table detailing markets and market rules for wind energy and capacity in North America. Capturing the [read more]

Transmission owners in the Southeast have proposed a plan to expand the existing processes for regional transmission planning. The plan outlines an inter-regional process for Alabama Electric Coop., Dalton Utilities, [read more]

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has introduced the Clean Energy and Economic Development Act, which calls on the president to designate geographical areas as national renewable energy zones. According [read more]

Gov. John Hoeven, R-N.D., has formed the Empower North Dakota (Empower ND) Commission to make recommendations to enhance the state's existing comprehensive energy plan, also known as Empower ND. Empower [read more]

Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP) has formed a joint venture company with a subsidiary of Des Moines, Iowa-based MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. to build and own electric transmission assets. [read more]

The California Public Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission, the California Independent System Operator and representatives of publicly owned utilities - including Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Southern California Public Power [read more]