Articles tagged with 'infrastructure' | Edison Electric Institute

Hanna Grene, Microsoft’s Global Go to Market and Innovation Leader for Energy and Resources, joins EEI Chief Legal Officer Rachael Marsh to discuss how electric companies, technology providers, and communities can work together to ensure data center …

In Southern California’s complex weather environment, where Santa Ana winds, droughts, and terrain variability complicate traditional forecasting efforts, a new AI-enabled edge-computing tool will deliver guidance in seconds rather than minutes.

More than 1 million AEP Texas customers will save $685 million in electricity costs during the next 30 years as a result of a new DOE loan.

“Shutler Energy Storage gives us another tool to effectively manage our regional portfolio, improving how we coordinate across our generating assets and make better use of our existing infrastructure,” Avangrid Power CEO Sy Oytan said in a …

In June, NextEra Energy Transmission and the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority announced the completion of the 137-mile, 345-kilovolt Crossroads-Hobbs-Roadrunner Transmission Line near the state’s eastern border with Texas.The line …

A new study found that fair share agreements not only protect existing customers from cost increases - they help ease price pressures by paying for grid upgrades and spreading fixed costs across a larger base.

EEI President and CEO Drew Maloney is joined by a group of lineworkers to discuss their jobs, advice for aspiring lineworkers, and how they keep the lights on and America running each and every day.

In May, Duke Energy Florida announced its third rate reduction of the year, as the company lowered customer bills by 25 percent per 1,000 kilowatt-hours when compared to January.“We know it feels like every bill is higher right now – from housing to …

Alliant Energy Chief Strategy Officer Raja Sundararajan and QTS Data Centers Executive Vice President of Government Relations Todd Malan join the Electric Perspectives podcast for a conversation with EEI Chief Legal Officer Rachael Marsh.

“America’s electric companies work every day to get more steel in the ground and electrons on the grid, improving reliability for customers and ensuring the United States is home to the industries, technologies, and jobs of tomorrow,” said EEI …

Maloney: “75 percent of Americans get their electricity from us. There’s enormous growth, and we are there to meet that growth. That’s why we’re investing. We’re providing reliable and affordable energy.” 

Maloney: “In the last two years, we’ve seen demand growth double, and it will likely continue. At the end of the day, we need more generation and more steel in the ground.” 

Gregory Beard, director for the Office of Energy Dominance Financing at the U.S. Department of Energy, discusses the federal government’s role in supporting the buildout of critical energy infrastructure.

House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and Representative Scott Peters (D-CA) recently joined EEI President and CEO Drew Maloney for an episode of the Electric Perspectives podcast.

Duke Energy Earns Multi-Drone FAA Waiver

Editor’s Note: EEI Director of Partnerships and Engagement Monty McGee recently outlined three distinct partnership types that can help organizations operating and supporting critical infrastructure prepare for, respond to, and recover from …

EEI President and CEO Drew Maloney and Charles River Associates Energy Practice Vice President Matt DeCourcey discuss a new report profiling the role data centers are playing in America’s energy landscape.

Entergy Mississippi President and CEO Haley Fisackerly and Amazon Web Services Head of Energy and Water for the Americas Brandon Oyer joined the Electric Perspectives podcast to discuss data center and electric company partnerships.

As electric companies work to build the transmission lines and infrastructure needed for reliable energy future, they face complex and often lengthy approval processes. EEI President and CEO Drew Maloney and ITC Holdings Corp. President Krista …

The electric power industry is a key economic driver for the United States, accounting for 1 in 20 American jobs and 5 percent of U.S. GDP. FirstEnergy Pennsylvania President John Hawkins and Centers for Energy Workforce Development Executive …

A pair of proposed Entergy Texas natural gas power plants capable of powering more than 300,000 homes recently received regulatory approval, with plans to have both facilities in service by mid-2028.The Legend and Lone Star power stations will …

On a recent episode of the Electric Perspectives podcast, Pepco Holdings President and CEO Tyler Anthony discussed Pepco’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the energy grid through infrastructure investments like the Capital Grid Project and how the …

On August 5, the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a proposed rule that would streamline the approval process associated with operating commercial uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) beyond visual line …

“As always, we remain committed to keeping customer bills as low as possible as we work to deliver the reliable, secure electricity that is enabling innovation and enhancing the energy leadership of the United States," said EEI President and CEO …

The AES Corporation, Duke Energy, Edison International and Southern California Edison, and Southern Company have been named domestic finalists for the 2025 Edison Award, to be presented at EEI 2025 in New Orleans. ATCO Electric and Fortis Inc. have …

Executives from Eversource and their partners break ground on the Greater Cambridge Energy Program substation project in January. (Photo: Eversource) In late January, Eversource broke ground on a $1.8-billion project in Cambridge, Mass., that, …