Robert Walton

1 week ago | utilitydive.com | Robert Walton

Heading into the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, CenterPoint Energy said Thursday that it has completed all of the critical portions of its Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative, including installing 26,000 storm-resilient poles, moving 400 miles of power lines underground and adding more than 5,100 automation devices to the electric system. CenterPoint launched the resiliency initiative last summer after Hurricane Beryl left almost 2.3 million customers around Houston without power.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Robert Walton

This story was originally published on Utility Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Utility Dive newsletter. Dive Brief:Heading into the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, CenterPoint Energy said Thursday that it has completed all of the critical portions of its Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative, including installing 26,000 storm-resilient poles, moving 400 miles of power lines underground and adding more than 5,100 automation devices to the electric system.

2 weeks ago | utilitydive.com | Robert Walton

Commercial and small business customers in New York City will see summer power bills rise by about 10% and 8%, respectively, . Residential customers will see smaller increases, the utility said. The price increases are part of a national trend amid rising demand. “Retail electricity prices have increased faster than the rate of inflation since 2022, and we expect them to continue increasing through 2026,” the U.S. Energy Information Administration said May 14.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Robert Walton

This story was originally published on Utility Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Utility Dive newsletter. Dive Brief:Commercial and small business customers in New York City will see summer power bills rise by about 10% and 8%, respectively, . Residential customers will see smaller increases, the utility said. The price increases are part of a national trend amid rising demand.

2 weeks ago | utilitydive.com | Robert Walton

Federal regulators on Friday rejected the Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s plan to fast-track new generation interconnections, arguing the proposal lacked limits on the number of projects that could be considered. MISO filed its Expedited Resource Addition Study process, or ERAS, in March, to provide a framework for the accelerated study of generation it said could address urgent resource adequacy and reliability needs.