Reports: Solar Jobs Increased in 2015 The Solar Foundation, a D.C. solar power advocacy nonprofit, has released its annual Solar Jobs Census for 2015. The report details the number of people working in the solar industry in each state. Overall, the workforce experienced rapid growth over the past year, increasing...

Congressional Delegation Meets with Moniz Boozman All six members of the state’s congressional delegation met on Dec. 10 with U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to press for answers about the proposed Plains & Eastern Clean Line transmission project, which would deliver wind energy from the Oklahoma panhandle to Arkansas and...

Five of Top 10 Efficient States in Northeast Five of the top 10 energy efficient states are in the Northeast, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s 2015 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard. Massachusetts holds the No. 1 rank for the fifth year in a row, having overtaken California in...

Naperville Muni Showing $13.2 Million Shortfall Naperville’s municipal power provider has a $13.2 million shortfall, officials said. Since 2011, according to records, Naperville’s energy costs have exceeded projections every year, and by as much as 16% during fiscal 2014. Much of the overrun can be traced to the utility’s membership...

Inuit Association Seeks Nunavut Interconnection to Manitoba System The Kivalliq Inuit Association says connecting its remote electric grid in the far northern, and sparsely populated, territory of Nunavut to Manitoba’s hydroelectric power would be a win for the region, despite the estimated $904 million cost. An engineering study commissioned by...

Variable Rate Ban in Effect Regulators reaffirmed the state’s first-in-the-nation ban on variable rate electric contracts, which was approved earlier this year by the General Assembly and became law Thursday. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority ruling said the act’s language “is clear and unambiguous about variable pricing in residential contracts starting...

Partnership Adds 11 EV-charging Stations Eleven new electric vehicle charging stations have been added at five locations under a program called “Charging Up Delaware,” a partnership between the University of Delaware and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. It brings the number of charging stations in the...

Superior Court Directs Suit Against Delmarva to PSC A class-action challenge to Delmarva Power and Light will be heard by the Public Service Commission after a Superior Court judge ruled that the court doesn’t have jurisdiction. William Whipple III filed the case against the state’s largest utility, arguing that its Bloom...

Fuel-Cell Plant Headed to Siting Council A principal in the Middletown company that wants to build a 63.3-MW fuel-cell power plant in Beacon Falls says the project’s plan will be submitted to the Connecticut Siting Council by the end of month. The Beacon Falls Energy Park, which was announced in...

Personal finance website WalletHub has released a study that ranks the states and D.C. based on the average monthly cost of energy, with breakdowns by electricity, natural gas, vehicle fuel and home heating oil. D.C. ranked lowest overall, followed by Colorado and Washington state. Connecticut, Wyoming and Massachusetts had the...