The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced on Monday that FERC Chairman Norman Bay appointed Judge Lawrence Brenner – a former Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) commissioner – as FERC’s new administrative law judge (ALJ).
Brenner previously served at FERC as the deput... Read More »
Pacific Power announced on Friday that it plans to replace 590,000 electric meters with smart meters for Oregon home and business owners between 2018 and 2019, driving costs down for both consumers and Pacific Power.
Smart meters will allow both consumers and Pacific Power to view power usage in... Read More »
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Petroleum Supply Monthly report, published on Tuesday, Canada supplied 43 percent of all U.S. crude oil imports in 2015, the highest share on record, with no signs of slowing.
U.S. gross crude oil imports averaged 7.4 million barr... Read More »
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito and a group of bipartisan legislators signed solar legislation into law yesterday.
The bill passed in Congress with strong support and will keep costs down for ratepayers.
The bill, titled “An Act Relative to Solar Ene... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported this week that U.S. imports of biomass-based diesel fuel rose by 538 million gallons, or 61 percent, in 2015.
Government support for the clean fuel is believed to be partially responsible for the increase.
U.S. imports of biomass-base... Read More »
American Electric Power (AEP) named Julie A. Sloat as its new AEP Ohio utility president and chief operating officer this week, effective May 2.
Sloat currently serves as AEP’s senior vice president and treasurer.
“Julie’s regulatory and financial expertise and deep understanding of ou... Read More »
The Iowa Utilities Board issued a pipeline permit to Dakota Access on Friday for the construction of a hazardous liquid pipeline.
The hazardous liquids permit was issued to Dakota Access, LLC, in Docket No. HLP-2014-0001. An additional permit was issued, titled, “Order Accepting Compliance Fil... Read More »
U.S. and Canadian representatives celebrated 25 years of successful collaboration on air quality reform on Thursday and pledged to continue to work together to overcome environmental and economic challenges, including signing the Paris Agreement.
U.S. Environment and Climate Change Minister Cath... Read More »
The Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) announced on Thursday that it will construct a new service center for the Weatherford area that is twice as large as the current center and will allow emergency responders to act faster.
The current 4,500-square-foot Weatherford service center was bui... Read More »
The U.S. Energy and Commerce Committee’s (E&C) Subcommittee on Energy and Power announced on Thursday that it will hold a hearing on April 14 to discuss challenges to carrying out the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued revision... Read More »