The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced on Thursday that major brands and non-utility consumers will support more than half of all wind power capacity through Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) in 2015 – the highest support to date.
The details of the industry shift are detailed in ... Read More »
The Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) sent detailed statements to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Tuesday urging the organization to force energy associations to create policies that keep prices fair for consumers.
FERC required each Independent System Operator (ISO) an... Read More »
The North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC) announced on Tuesday that it will hold a public hearing regarding a proposed crude oil pipeline in McKenzie County.
The hearing will be held in Watford City on April 19.
Sacagawea Pipeline Company, LLC, submitted the proposal. The company appl... Read More »
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) announced on Tuesday that Wisconsin has lifted a 33-year ban on the development of new nuclear facilities throughout the state.
Assembly Bill 384 repealed the original moratorium that banned the technology. Nuclear energy engineering students at the University ... Read More »
Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) Commissioner Andy Tobin will travel to Bullhead City and Kingman, Arizona, on April 11 and 12 to meet with community members of Maricopa County and encourage community involvement.
Tobin’s travels a part of an eight month long tour to let community members ... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its Q4 2015 Quarterly Coal Report (Abbreviated) on Tuesday, with observed data regarding coal consumption, imports, exports and prices, while also reporting a decrease across the industry.
The EIA stated that all data for last year is st... Read More »
NV Energy on Tuesday reported it surpassed its renewable energy goal of 20 percent last year, achieving a 31.3 percent renewable energy credit level in northern Nevada and a 21.2 percent level in southern Nevada.
The achievement was filed in NV Energy’s 2015 Renewable Portfolio Standard Annual ... Read More »
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) revealed in a study published online on Monday that carbon nanotubes have the potential to act as thermoelectric power generators for heat waste capture.
"There have not been many examples where people have re... Read More »
Six biofuel trade associations sent letters on Tuesday to Congress urging Washington to extend multiyear advanced biofuel tax credits, saying that the U.S. cannot prioritize environmental protection if unfair tax credits are given for fossil fuels.
The associations included the Advanced Biofuel... Read More »
The American Petroleum Institute (API) released its 2016 Quarterly Well Completion Report, First Quarter recently, finding that natural gas well completion decreased by 70 percent compared to Q1 levels last year during the same time.
“America’s shale energy revolution has helped the U.S. low... Read More »