Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) recently introduced a bill that would allow
limited energy production in a section of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
The Oil and Gas Development Act would allow limited oil and gas development on an area covering 2,000 surface acr... Read More »
Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA.) and Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the West Coast Ocean Protection Act last week, which would permanently ban offshore drilling on the outer continental shelf off of the West Coast of the United States.
The legislation, which was first introduced in 2010, would amend ... Read More »
Sens. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) recently sent a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), requesting monthly progress reports to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
“In this letter we will revisit several of these issues, which oftentim... Read More »
Jean Gould recently joined the Petroleum Equipment and Services Association (PESA) staff as the organization’s senior director of public policy.
PESA advocates for job creation, economic stability and technological improvement for energy service, supply and manufacturing organizations. Founded ... Read More »
Executives from six companies joined the District of Columbia-based Advanced Energy Economy’s (AAE) board of directors this week.
AAE is a trade group that represents the advanced energy industry and works to promote ‘secure, clean, affordable’ energy. Its board of directors is comprised of... Read More »
South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner Chris Nelson was sworn into his second term this week at the State Capitol in Pierre, South Dakota.
“I am grateful to the people of South Dakota for the trust they have placed in me to serve as their commissioner for the next six years,” Nelson said.... Read More »
Alterra Power Corp. and Inovateus Solar LLC announced this week that their seven-megawatt (MW) solar project in Kokomo, Indiana began commercial operation on Dec. 29, 2016.
Alterra will operate the project and hold at least an 85 percent majority interest, with final allocation adjustments to be ... Read More »
FirstEnergy Corp. recently completed rebuilding a transmission line that connects substations in Bowling Green and Pemberville in order to enhance reliability for customers in Wood County in the Toledo Edison service area.
Toledo Edison, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., provides service to appr... Read More »
The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC), the five-member public utilities committee for the state of Arizona, elected Tom Forese this week as the new Chairman for the Commission.
Forese, a Republican from Gilbert, Arizona, was sworn into his position as an Arizona Corporation Commissioner on Jan... Read More »
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler reappointed Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) Commissioner Ronald A. Brisé to the FCC’s Interagency Advisory Committee (IAC) for 2017-2019.
Brisé was nominated for the position by National Association of Regulatory Utility Comm... Read More »