Robert Powelson
Energy and Commerce democrats request second hearing on hydropower improvements
A group of Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats recently sent a letter to Full Committee Chair Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy Subcommittee Chair Fred Upton (R-MI) to request a second hearing on making improvements to hydropower licensing, operations and development. The Subcommittee held a hea... Read More »Smart Electric Power Alliance releases 2016 top 10 lists for solar, storage
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) recently released its 10th annual Utility Market Survey, which included top ten lists of the utilities that added the most solar and storage. The survey includes two lists for solar. One featured the utilities that added the most megawatts (MW) and one fo... Read More »California Energy Commission awards $5 million for bioenergy power plant project
As part of its Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) program, the California Energy Commission awarded a $4.9 million grant for the development of a combined heat and power facility that will produce electricity from forest biomass in Camptonville, California. The Camptonville Community Part... Read More »Environment subcommittee examines draft legislation to restart Yucca Mountain project
The U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing recently to discuss draft legislation that would provide reforms to the nation’s nuclear waste management, including resuming the licensing process of the Yucca Mountain storage site. The... Read More »Bill Foster