Rep. Walden highlights impact of recently advanced bills on Oregon
During remarks at one of this week’s legislative sessions, Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR-02), who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee, highlighted the impact that bills advanced by the committee Wednesday would have on his home state of Oregon. “In my home state of Oregon, these bills wi... Read More »Energy and Commerce Committee advances eight bills
The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce advanced eight Subcommittee on Energy and Subcommittee on Environment bills Wednesday that seek to modernize the nation’s energy infrastructure, update environmental laws and enhance U.S. energy security. “In my home state of Oregon, these bill... Read More »American Midstream announces binding open season for crude oil deliveries to Dakota Access Pipeline at Watford City
American Midstream Partners, LP (AMID) recently announced a binding open season for volume commitments from existing receipt points on AMID’s Bakken pipeline system to a newly constructed delivery point connecting into the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in Watford City, North Dakota. AMID plans... Read More »Mississippi’s largest solar power plant enters operation
Mississippi Power and D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments, LLC (DESRI) recently announced that their 52-megawatt (MW) solar generating facility located near Sumrall, Mississippi, the largest solar plant in the state, entered operation. The plant consists of 220,000 solar panels and sits of nearly... Read More »Entergy Texas reports savings of $52 million as a result of joining MISO
Entergy Texas says its customers have saved $52 million over the last three years as a result of the company joining the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO), a regional transmission organization. “Our membership in MISO has been a highly effective tool in helping us control c... Read More »US crude oil, petroleum product exports more than doubled since 2010
Gross exports of crude oil and petroleum products from the United States more than doubled since 2010, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a recent report. Total gross exports increased from 2.4 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2010 to 5.2 million b/d in 2016. In 2016, the... Read More »New report projects 7 million plug-in electric vehicles on US roads by 2025
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and the Institute for Electric Innovation (IEI) released a new report this week, which forecasts that more than 7 million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) will be on U.S. roads by 2025. The report, Plug-in Electric Vehicle Sales Forecast Through 2025 and the C... Read More »Resources, technology will play important role on future coal production
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2017 (AEO2017), in the United States’ coal production levels could range from flat to continuing declines through 2040. The AEO2017 includes cases with alternative assumptions about U.S. environmental polic... Read More »Ted Cruz