James Owendoff
Canada, Pennsylvania approve ITC Lake Erie Connector project
ITC Lake Erie Connector LLC, a subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp., recently received approval from Canada and the state of Pennsylvania for the proposed ITC Lake Erie Connector transmission line. The proposed project is a 1,000 MW, bi-directional, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) underwater tran... Read More »Glenn Benson
Trump’s energy reform winds could blow over PURPA
Utilities in Montana, North Carolina, Oregon and Utah, among others across the United States, want the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) reformed and are harnessing their powers to get it done. The main vehicles to change PURPA would be the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FER... Read More »House Energy and Commerce Committee advances nuclear waste management bill
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce recently approved the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017 by a 49-4 vote. The bill includes provisions to advance the Yucca Mountain project and enable the Department of Energy (DOE) to fund and advance privately-owned co... Read More »ExxonMobil, Eagle LNG Partners LLC and Crowley to collaborate on development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as marine fuel
ExxonMobil, Eagle LNG Partners LLC and Crowley recently signed an agreement to cooperate on the development of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel. The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding and plan to establish storage and technical support to provide LNG delivery for vessel o... Read More »US ethanol production capacity continues to grow
Fuel ethanol production capacity in the United States increased by approximately 4 percent between January 2016 and January 2017, continuing the current growth trend, according to the most recent U.S. Fuel Ethanol Plant Production Capacity report released by the U.S. Energy Information Administratio... Read More »Kristine Svinicki