Construction begins on new 94-mile Consumers Energy pipeline in Michigan
Construction recently began on the Saginaw Trail Pipeline, a five-year, $610 million project set in three Michigan counties to increase the reliability of natural gas throughout the state, according to an announcement from Consumers Energy. The project, set in Saginaw, Genesee, and Oakland count... Read More »Sempra Energy in bid to take owning interest of Oncor Electric Delivery Company
Sempra Energy put forward an agreement this week that would give them ownership of Energy Future Holdings Corp. (Energy Future) and, as a bonus, 80 percent of Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC (Oncor). The major move would put Sempra in controlling interest of the largest electric transmission... Read More »FERC proposed new method for calculating land use charges for Alaska hydroelectric projects
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently proposed a change to the method used to determine annual federal land use charges for hydropower projects in Alaska. The proposal would replace the regional per-acre land value with one of a statewide average per-acre land value. FERC ... Read More »International Association of Drilling Contractors requests expanded access to Outer Continental Shelf
The International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) recently submitted comments in response to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) request for information and comments on the 2019-2024 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The IADC noted that the U.S. oil and... Read More »Ohio public utilities commission launch online community for annual assessments payments
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) recently launched a new digital community tool to allow regulated entities to communicate with PUCO about annual assessments payments. Users will be able to view both active and inactive certificates as well as view and pay annual assessment invoice... Read More »Tom Kuhn