SEIA report profiles US solar manufacturers, highlights potential impacts of Suniva and SolarWorld trade case
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) recently released a report profiling some of the U.S. solar manufacturers and emphasizing the impacts that a win by Suniva and SolarWorld in their trade case might have on those companies. “The net impact is that the American solar industry will l... Read More »Electric utilities join forces to fight utility scams
Consumer fraud is rampant – but lucky for utility customers, a powerful group is in their corner. The Internet Crime Complaint Center reports that Americans are scammed out of approximately $239 million each year. In addition, a Harris Poll found that phone scams affect 17.6 million Americans e... Read More »Energy and Natural Resources Committee considers nominees for DOI, FERC
The Senate Committee Energy and Natural Resources recently held a hearing to consider four candidates nominated by President Trump for key positions at the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Joe Balash was nominated to be Assistant Secretary for... Read More »NRC announces hearing opportunity for River Bend nuclear power plant license renewal
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently announced an opportunity to request a hearing on an application to renew the operating license of the St. Francisville, Louisiana-based River Bend nuclear power plant. River Bend’s Unit 1, located approximately 24 miles northwest of Baton Rouge,... Read More »Vance Crocker