CH2M recently entered into a partnership with the Shell Pipeline Company LP for a natural infrastructure
and pipeline resiliency project along the Blue Hammock Bayou’s Ship Shoal corridor in Louisiana.
The project centers on the Ship Shoal pipeline, a joint venture located along the bayou and... Read More »
As consumption patterns of distillate have shifted away from use as heating fuel and toward use as a transportation fuel, the typical seasonal swings in distillate inventories have dissipated.
While previously used as a home heating fuel, distillate today is mainly used in both light- and heavy-... Read More »
Georgia Power recently filed a recommendation supported by the project's co-owners with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to continue construction of the Vogtle nuclear expansion near Augusta, Georgia.
The Georgia PSC will review the recommendation and make a final decision regarding t... Read More »
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), an American Electric Power company, recently announced plans for a $13 million electric transmission system improvement project in the Three Rivers area.
The Three Rivers Transmission Line Rebuild Project will include rebuilding approximately six miles of 69-kilovol... Read More »
Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) staff members and commissioners will hold three public hearings in September to obtain public comment on developing Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) parameters.
Utilities will follow the IRP structure in their filings with the state. Utilities use IRPs to ... Read More »
In an announcement made this week, Energy Secretary Rick Perry authorized the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to release thousands of barrels of crude oil to compensate for Hurricane Harvey-caused refinery outages.
“The U.S. Secretary of Energy has authorized the Strategic Petroleu... Read More »
A team of 20 Alabama Power employees recently traveled to Texas, bringing with them specialized vehicles and equipment, to help Houston-based CenterPoint Energy restore power in the region.
The personnel and equipment come from Alabama Power’s Transmission and Environmental Affairs organizatio... Read More »
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) recently presented NV Energy with a "Safety Achievement Award" for operating its Fort Churchill Generating Station in Yerington, Nevada more than two million safe work-hours with no lost-time incidents.
The 226-megawatt natural gas-fueled power plant has been ... Read More »
AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power company, filed a settlement with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) this week addressing the company’s Electric Security Plan (ESP).
The agreement covers aspects of the ESP such as electric vehicle (EV) charging, renewable generation and distrib... Read More »
The Hawaiian Electric Companies filed their Grid Modernization Strategy with the Hawai’i Public Utilities Commission (PUC) this week, which aims to support the integration of renewables, smart technologies and other tools.
In the near-term, the plan includes the strategic distribution of smart... Read More »