U.S. Sens. Angus King (I-ME) and Jim Risch (R-ID) announced Monday that the Western Governors’ Association (WGA), which includes 19 governors from Western states and three from Western U.S. territories, endorsed the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act.
The bill, introduced by the two senators, ... Read More »
Following the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Irma throughout the southeast, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently granted 132 airspace authorizations to fly drones in affected areas in order to assist with disaster recovery operations.
As part of federal response efforts, th... Read More »
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) held a hearing last week to discuss carbon capture and utilization technologies.
The hearing was officially titled “Expanding and Accelerating the Deployment and Use of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration (CCUS).” Attending... Read More »
With authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville II LLC, better known as Eagle Maxville, can now export small-scale liquefied natural gas anywhere not prohibited by law.
The amount of LNG shipments can come to no more than 0.01 billion cubic feet per day ... Read More »
American Petroleum Institute New York (API New York) commented recently on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) decision to allow the Valley Lateral pipeline project to move forward.
“New York is one of the largest consumers of natural gas in the country, and the decision by FER... Read More »
Georgia Power recently announced that it restored power to more than 95 percent of - or more than 960,000 - customers who were impacted by Hurricane Irma in four days.
Approximately 40,000 still do not have power.
The company mobilized more than 8,000 personnel as part of its restoration eff... Read More »
Consumers Energy recently announced that 10,000 Michigan small businesses have participated in a program that provides financial incentives for using less energy.
"Michigan is powered by its small businesses, and we are pleased to help so many of them realize savings that put people to work," ... Read More »
The solar industry has achieved the 2020 utility-scale solar cost target set by the SunShot Initiative due to rapid cost declines in solar photovoltaic hardware, according to recently-published research from Solar Power International and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
“The SunShot Initia... Read More »
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has restored power to approximately 4.1 million customers and is working to return power to the 300,000 still without it after Hurricane Irma, the company said in a press release.
"Our efforts are centered on getting the lights back on for our customers who ha... Read More »
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) on Friday pushed forward with a decision that requires all state electric providers demonstrate ability to meet capacity four years out, amid opposition from the chairman of the state’s House Energy Policy Committee.
Case No. U-18197 has been contr... Read More »