A new initiative aiming to utilize the benefits of distributed energy resources (DERs), such as customer-produced solar energy for restoration and recovery purposes after severe storms, was recently launched by researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).
Led by LLNL research... Read More »
In a situation credited to booming economic growth, petroleum demand is soaring, having reached its highest point in 10 years during the month of August.
Total, the deliveries came to an average of 20.5 million barrels per day, according to the American Petroleum Institute (API). API coupled this... Read More »
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Interior, Energy and Environment Subcommittee recently held a hearing on issues regarding spent nuclear fuel storage and the federal government’s inaction to meet statutory obligations to manage them.
In testimony, Anthony O’Donnell, ch... Read More »
In an effort to find the most efficient way to add at least 1,200 megawatts of wind energy to the resource mix of a six-state service area by 2020, Rocky Mountain Power opened a competitive bidding process for wind projects last week.
The wind projects would generate roughly enough energy to pow... Read More »
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry pushed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Friday to finalize a rule to ensure “just and reasonable rates” for wholesale electricity sales to help support electrical grid resiliency.
In a notice of proposed rulemaking, Perry direc... Read More »
More than one week after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, the island is still without power as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) works to restore power, and stabilize critical infrastructure.
So far, 24 people in Puerto Rico have died due to the category 4 hurricane, which hit Se... Read More »