The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) submitted comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in response to a notice of proposed rulemaking from the Department of Energy (DOE).
The notice asks FERC to develop and implement reforms that would compensate energy resources for reliabilit... Read More »
More than 80 members of the U.S. House sent a letter Monday to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, requesting information on the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) actions related to prosecuting individuals involved in criminal activity against energy infrastructure.
The letter asks whether federal sta... Read More »
Unplanned global supply disruptions fell to 1.6 million barrels per day (b/d) in September, the lowest level since January 2012, according to a recent Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO) report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The report said that over the past six months, unp... Read More »
A new program known as Modeling-Enhanced Innovations Trailblazing Nuclear Energy Reinvigoration (MEITNER) has been allotted $20 million by the Department of Energy (DOE) to seek out designs for cheaper, safer nuclear reactors.
Presently, while nuclear power comprises almost 20 percent of U.S. el... Read More »
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) recently adopted new rules regulating alternative retail electricity suppliers’ (ARES) sales and marketing that aim to enhance consumer protection.
“This change represents a major victory for the public interest and all stakeholders by ensuring consumer... Read More »
The Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) recently announced that it would hold a public listening session on Oct. 30 in Havre, Montana, to hear from NorthWestern Energy customers about the company’s response to recent widespread power outages.
In the beginning of October, heavy snows and wi... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) recently awarded a grant to the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) to support its underground pipeline damage prevention efforts.
The KCC will use the grant to fund one full-time employee de... Read More »
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) recently adopted an agreement that establishes an electric security plan (ESP) for the Dayton Power & Light Company (DP&L), which will determine the standard service offer (SSO) through Oct. 31, 2023.
“Today’s order represents long-term rate sta... Read More »
Appalachian Power and its affiliate, AEP West Virginia Transmission Company, recently announced a proposed route for a Boone County, West Virginia, area improvements project.
The proposed route was chosen by incorporating public data gathered at open houses held between Fall 2016 and Spring 2017,... Read More »
Florida Power & Light (FPL) recently announced that it has added more than 1.25 million solar panels of 2.5 million solar panels pledged to eight Florida solar power plants this year.
Current plans call for the rest to be finished by early 2018, which will themselves be part of a larger scale ven... Read More »