In a recent study, the Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA) recommended a number of state and federal policies to promote the deployment of small modular reactor (SMR) technologies.
“The United States should invest in a portfolio of reactor technologies and provide a continuum of support through ... Read More »
More than $40 million spent on energy efficiency programs by Idaho Power will be funded by the Energy Efficiency Rider, which accounts for approximately 3.75 percent of residential customer bills after state regulators recently verified that efficiency program spending was prudently incurred.
Ida... Read More »
Crude oil and propane each reached record-high export levels of 0.9 million barrels per day (b/d) in the first half of 2017, and distillate exports increased to a record high of 1.3 million b/d.
Canada received the most U.S. crude oil exports at 248,000 b/d in the first half of 2017 but importe... Read More »
The Department of Energy announced this week that it intends to fuel the development of carbon capture technology through $26 million of financial assistance for cost-shared R&D projects.
Funds will be administered by the Office of Fossil Energy and the projects overseen by the National Energy Te... Read More »
Rocky Mountain Power (RMP) recently requested approval from the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to significantly lower the rates it charges to integrate wind and solar energy into its system.
Specifically, RMP’s proposal calls for lowering the integration rate from its current $3.06 per... Read More »
The American Gas Association (AGA) said Tuesday at the organization's annual Winter Outlook event that U.S. natural gas customers many on average a 5 percent increase in the bills this winter due to lower temperatures.
Residential customers will likely use an average of 3 percent more natural ga... Read More »
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, the New Jersey Utilities Association (NJUA), and the regulated utility companies are observing New Jersey Careers in Utilities Week this week to increase awareness of utility careers and acknowledge utility employees.
Gov. Chris Christie signed legislati... Read More »
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) led a group of Senators Tuesday in sending a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), urging them to reject Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s recent proposal for new market rules.
The proposal would require organized markets to create and implement rule... Read More »
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) recently approved $2 million of New Jersey Clean Energy Program funding for 13 Town Center Microgrid Feasibility Studies across the state, including $157,000 in funding for Hoboken’s feasibility study.
Hoboken’s proposal includes updates to criti... Read More »
U.S. crude oil production will average 9.4 million barrels per day (b/d) in the second half of 2017, up by more than 340,000 b/d compared to the first half of the year, according to a recent Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Production... Read More »