Grid reliability, technology highlight Consumer Energy Alliance forum
A forum hosted by the Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) on Tuesday focused on the importance of an all-of-the-above energy strategy, threats to the power infrastructure, and the electrical grid’s future. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Neil Chatterjee, Department of Energ... Read More »Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission introduces grants Safe Dig Indiana training
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) announced Tuesday new grants to support training and education programs on underground utility safety practices for local government employees in an expansion of its Safe Dig Indiana program. Eligible grantees include employees of local government... Read More »Energy Department awards $25 million to eight organization for combined heat, power technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Tuesday approximately $25 million for eight organizations to promote the installation of combined heat and power (CHP) technologies. CHP, which currently accounts for approximately 8 percent of U.S. generating capacity with 82GW of installed capacity... Read More »NRECA outlines its support for replacing Clean Power Plan
Daniel Chartier, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) regulatory director of Environmental Policy, described Tuesday the association’s support for repealing and replacing the Clean Power Plan (CPP) at an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public hearing in Charleston,... Read More »Nuclear Regulatory Commission releases first step in new decommissioning regulations
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently completed the regulatory basis it will use for the proposal of new decommissioning regulations for commercial nuclear power reactors next year. The NRC staff have determined that new regulations are necessary in a number of areas, including emerge... Read More »NARUC task force releases report on natural gas access, expansion
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) recently released a new report on best practices and recommendations for state regulators to encourage and support the expansion of natural gas service in unserved and underserved areas. The report proposes logistical and finan... Read More »Department of Energy seeks $99 million to support Energy Frontier Research Centers
The Department of Energy (DoE) announced on Monday that it will request $99 million in fiscal year 2018 to support Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs), which works to advance breakthroughs in materials sciences, chemical sciences, geosciences, and biosciences. The DoE’s Office of Science ... Read More »Marc Sachs