U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a letter last week to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), asking the commission to grant rehearing requests on the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP).
Numerous stakeholder groups and individuals living along the propo... Read More »
On Jan. 1, U.S. natural gas demand reached a record level of 150.7 billion cubic feet, according to estimates from PointLogic, surpassing the previous single-day record set in 2014.
Colder-than-average temperatures across the country led to increased demand for heating, but residential and comme... Read More »
With the new year underway, Consumers Energy has added enough renewable energy to service 17,000 customers via the Cross Winds Energy Park II in Michigan’s Tuscola County.
The 44 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy represents the second phase of the Cross Winds project.
It cost $90 million ... Read More »
Regular retail gasoline prices in the United States averaged $2.41 per gallon (gal) in 2017, 27 cents/gal higher than in 2016 but two cents/gal less than in 2015, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
EIA collects and publishes data every Monday on retail gasol... Read More »
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended last week that federal wildlife agencies clarify the permitting review process for oil and gas exploration on the ocean floor using seismic surveys.
Currently, permits for seismic surveys are administered by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Manage... Read More »
Two committees of the New Jersey Senate and Assembly voted unanimously to advance an identical senate and assembly bill designed to prevent the early closure of New Jersey’s nuclear facilities.
The bill would give the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities the authority to provide ‘nuclear div... Read More »
The so-called “bomb cyclone” of Winter Storm Grayson hit the Northeast this week, sending energy prices soaring due to increased heating demand amid the arctic temperatures.
The heavy heating demand sent natural gas prices higher as heavy snow fell along the East Coast and winds cut power to ... Read More »
In response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Irma last year, Florida state Rep. Holly Raschein has introduced a bill that would pump $10 million into solar energy and battery storage in an effort to shore up critical facilities' power resilience.
The bill, HB 1133, would create a pilot pr... Read More »
The Department of the Interior (DOI) released last week the draft proposed Five-Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) for 2019-2024, which will attempt to advance the highest number of lease sales in U.S. history.
The draft program proposes opening over 90 percen... Read More »
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) issued an order Wednesday beginning an investigation into the impact of the recent federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on investor-owned utilities in Indiana.
The legislation, which President Donald Trump signed on Dec. 22, 2017, includes provisions tha... Read More »