The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Tuesday that K. Steven West will take over as the agency’s Region III administrator, effective Dec. 31, 2017.
West succeeds Cynthia D. Pederson, who retired on Dec. 30, 2017.
NRC Region III provides nuclear regulatory oversight in Illinois, India... Read More »
Responding to a growing demand for natural gas, yet shying away from the construction of another traditional gas pipeline, Con Edison has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) and tied it to a $100 million incentive for alternative methods to meet the heating needs of customers in an environmentally ... Read More »
Entergy Louisiana recently began the second phase of construction of a $69 million electric transmission infrastructure upgrade project along the Lapalco Boulevard corridor on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish from Bayou Segnette to Harvey.
“The project will not only enhance reliability, but i... Read More »
The Fairfax County Resource Recovery Facility, managed by the world leader in sustainable waste and energy solutions Covanta, recently resumed operations after the completion of upgrades to enhance facility performance and improve fire detection, prevention, and response capabilities.
The plant ... Read More »
Dominion Energy recently announced that its 71.4-megawatt (MW) solar facility, the largest in the South Carolina, entered service near Ridgeland.
The Solvay Solar Energy-Jasper County facility has a long-term power purchase agreement with SCE&G. Solvay, an international chemicals and advanced ma... Read More »
The spot energy index in the Standard and Poor's (S&P) Goldman Sachs Commodity Index (GSCI) ended 2017 16 percent higher than the beginning of the year due to increased crude oil and petroleum product prices.
The index fell by approximately 20 percent in the first half of the year. At the end of... Read More »
Austin Energy is working to further strengthen its partnership with the city of Austin to advance its clean energy vision and cement its status as one of the nation’s leading smart cities.
The publicly owned electric utility was recognized in December when the publication SmartCities Dive name... Read More »
Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) announced last week that it completed upgrades to more than 80 major circuits in 2017 to enhance service reliability to approximately 175,000 customers in 150 communities in northern and central New Jersey.
The program included investments of approximately $... Read More »
Public Service Co. of New Mexico (PNM) requested last week that the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission reconsider their rejection of its general rate review settlement agreement filed May 23.
PNM noted in a news release that the signatories do not oppose the request and that several parties... Read More »
The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and Western Energy Alliance released statements last week welcoming the Department of the Interior’s decision to repeal a federal rule regulating hydraulic fracturing.
The Obama Administration’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued th... Read More »