Georgia Public Service Commission orders Georgia Power Company to refund its customers $43.6 million
The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) unanimously ordered Tuesday that Georgia Power Company refund its customers $43.6 million due to the company earning above its approved return on equity (ROE) for the 2016 calendar year. The PSC will determine the exact amount per customer and the date ... Read More »Senate panel explores sources of ‘upheaval’ in domestic, global energy markets
Disruption in global energy markets, advancements in energy technologies and changes to U.S. energy policy highlighted a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee oversight hearing that explored the domestic and global energy outlook on Tuesday. Fatih Birol, the executive director of the Int... Read More »Natural gas prices, production, exports increased from 2016 to 2017, according to EIA
In 2017, natural gas spot prices at the national benchmark Henry Hub in Louisiana averaged $3.01 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), approximately 50 cents per MMBtu higher than in 2016, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data. The higher 2017 prices contributed to d... Read More »PG&E says it will confer with Diablo Canyon Joint Proposal parties on California Public Utilities Commission decision
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) recently issued a statement following the California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC) approval of its revised proposed decision on the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) joint proposal. PG&E said that, because the full proposal was not approved, i... Read More »Exelon Generation says its nuclear plants operated at near full capacity during recent winter weather
Exelon Generation said recently that its Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Maryland and Illinois nuclear plants operated at nearly full capacity Winter Storm Grayson hit the East Coast and an arctic deep freeze chilled the Midwest. The storms caused a large increase in electricity demand and ... Read More »Independent analysis of Enbridge’s Line 5 to be conducted by Michigan Tech
A new contract has been reached between Michigan Technological University and the State of Michigan that will see a team of public and private university staff led by Dr. Guy Meadows conduct a risk analysis of Enbridge’s Line 5. The controversial pipeline, which runs through the Straits of Mack... Read More »Williams Partners announces record delivery volume for Transco Pipeline
U.S. Williams Partners L.P. recently announced that it delivered a new one-day record of 15.58 million dekatherms (MMdt) of natural gas on its Transco interstate gas pipeline on Jan. 5. The previous one-day high was set on Jan. 1. The Transco system, which carries natural gas from South Texas to ... Read More »Pembina announces new senior management, changes to management structure
Following its multi-billion dollar acquisition of Veresen Inc. last year, Pembina Pipeline Corp. recently announced new senior management appointments and changes to its management structure. Earlier this month, the company named Jason Wiun the senior vice president and chief operating officer o... Read More »Josh Havertape