Entergy Louisiana began construction yesterday on a $100 million technological upgrade to its electric power transmission grid in Jefferson Davis Parish to enhance reliability and increase transmission capacity in the region.
“This project represents Entergy Louisiana’s ongoing commitment to... Read More »
A panel of experts called before the House Subcommittee on Energy on Tuesday made it clear that while the United States currently maintains a developmental lead in its nuclear infrastructure capabilities, its abilities to provide for, deploy and maintain that infrastructure faces great risks over th... Read More »
PSEG Energy Solutions recently announced that it received approval to operate as a retail electricity supplier in the state of Maryland.
The company currently is now licensed to provide electric supply options to commercial and industrial customers in three states: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and ... Read More »
Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) began yesterday upgrading electric metering equipment in Kearney, Nebraska, as part of a 2018 program to replace 43,000 electric meters in 33 communities served at retail by NPPD.
The new meters feature Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) and will have an ... Read More »
Driven by additional refinery capacity, strategic stockpiling, decreased domestic petroleum production, and increased consumption, China surpassed the United States in annual gross crude oil imports last year, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported on Friday.
China imported 8.4 mil... Read More »
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) recently published comments on commitments from leaders in states along the Atlantic Coast to invest in offshore wind projects.
“Unlocking America’s vast offshore wind potential will reliably deliver large amounts of clean power, grow jobs, and ceme... Read More »
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition jointly submitted comments of warning to the Ohio Power Siting Board (PSB) this week, opposing proposed changes to the wind farm setback waiver process.
In their comments, the organizations call the change... Read More »
Dominion Energy recently announced that Dominion Energy Cove Point (DECP) began producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) with its newly constructed natural gas liquefaction facility, which is currently being commissioned, in Lusby, Maryland.
Shell NA LNG is supplying the natural gas for liquefaction... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) detailed California’s plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 40 percent from its 1990 levels by 2030 in a recent news release.
California’s state legislature advanced assembly bill (AB) 398 in July 2017, which reauthorized and ext... Read More »
Exelon Generation recently announced that Oyster Creek Generating Station, its 625-megawatt single-reactor nuclear plant in Forked River, New Jersey, will permanently shut down at the end of its current operating cycle in October 2018.
As part of an agreement with the State of New Jersey, Exelon ... Read More »