Florida Power & Light Co. (FP&L) applied for a second 20-year license renewal for reactors at its Turkey Point nuclear plant in Miami-Dade County, marking a first for a U.S. nuclear plant.
Nuclear facilities are initially licensed to operate for a 40-year term. After that period, facility operat... Read More »
Airlines for America (A4A) and the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) recently filed a Petition for Rulemaking at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requesting that the commission extend its affiliate Standards of Conduct regulations to the multiproduct pipeline industry.
A4A sa... Read More »
Required to report annually on electric customer choice and video services competition in Michigan, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) released its 2017 findings this week.
Their determination was that numbers are down across the board. The status of electric competition showed a drop ... Read More »
U.S. crude oil production in November 2017 reached 10.038 million barrels per day (b/d), according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Petroleum Supply Monthly, the second-highest U.S. monthly oil production value ever.
November 2017 marks the first time production has surpass... Read More »
Less than two years after highlighting the challenge it faced from a torrent of new solar power facilities in North Carolina, Duke Energy has proposed three programs which, if approved by state regulators, would continue the expansion.
The proposals reflect Duke’s efforts to comply with a new s... Read More »
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently released its 2016 Renewable Energy Data Book, which showed that renewable electricity in the United States increased to 18.3 percent of total installed capacity and 15.6 percent of total electricity generation in 2016.
The report also found... Read More »
The Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) adjusted the methodology by which NorthWestern Energy allocated its property tax expenses among customers, resulting in a $3.5 million reduction in rates.
According to the PSC, the previous methodology led to some customers paying an unfair share of the... Read More »
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) recently issued a press release noting the 20-year anniversary of the date the Department of Energy (DOE) was required to start accepting nuclear waste for disposal.
NARUC also urged lawmakers to take action and address funding ... Read More »
A white paper released by the Energy Storage Association (ESA) this week tracked and reported positive feedback on efforts across nine states to review their distribution interconnection standards better incorporate resources like energy storage.
The white paper was produced by the ESA to pitch t... Read More »
A year after completion of the first panels on the largest solar photovoltaic arrays in Florida, a Gulf Power and military project have reached a generating capacity of 120 MW--and the ability to cut carbon emissions by 139,000 tons annually.
In all, the Gulf Coast Solar Center consists of 1.5 mi... Read More »