The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued Wednesday an Emergency Order directing Sunoco Pipeline L.P., also known as Energy Transfer Partners (Sunoco), to suspend operations of the Mariner East 1 Pipeline (ME1).
The order also requires Sunoco to conduct additional testing and analys... Read More »
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) appointed two individuals to serve as co-vice chairs of its Committee on Gas.
Mississippi Public Service Commission Chair Brandon Presley and North Dakota Public Service Commission Commissioner Julie Fedorchak were named co-vice... Read More »
In a hearing this week, the House Environment Subcommittee listened to witness testimony on the potential facing transportation fuels and vehicles from a host of private and governmental figures alike.
Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) called attention to the changing pace of evolution--s... Read More »
Kentucky legislators continue to wrestle over a plan to sharply reduce the amount utilities pay customers who sell excess solar power to their local utilities.
The bill, which has been approved by the House Natural Resources and Energy committee but has yet to be debated and voted on by the full ... Read More »
WASHINGTON — It isn’t simple for utilities in today’s transforming energy industry to meet the unique needs of individual customers, whether residential, corporate, industrial, government, military, or otherwise. But what customers want, customers should have, forcing utilities — and state r... Read More »
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently determined that residential energy storage systems charged entirely from an onsite solar array are eligible for the 30 percent solar investment tax credit.
“This ruling likely opens up an opportunity for storage technologies in the residential solar s... Read More »
A report from GTM Research shows that the U.S. energy storage market is taking off at last, with 1,080 megawatt-hours deployed between 2013 and 2017, and the overall market value expected to exceed $1.2 billion by the end of 2019.
Additionally, the U.S. Energy Storage Monitor 2017 Year-in-Review ... Read More »
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO), a unit of American Electric Power (AEP), questioned in a press release issued Tuesday the identity of a group working to oppose the proposed Wind Catcher Energy Connection project.
“A group known only as Protect Our Pocketbooks – which does not reveal... Read More »
Georgia Power recently completed an assessment of the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which includes approximately $1.2 billion in benefits for customers.
The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) Staff confirmed the benefits as part of an agreement with Georgia Power.
The benefits inc... Read More »
Two U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Tuesday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to pursue joint research on various topics.
Representatives of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) at NET... Read More »