Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Patty Murray (D-WA) recently announced that they are opposed to a provision in President Donald Trump’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget that could lead to the privatization of large public utilities through the Department of Energy.
In a letter to Mick Mulvaney, director... Read More »
As President Donald Trump signed off on the Fiscal Year 2018 appropriations process via an Omnibus bill, the Department of Energy (DOE) was among those cheering, with $34.5 billion slated for their use.
The breakdown of expenditures will include $6.3 billion for science research programs, $2.3 bi... Read More »
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently made available for public review the first-ever subsequent license renewal application, which Florida Power & Light Company submitted on Jan. 1.
In the application, FP&L requests an additional 20 years for the operating licenses of Turkey Point Nuclear G... Read More »
The Arkansas congressional delegation recently released a joint statement welcoming the termination of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) partnership with Clean Line Energy Partners for development of the Plains and Eastern Clean Line Project.
The delegation includes U.S. Sens. John Boozman (R-AR... Read More »
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) recently held a policy session on new sales and marketing rules for Retail Electric Suppliers (RESs) and to provide tips to consumers when engaging with RESs.
The rules, adopted by the ICC in October 2017, amended Part 412 of its Rules and aim to improve con... Read More »
Construction will start soon on additions to the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration’s (DOE/NNSA) Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Specifically, the department approved plans to construct a Main Process Building (MPB), a Salvage & Accounta... Read More »
NorthWestern Energy added more wind power to its future Montana portfolio this week through a purchase agreement with a subsidiary of Allete Clean Energy.
The agreement calls for development of a wind farm in south-central Montana that will yield 80 megawatts. NorthWestern will, in turn, purchase... Read More »
Entergy Louisiana announced recently that it put into service a new 10.5-mile-long 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission line between the Oakville substation Belle Chasse and the Alliance substation west of Louisiana Highway 23 near the Phillips 66 refinery.
The transmission line is a key component of a... Read More »
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA) released statements commending Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper for signing into law legislation to support energy storage.
“This new law cements Colorado’s status as one of our nationâ... Read More »
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) CEO Jim Matheson recently issued a statement welcoming the omnibus spending bill recently advanced by the U.S. House of Representatives.
“House passage of this bill is a positive step for America’s electric cooperatives as we work to enh... Read More »