A proposal for a natural gas facility DTE Electric Co. seeks to build in St. Clair County, Mich., as a replacement for aging coal plants was approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) last week.
Under the Commission’s authorization, DTE will be able to recoup up to $951.8 million... Read More »
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry and François Jacq, chair of France’s Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), recently signed two statements of intent (SOIs) for research and development (R&D) collaboration.
The SOIs support R&D in the areas of artificial intelligence and adva... Read More »
The Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) recently released its global oil and gas infrastructure (GOGI) inventory, which identifies more than 4.8 million individual features from more than 380 datasets in 194 countries.
It includes information about the type, a... Read More »
The Nuclear Energy Institute, Nuclear Innovation Alliance, and U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council have all written to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), warning them that their regulation of new and innovative advanced reactors require streamlining.
They wrote a joint letter noting their c... Read More »
Although recent moves by the Trump administration seem to lay the groundwork for an offshore energy boom, and new studies show that offshore wind farms could potentially produce more energy than needed on the Atlantic Coast, some states like Maine have not fully embraced wind farms.
Opponents to... Read More »
Activists are trying to increase renewable energy mandates through ballot initiatives in three states this year.
Utilities in Michigan, Arizona and Nevada, however, already have undertaken extensive renewable energy programs. And, while renewable portfolio standards may have helped fertilize the ... Read More »
The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) held last week its monthly Open Meeting to discuss and vote on various water, electric, securities, and tax reform agenda items.
Commissioners voted to approve a proposal by Tucson Electric Power Company to refund savings from federal tax reform to ratepay... Read More »
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) recently announced a program through which PG&E customers can save $3,000 on a new 2018 Nissan LEAF electric vehicle (EV).
"Electric vehicles are a critical part of creating cleaner air and meeting California's climate goals,” Steve Malnight, senior vice... Read More »
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced last week that it will consider Florida Power & Light’s (FPL) application to extend the operating lifetime of its Turkey Point Power Nuclear Plant to 80 years.
This is the first application to extend the operating lifetime of a nuclear power p... Read More »
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved Wednesday AEP Ohio’s Electric Security Plan (ESP).
The plan is designed to expand access to electric vehicle (EV) charging and renewable generation, increase the use of smart technologies and enhance distribution grid reliability.
“O... Read More »