Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Steven Winberg outlined his agenda for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) at the first annual technical review meeting of the University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research (UCFER) held recently at the National Energy Technolog... Read More »
Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) announced Tuesday that it submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), urging a rejection of a proposal that would provide emergency support for coal and nuclear plants across the PJM Interconnection.
FirstEnergy Solutions filed the proposal for a 202(c... Read More »
American Electric Power, a Columbus, Ohio-based energy company, will invest about $17.7 billion in its infrastructure over the next three years improve service to customers.
Specifically, the company will invest $17.7 billion in capital over the next three years – including $12.8 billion in tra... Read More »
Marketed natural gas production in Pennsylvania averaged a record 15 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2017, a 3 percent increase from 2016 levels, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The production largely comes from shale plays in the Appalachian Basin. Pennsylvan... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Monday up to $14.5 million in new funding to advance geothermal energy development, focusing on geothermal drilling.
“Advancing research in geothermal drilling technologies will help harness the heat beneath our feet to expand our domestic energy re... Read More »
State efforts in New Jersey were recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy this week, with a 2018 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award granted for their Clean Energy Program.
It was especially the New Jersey Board of Public Util... Read More »
The University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research (UCFER) recently hosted its first annual technical review meeting at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) site in Morgantown, West Virginia.
NETL is partnering with 16 universities through UCFER on fossil energy research. The progra... Read More »
Western Energy Alliance and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) submitted joint comments Monday to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on its 2018 Proposed Revision to the Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties and Resource Conservation Rule.
“The 2016 rule as pro... Read More »
CenterPoint Energy and Vectren Corporation will merge, the companies announced this week.
CenterPoint, based in Houston, is a domestic energy delivery company that includes electric transmission and distribution, natural gas distribution and energy services operations. It serves company more than... Read More »
Becoming a smart city starts with a small step, said one expert, but it’s an important one.
Jesse Berst, chairman of the Smart Cities Council, said cities interested in starting a smart cities program should turn first to their local electric utility company to start a partnership.
“Ther... Read More »