National Energy Board recommends approval of North Montney Mainline Project variance
TransCanada Corporation recently announced that the National Energy Board (NEB) recommended the federal government approve a variance to the previously issued North Montney Mainline Project certificate, which would allow construction to begin on the proposed project. The North Montney Mainline Pr... Read More »Xcel Energy corporate responsibility report details carbon emissions reductions
Xcel Energy recently released its 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report, which details the company’s carbon emissions reductions and clean energy progress. According to the report, the company reduced its carbon emissions by 35 percent from 2005 baseline levels by the end of 2017. The company s... Read More »Senate confirms Caputo, Wright, Baran as NRC commissioners
The U.S. Senate confirmed Annie Caputo and David Wright to serve as commissioners of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and reconfirmed Jeffrey Baran to serve a second term as commissioner, with unanimous consent on Thursday. The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee advanced C... Read More »DOE to award nearly $30 million to three Carbon Storage Feasibility projects
As part of the second phase of the cost-shared research and development opportunity known as the Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is splitting $29.6 million between three newly selected projects. Specifically, the DOE’s Office of Fo... Read More »Con Edison invests in new technology, upgrades to prepare for summer demand
Con Edison recently said that it has invested $1.5 billion in its overhead and underground systems in New York City and Westchester County to prepare for this summer’s demand. The company forecasts that peak demand for electricity will reach 13,300 megawatts. The record of 13,322 megawatts was ... Read More »Gary Guin