A bipartisan pair of senators argued on Thursday that the Trump Administration’s proposal to sell federal assets of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Power Marketing Administrations (PMA) would lead to higher rates for electric customers in the region.
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A collective 101 business trade associations signed onto a joint letter last week addressed to Neomi Rao, administrator of the Office Information and Regulatory Affairs within Management and Budget (OMB), to make a case for cost-benefit balancing in federal offices.
“We believe the time has com... Read More »
A group of 83 of the world’s largest publicly traded oil and natural gas producers added more hydrocarbons to their resource base in 2017 than in any year since 2013, according to the companies' annual reports, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said recently.
Together, the compa... Read More »
New York State officials are urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to take additional action to minimize risk and protect public safety involving the Algonquin natural gas pipelines located near the Indian Point nuclear facility in Westchester County.
The New York Division of Ho... Read More »
The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced approximately $64 million in funding for 89 advanced nuclear energy technology projects conducted by DOE national laboratories, universities and private companies across 29 states.
“Because nuclear energy is such a vital part of our nation’s e... Read More »
The Trump Administration made enemies of U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) this week when it introduced a proposal to sell federal transmission assets.
Those assets, currently a part of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Power Marketing Administrations (PMA), w... Read More »
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy approved four bills on Thursday that would bolster the competitiveness of U.S. nuclear energy companies, revise Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) fee recovery and make advanced nuclear fuel more available to researchers.
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Purchase College, State University of New York, will gain a free replacement for their aging central heating plant in coming years, thanks to a collaborative thermal energy storage project from the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and Brenmiller Energy.
The two companies are uniting to research th... Read More »
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) CEO Jim Matheson recently welcomed the House advancement of the Farm Bill, which includes several electric cooperative priorities.
“The Farm Bill is crucial for the future of rural America, which makes it a priority for America’s electri... Read More »
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) released its State of Reliability 2018 report last week, which analyzes historical risks to the power system with a view toward solving future problems.
NERC, which identifies and quantifies current and emerging reliability issues, said c... Read More »