A new federal program would be established to retrain military veterans to pursue new careers in low-carbon and zero-carbon emissions sectors of the U.S. energy industry under a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
The Energy Jobs for our Heroes Act of 2018 would direct the ... Read More »
From now until 2035, a yearly investment of $44 billion -- a total of around $791 billion -- will be required on average to keep natural gas, oil and natural gas liquid (NGL) infrastructure going in the United States and Canada, according to a new report released by the Interstate Natural Gas Associ... Read More »
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) approved Tuesday a settlement in the Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) rate case that included a tax refund and rate reductions for customers.
“The settlement will cut rates by $64 million and refund to customers $18.5 million in tax savings from federal... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will invest $21 million in 14 new projects to advance solar-thermal desalination technologies.
Specifically, the investments will focus on reducing the cost of solar-thermal desalination, which is the process of treating seawater, brackish water, and contamina... Read More »
The Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) recently approved by a vote of 4-1 the acquisition of Avista Corp., part owner of Colstrip units 3 & 4, by Hydro One Limited.
The commissioners included several conditions in the approval designed to protect the public interest of Montanans and the cont... Read More »
The South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) filed an effort with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina and the South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff this week to reduce its retail natural gas base rates by 5.29 percent.
The cut would see rates fall by $22.6 million for the reg... Read More »
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has proposed a route for a new 11-mile, 161-kilovolt (kV) transmission line to support the 1,144-acre Infinity Megasite addition to Golden Triangle Global Industrial Aerospace Park in Columbus, Miss., and enhance overall reliability in the area.
The proposed ... Read More »
New Hampshire Senate Bill 446 was vetoed by Gov. Chris Sununu on Tuesday, a move seen as a win for ratepayers and customer advocates. The bill, introduced by state Sen. Kevin Avard (R-Nashua), would have increased the size limit for net metered projects from 1 megawatt (MW) to 5 MW.
At 1 MW, the ... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) focused primarily on transportation energy in its most recent Annual Energy Outlook, determining that switching to autonomous vehicles could increase the nation’s energy consumption and increase travel rates.
The energy consumption is dependent o... Read More »
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) President Joseph L. Fiordaliso convened the inaugural meeting of the Energy Master Plan (EMP) Committee on Monday.
The committee is tasked with developing a plan to achieve 100 percent clean energy production in the state by 2050. Under a May 23 order ... Read More »