The Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) approved a new energy efficiency program for the state’s rural and agricultural energy customers.
The new program offers more than $8 million in incentives for farmers and the industrial sector, among others. It is part of Wisconsin's Focus on Ene... Read More »
Dominion Energy officials recently joined a group of supporters in celebrating the implementation of the utility’s commercial liquid natural gas liquefaction project.
“This is a momentous occasion for Dominion Energy – as it is for Sumitomo, GAIL, Tokyo Gas, Kansai Electric Power; the state... Read More »
A group of senators recently lodged a formal argument with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging the agency to incorporate the social cost of carbon in its evaluation of energy projects.
The social cost of carbon is a metric for measuring the long-term harm of carbon pollution an... Read More »
Reps. Pete Olson (R-TX) and Gene Green (D-TX) recently introduced legislation that would require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to consult with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to determine appropriate salaries to attract more skilled staff.
The bill, Olson said, would he... Read More »
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has set up several emergency operations centers to help emergency workers fight the Carr wildfires burning in Northern California.
The massive fire has burned over 100,000 acres in Shasta County, claiming the lives of six people so far. Approximately seven ... Read More »
American Electric Power (AEP) canceled its 4.5 billion Wind Catcher project in Oklahoma after the Public Utility Commission of Texas denied approval of the 2,000-megawatt wind farm.
The Arkansas Public Service Commission, Louisiana Public Service Commission, and Federal Energy Regulatory Commissi... Read More »
The United States is becoming more electrified, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is looking at the impacts of shifting non-electric sources of energy to electricity at the point of final consumption.
NREL's multi-year "Electrification Futures Study: A Technical Evaluation of th... Read More »
The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reaffirm its existing Certificate Policy Statement in extensive comments filed Wednesday.
FERC issued on April 19 a notice of inquiry (NOI) on its policy statement on the certificati... Read More »
Distillate fuel inventories are on the decline this year, according to a report released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Officials said distillate fuel supplies, a category that includes both diesel and home heating oil, numbered 117.7 million barrels at the end of June, the lowes... Read More »
A record amount of wind energy capacity is under construction in the United States, according to the second quarter market report from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).
The U.S. Wind Industry Second Quarter 2018 Market Report shows that 5,322 megawatts (MW) of wind began construction d... Read More »