Karen Evans was sworn in this week as the assistant secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) at the U.S. Department of Energy.
“[DOE] Secretary [Rick] Perry created the CESER office to address the emerging threats of tomorrow while protecting th... Read More »
The days leading up to Labor Day weekend saw 12 Wisconsin counties hit by two massive storms and several tornadoes, leaving the American Transmission Company (ATC) to restore power hurriedly.
In all, nearly 40,000 retail customers were hit by outages, with eight transmission lines knocked out of ... Read More »
Four firms have agreed to proceed with plans to build to a new pipeline to transport crude oil from the Permian Basin to the Texas Gulf Coast region.
Energy Transfer Partners, Magellan Midstream Partners, MPLX, and Delek US Holdings, Inc. officials said the 30-inch diameter common carrier pipelin... Read More »
Georgia Power recently announced that it had placed the third of four steam generators at its Vogtle nuclear expansion near Waynesboro, Georgia.
The 1.4 million-pound, 80-foot-long steam generator is now located in the Unit 4 nuclear island. The steam generators for the new units were manufacture... Read More »
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to coordinate the siting and safety review of FERC-jurisdictional liquid natural gas (LNG... Read More »
NorthWestern Energy in Montana proposes to spend roughly $14 million in benefits received from the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) on programs for customers, the utility revealed at a hearing held last week by the Montana Public Service Commission.
When Congress passed the TCJA in December 2... Read More »
Duke Energy Kentucky is asking the Kentucky Public Service Commission to review its natural gas distribution rates following significant investments it has made in the natural gas distribution system.
Specifically, Duke Energy Kentucky, which serves about 100,000 customers in Northern Kentucky, ... Read More »
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) is replacing the traditional four-legged lattice transmission towers along Interstate 69 in Indiana with single-pole, crescent-arcing towers.
The new towers provide more than a new aesthetic. They are more compact spaces, requiring less acreage, less equipment, and th... Read More »
An Idaho-based utility company’s rate adjustment plan could mean savings for its consumers.
Idaho Public Utilities Commission officials said Intermountain Gas Company customer rates would decrease by an average of 10.2 percent if state regulators adopt the company’s annual Purchased Gas Cost ... Read More »
Georgia Power recently updated closure plans for ash ponds at Plants Branch and Bowen, which increased the total number of ash ponds to be completely excavated from 17 to 19.
The ash ponds to be completely excavated includes all ash ponds located adjacent to lakes or rivers. The remaining 10 ash... Read More »