EPA lifts “in-situ” uranium recovery rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing a previously proposed rule regarding “in-situ” uranium recovery. In-situ is the process of drilling a well into a uranium deposit and injecting a liquid into it that dissolves some of the uranium and brings it to the surface. Once... Read More »Microsoft’s renewables deal opens windows to increased risk management
A groundbreaking power-purchase agreement (PPA) for wind-generated electricity recently signed by Microsoft means future corporate energy buyers won’t have to go it alone in the sometimes-volatile renewable power markets. The software giant this fall signed a PPA that included a novel attachmen... Read More »DOE outlines Chinese commercial nuclear trade restrictions
The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued new guidelines focusing on restricting commercial nuclear trade with China. Officials said the effort would restrict advanced reactor, small reactor technology (SMR) trade with China, while also placing limitations on China General Nuclear (CGN) trading a... Read More »Iran sanctions disrupt certainty of oil, gas price forecasts
The effects of the Trump Administration’s re-imposed sanctions on Iran and withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are trickling uncertainty down into energy outlooks. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released a short-term energy outlook forecast on crude... Read More »Public Utilities Commission of Ohio establishes PowerForward Collaborative to examine future of electric grid
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) issued an order Wednesday to establish the PowerForward Collaborative, which will observe marketplace development and study technologies that may be useful to deploy on the grid. PowerForward is an initiative of PUCO that aims to review technological... Read More »Missouri Public Service Commission grants approval for largest wind facility in Missouri
The Missouri Public Service Commission voted Wednesday unanimously to grant Ameren Missouri a certificate of convenience and necessity to acquire, after construction, a 400-megawatt facility expected to be located in Schuyler and Adair counties in northeast Missouri. The facility, High Prairie Wi... Read More »Dominion Energy seeking bidders to develop wind, solar energy in Virginia
Dominion Energy is seeking bidders to develop up to 500 megawatts of solar and onshore wind generation in Virginia. The initiative is part of a plan to develop 3,000 megawatts of additional solar and wind power under Virginia's new Grid Transformation & Security Act (GTSA), which became law o... Read More »Neil Chatterjee