The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is projecting coal consumption this year will reach its lowest point in 39 years.
The EIA is expecting total coal consumption to fall to 691 million short tons (MMst), which represents a 4 percent decline from 2017 and the lowest level since 1979.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published Tuesday a Report to Congress on the potential for the development of an ethane storage and distribution hub in Appalachia, which would take advantage of resources from the Marcellus and Utica Shales.
The report compares a potential Appalachian hub to ... Read More »
Duke Energy’s new 1,640-megawatt (MW), combined-cycle natural gas plant at the Crystal River Energy Complex in Citrus County recently began serving customers.
The plant began serving customers in two phases. The first 820-megawatt power block started running on Oct. 26, while the second 820-meg... Read More »
NextEra Energy completed its acquisition of Southern Company's indirect ownership interests in the Stanton and Oleander natural gas power plants in Florida.
"We are pleased to complete this transaction and add these high-quality assets to the NextEra Energy Resources portfolio," Jim Robo, chairma... Read More »
SemGroup Corp. and DCP Midstream are seeking binding commitments from shippers for a new pipeline system to transport crude oil from Cushing, Okla., to Houston, Texas.
All interested parties must submit binding commitments by 5 p.m. Central Time on Jan. 31, 2019.
The proposed Gladiator Pipelin... Read More »
Teams from 14 colleges and universities throughout the United States competed this week as part of the Department of Energy CyberForce Competition held at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) campus.
The competition marks the second held at the PNNL campus. Students had to build and d... Read More »
Xcel Energy on Tuesday pledged a commitment to delivering 100 percent carbon-free electricity for its customers by 2050, a new aggressive goal that the company called unprecedented within the electric power industry.
By 2030, the company, which serves customers in eight Western and Midwestern sta... Read More »
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) recently issued a new handbook for regulators to prepare them to understand the current liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, a tool they can use to promote dialogue among various stakeholders in their states.
“LNG: A Local Mark... Read More »
Centrus Energy Corp and X Energy, LLC recently announced a joint partnership to collaborate on the design of a new advanced nuclear fuel fabrication facility, building on concepts already discussed.
The two companies have worked together since March 2018, when they began conceptualizing, but now ... Read More »
The Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Crude Oil and Natural Gas Proved Reserves report revealed proved reserves of both crude oil and natural gas established new records in 2017.
Proved reserves are defined as volumes of oil and natural gas that geological and engineering data demonstrate... Read More »