The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has some work to do as its newly revamped infrastructure cybersecurity agency tackles the protection of oil and natural gas pipelines from malevolent and hostile hackers.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on Dec. 19 th... Read More »
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) adopted a settlement agreement Wednesday resolving Duke Energy Ohio’s distribution rate case, electric security plan (ESP), reliability standard case and power purchase agreement.
“With today’s decision, Duke joins Ohio’s three other electric... Read More »
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters have new rules regarding how they report the destinations of their deliveries.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said this week that U.S. LNG exporters are only required report the country or countries of LNG deliveries, not the country of end-use. Further,... Read More »
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) adopted Tuesday a rule establishing the funding mechanism for the state’s offshore wind program.
The funding mechanism is called the Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate (OREC). The OREC establishes the process by which all offshore wind pr... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opened the second funding opportunity for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs this week, with approximately $37 million in available funding.
“U.S. small businesses are a crucial aspect in drivi... Read More »
As a means of extending operating life, sustaining operating availability and requalifying for federal production tax credits, ALLETE Clean Energy is refurbishing its 50-megawatt Condon Wind facility in Oregon.
“We are pleased to advance our fleet-wide optimization strategy with the refurbishme... Read More »
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) adopted Tuesday a rule that begins the process of phasing out the state’s current Solar Renewable Energy Certificate (SREC) program and developing a new solar initiative.
The current solar program will end when 5.1 percent of the electricity sold... Read More »
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Energy Institute (GEI) recently released a report that examines the economic impacts of the “Keep it in the Ground” movement, which opposes new fossil fuel development.
The report found that the movement prevented at least $91.9 billion in domestic economic... Read More »
Duke Energy provided an update Tuesday on its process of closing all of its remaining coal ash basins.
The company is currently working to close 56 basins at 21 plants. Further, by early 2019, the company will stop sending ash and wastewater to nearly all basins, well in advance of state and fede... Read More »
Mercury emissions from power plants decreased 81.7 percent from 2011 through 2017, new research from the Center for American Progress revealed.
The reduction stems from the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) in 2011. These standards... Read More »