Dominion Energy, SCANA Corporation complete merger
Dominion Energy, Inc. and SCANA Corporation announced Wednesday that they completed their proposed merger. "Dominion Energy is pleased to add SCANA's fast-growing, high-performing Southeastern businesses to our 18-state footprint,” Thomas F. Farrell, II, chairman, president and CEO of Dominion ... Read More »Virginia Natural Gas to lower rates to reflect tax savings
Virginia Natural Gas recently lowered its rates by $13.9 million to reflect tax expenses savings from the recent Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017. The typical Virginia Natural Gas residential customer using approximately 50 CCF each month will see their annual bills reduced by roughly $33. The change... Read More »Crude oil prices ended the year lower
The price of crude oil ended 2018 lower than it was at the start of the year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). In 2018, Brent crude oil averaged $72 per barrel (b) while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) averaged $65/b. Brent ended the year at $54/b, which was $13/b low... Read More »IAEA says countries need strategy to train regulatory staff
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently stated that nations should establish a strategy to ensure they have a sustainable supply of trained regulatory staff to oversee nuclear safety. This is one of the recommendations made by the IAEA-supported Steering Committee on Regulatory Cap... Read More »DP&L files $576M Distribution Modernization Plan with PUCO
The Dayton Power and Light Company (DP&L) proposed a $576 million investment plan into capital projects over the next 10 years in a recent Distribution Modernization Plan filed with the Public Utility Commission of Ohio (PUCO). The plan calls for implementation of an advanced metering infrastruc... Read More »Firm establishes Mariner East 2 pipeline
Energy Transfer says its Mariner East 2 natural gas liquids (NGLs) pipeline is now in service for both interstate and intrastate transport. Officials said the 350-mile NGL pipeline transports ethane, propane, and butane east from processing plants in Ohio across West Virginia and Pennsylvania to ... Read More »Palisades Power Plant