Crude oil prices in the Permian region have gone up in 2019
as two pipeline capacity additions forced producers to use more expensive ways
to transport crude oil, according to the Energy Information Administration
(EIA).
Prices for the West Texas Intermediate-Midland (WTI Midland),
which reflec... Read More »
Leaders in business, government and the electric power industry are speaking out against the policies of activists who want energy choice on the 2020 Florida ballot, warning that customers would see their electricity costs rise under deregulation.
Citizens for Energy Choices is sponsoring the pr... Read More »
The M/V Clipper Kamoshio arrived at PhilaPort’s Tioga Marine Terminal last month carrying 10,996 pipes for the Shell Falcon Pipeline in western Pennsylvania, the Port of Philadelphia said recently.
It took 10 days to discharge the cargo, which weighed 8.804 metric tons. Each day, 23 trucks hea... Read More »
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) has signed the Energy Transition Act, landmark legislation setting statewide renewable energy standards and a pathway for a low-carbon energy transition from coal.
Proponents of the measure, developed over the course of a year with collaboration by comm... Read More »
Consumers Energy is moving solidly toward greener energy investments, having reached a settlement agreement with a mix of customer groups and environmental organizations on its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) that includes reducing carbon emissions by more than 90 percent by 2040.
Michigan’s l... Read More »
More than 55 environmental groups, utilities, technology companies, labor organizations, car dealers, community organizations and towns united under the non-profit ChargEVC last week to request New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy take action to open the market to electric vehicles.
Specifically, they wa... Read More »
The
Maryland Public Service Commission approved Potomac Edison Company’s request to
increase electric distribution rates by a total of $6.2 million.
The total monthly bill for the average
residential customer will go up about $2.13, an increase of just over 2 percent
of a customer's total bil... Read More »
The Unit 2 reactor at the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station
was disconnected from the electrical grid last week for scheduled refueling and
maintenance.
The unit's refueling outage occurs every two years to ensure
that the station runs safely and efficiently. The station’s Unit 1 react... Read More »
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry recently announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) reached financial close for up to $3.7 billion in additional loan guarantees to finance the continued construction of Vogtle Units 3 and 4 at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Ga.... Read More »
DTE Energy is working with a nonprofit organization called Workforce Opportunity Services (WOS) to recruit individuals from underserved populations to work at Detroit-based DTE.
Through this initiative, WOS will recruit and train candidates for a 26-week Utility Employee Program.
... Read More »