The first utility-based long-term clean energy plan in Michigan under new laws has now been approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), opening the doors to the company’s new renewables-heavy, clean energy plan.
The plan calls for the elimination of coal usage by 2040 at Michiga... Read More »
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) maintains Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, and Kansas generated more than half of the nation’s 275 million megawatt hours (MWh) wind power electricity last year.
The EIA said North Dakota and Colorado accounted for another 20 percent of total wind generation in... Read More »
Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) has forwarded correspondence to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to discourage efforts to proceed with new oil and gas drilling in California public lands.
The proposal calls for the opening of hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands and mineral estate along th... Read More »
Duke Energy Progress was ranked fourth among all utility companies for bringing on new solar capacity during 2018, according to the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA).
Pacific Gas & Electric was first with 630 megawatts of solar capacity in 2018 followed by Florida Power & Light with 626.8 MW a... Read More »
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind struck an agreement with Rutgers University to advance research of offshore wind development.
The 5-year agreement with the Rutgers Center for Ocean Observing Leadership (RUCOOL) will start this summer.
Atlantic Shores and RUCOOL will look to develop new approache... Read More »
A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) says that even though more nuclear power facilities will be shut down, there is a growing need for nuclear energy to combat climate change.
The study finds that 25 percent of existing nuclear power capacity will be retired by 2025 while about... Read More »
A group of lawmakers recently reintroduced a bill ensuring the government executes a science-based process to assess carbon pollution costs via a standard metric.
Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Michael Bennet (D-CO) joined 15 colleagues in reintroducing the Carbon Pollution Transparency Act, whi... Read More »
Horizontally drilled wells now account for 96 percent of crude oil production and 97 percent of natural gas production in the United States, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The near-total hold on efforts into tight oil and shale gas formations represents a massive leap o... Read More »
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently denied a request by San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) to eliminate or suspend the state-mandated High Usage Charge (HUC).
The HUC was added into SDG&E’s billing structure in late 2017 per state requirements to encourage energy conservati... Read More »
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) ranked Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) second among all U.S. electric utilities for interconnected solar in its recently released 2018 Solar Rankings.
"Being recognized as a national leader in advancing solar energy is a testament to FPL's commitment t... Read More »