Sens. Mike Enzi (R-WY), John Barrasso (R-WY) and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) recently requested information from the Department of the Interior (DOI) regarding efforts ensuring continuous future development of federal oil and gas leases there.
The inquiry was initiated in the wake of the Wild Earth Gu... Read More »
Reports released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) shows that onshore wind energy installations in the United States are growing.
“Onshore wind energy installation continues to grow across the country, and this Administration has proven that we can pursue renewable energy advancements and... Read More »
Bay State Wind submitted a request for proposals to Massachusetts officials for two offshore wind energy projects in the state.
Bay State Wind is a joint venture between Orsted and Eversource. The RFPs are for wind energy projects that would generate 400MW and 800MW of wind energy.
“Since da... Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently approved the application to transfer the licenses for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station from Entergy Corporation to a Holtec International subsidiary for decommissioning.
Entergy, Holtec International and Holtec Decommissioning International (HDI) j... Read More »
Southern California Edison (SCE) recently announced several leadership changes at the company.
SCE named former California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) member Carla Peterman its new senior vice president of Regulatory Affairs, effective Oct. 1.
Effective Sept. 2, current Senior Vice Pre... Read More »
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Toyota Motor Corporation recently awarded three people -- Richard Nute, D. Ray Corson, and Jim Barrick -- with the IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies Award for their contributions to hazard-based safety engineering (H... Read More »
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Monthly Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production and Monthly Imports Report maintains America produces lighter crude oil and imports heavier crude oil.
The analysis determined last year total crude oil production grew by 17 percent, led by increased product... Read More »
The University of Arizona (UA) recently partnered with Tucson Electric Power (TEP) to provide its campus with enough power from new solar, storage and wind systems to meet 100 percent of its purchased power needs.
“We made a commitment to become a more sustainable campus, and now we have in pla... Read More »
An entirely renewable or zero-emission electric power grid may be possible, but movement toward the goal is uneven across states, S&P Global Market Intelligence said in a recent post on its website.
S&P noted that supporters say proposals in Congress for utilities to gradually increase sales from... Read More »
Nine solar projects in Georgia developed by Duke Energy Renewables, in collaboration with SolAmerica Energy, are now in commercial operations.
The nine projects -- done through Georgia Power’s Renewable Energy Development Initiative -- generate 14.1 megawatts (MW) of solar power. Duke Energy Re... Read More »