U.S. Sens. Angus King (I-ME) and Jim Risch (R-ID) commended the enactment of a bill they introduced that would develop defenses for the U.S. energy grid.
The Securing Energy Infrastructure Act, which passed as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, would seek to develop defenses t... Read More »
A new report by the International Energy Agency found that global coal demand declined in 2019 but will remain stable over the next five years due to robust growth in major Asian markets.
The decline in coal demand this year results is due mainly to a drop in coal-fired electricity generation, wh... Read More »
U.S. natural gas production saw the largest annual increase on record in 2018, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Production grew by 10.0 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), an 11 percent increase from 2017, marking a record high for the second consecutive year.
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Entergy New Orleans recently said that it will meet its goal of installing 5 megawatts of rooftop solar through its Commercial Rooftop Solar Program, which leases commercial building rooftops to install utility-owned solar.
The company piloted the program approximately two years ago and, through ... Read More »
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) researchers are touting the benefits of a recently developed suite of tools designed to help address carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) challenges.
The effort would help stakeholders effectively evaluate the costs of implementing the tech... Read More »
Indianapolis Power & Light (IPL) recently announced that Sargent & Lundy will act on the company’s behalf in facilitating an all-source request for proposals to meet the 200 MW firm capacity electric generation needed for IPL’s service area.
Currently, IPL’s generation mix includes natural ... Read More »
Electric utilities will seize the opportunity to expand their role in leading the clean energy transition while improving the customer experience in 2020, Deloitte forecasts in its 2020 Power and Utilities Industry Outlook.
According to the report, many utilities will continue working toward meet... Read More »
The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has earmarked up to $20 million for cost-shared research and development projects involving coal and gas-based steam cycle challenges.
“This Administration is committed to developing transformational technologies that can enhan... Read More »
DTE Energy gained a new member for its MIGreenPower program last week, gaining a commitment from Shiloh Industries to source three of its facilities with clean energy.
That energy will, naturally, be provided by DTE, and benefit a technical center in Plymouth, Michigan, along with stamping plant... Read More »
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) approved 45 participants for its new Community Solar Energy Pilot Program.
A community solar project is one where the output is divided among multiple participants or subscribers. The arrays will be located on landfills, brownfields, rooftops, or p... Read More »