The American Gas Association (AGA), along with a coalition of other organizations representing the natural gas value chain, recently sent a letter to the members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy expressing their support for federal policy that fosters continued natural ga... Read More »
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved Feb. 3 a construction permit for the 110-megawatt (MW) Lookout Solar Project in Oglala Lakota County, its first permit for a large-scale solar generation facility.
The approved settlement agreement includes 37 conditions that must be met... Read More »
API-PA Executive Director Stephanie Catarino Wissman released a statement Tuesday criticizing Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s Restore Pennsylvania proposal, which would fund infrastructure projects through a severance tax on natural gas drilling.
Wolf unveiled his 2020-21 budget proposal on Tuesda... Read More »
A new report from the Energy Information Administration finds that the number of coal-fired power plants in New England and New York has declined sharply.
Coal-fired electricity generation peaked in the United States peaked in 2007 when coal accounted for 15 percent of the electricity generated ... Read More »
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) approved an interim storm restoration surcharge for Duke Energy Florida to recover costs related to 2019 Hurricane Dorian and Tropical Storm Nestor.
With the approval, a monthly residential 1,000-kilowatt-hour customer bill will increase $5.34 starting ... Read More »
Investors likely were feeling reassured, if not bullish, about utility stocks after an upbeat briefing from the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) on the progress that electric power companies nationwide are making toward a greener, more modern and stronger energy grid.
Speaking at EEI’s annual Wa... Read More »
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) announced Monday the appointment of Kent Chandler as the commission's executive director.
Chandler has been serving as an advisor to the commissioners. Before his time at the PSC, he worked as an attorney in the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office of ... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on a new initiative to help protect critical energy infrastructure from cybersecurity threats.
The Energy Sector ... Read More »
Otter Tail Power Company installed a 50-kilowatt (kW) electric vehicle fast charger in Fergus Falls, Minn.
The fast charger is along a 200-mile major corridor of the I-94 Interstate between Monticello and Moorhead. It is compatible with all electric vehicle models. Also, two 7-kW Level 2 charger... Read More »
Ohio Edison is installing 252 new LED streetlights in the South Exchange Street Corridor neighborhood near the University of Akron.
The project – done in partnership with the City of Akron and the University of Akron -- will improve visibility for motorists and pedestrians in the area. The pro... Read More »