The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is revising the Risk Management Program (RMP) rule to further protect communities from chemical accidents, particularly those near facilities with high accident rates.
The RMP rule requires industrial facilities with high accident rates to prevent ac... Read More »
According to the latest figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), domestic natural gas exports to Mexico from West Texas averaged 1.6 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) this May, marking a 12 percent increase over the previous year.
It continued an upward trend that has been ... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Friday it had launched a program to advance hydropower as a clean energy alternative.
The $28 million program would support research and development projects that will advance hydropower as a source of clean energy. Funded through the Bipartisan Infr... Read More »
In a first for the utility industry, Duke Energy last week deployed new, sustainable commercial paper notes, intending to utilize them to fund expenditures and programs related to diverse opportunities and suppliers, including businesses owned by minorities, women, veterans, LGBTQIA+ and more.
Wi... Read More »
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released a roadmap Thursday outlining near- and long-term steps to scale America’s solar manufacturing sector.
A response to the passage of the Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act (SEMA), part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the white... Read More »
Electricity generation from renewable sources will account for 22 percent of power generated in the United States in 2022, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its forecast Friday.
In 2020 and 2021, renewable energy sources, like hydropower, wind, and solar, accounted for 20 ... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy announced it was looking ahead on security last week, making available $45 million to develop and test technology designed to shield the electric grid from cyberattacks and increase system reliability.
While grid upgrade funding was included in both the Bipartisan In... Read More »
In response to proposed transmission reforms from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), comments from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) filed last week indicated an industry ready for stronger transmission planning rules to address the changing energy mix.
“The Federal E... Read More »
SoCal Gas announced Tuesday that it would implement several measures to conserve water and energy as part of its plan to meet net-zero carbon emission goals by 2045.
The company said it recently completed its 22nd Xeriscaping project at a facility in Oxnard, Calif. Xeriscaping is a landscape sty... Read More »
Last year, wind power accounted for a record 32 percent of the nation’s energy capacity growth, expanding the industry to the point that it could power as many as 40 million homes, according to three reports released by the U.S. Department of Energy this week.
The rapid domestic growth of the ... Read More »