Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) reached an historic milestone this week, as it has begun the process to purchase California-produced renewable natural gas (RNG) for residential and small commercial customers.
Further, the company is also announcing a new biomass-to-RNG project.
"A c... Read More »
In a filing with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) this week, Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC (NIPSCO) requested an increase of 10.6 percent to the monthly bills of the average natural gas residential customer, to fuel both modernization and upgrades.
Those upgrades ar... Read More »
Compared to 2007, Southern Company managed to cut its greenhouse gas emissions 46 percent by 2022, according to its latest annual sustainability summary report.
Additionally, the company reportedly emphasized investments into reliability and resilience measures for both the grid and pipeline sys... Read More »
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it was making nearly $3.7 billion in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding available for qualifying American households.
Released through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), the f... Read More »
The University of Alabama won federal support this week for a new notion of how to repurpose older electric vehicle batteries: recycling them into stationary chargers.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) provided UA, Alabama Power, and Mercedes-Benz $4 million to develop and demonstrate ways to ... Read More »
New York State made the largest state investment in renewable energy in U.S. history this week, awarding contracts for three offshore wind and 22 land-based renewable energy projects totaling 6.4 gigawatts.
The projects, when in operation, will generate enough energy to power 2.6 million New York... Read More »
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security approved a bill this week that would boost domestic uranium mining, production, enrichment, and conversion capacity for nuclear fuel programs.
The Nuclear Fuel Security Act (H.R. 5718), introduced by U.S. Rep.... Read More »
Under a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the General Services Administration (GSA) and Southern Company, the latter will develop carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) options to power federal facilities throughout its service territories.
This will span three southern states, as pa... Read More »
After initial approval from the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) in 2021, Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power last week filed to officially update their current rates under the environmental compliance surcharge (ECS), bringing higher bills to customers.
ECS costs stem from the ... Read More »
Several groups are calling on the U.S. Senate to oppose an amendment that would block the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from implementing the updated minimum energy efficiency standards for new housing financed by HUD programs.
The amendment in question, sponsored by U.S. Sen... Read More »