Two bipartisan bills addressing ozone standards and nuclear technology development were passed this week by the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
The Ozone Standards Implementation Act, H.R. 4775, aims to provide states with a more forgiving timeframe in which to achieve compliance with the Na... Read More »
During a hearing held on Tuesday by the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Power and Energy, U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) addressed how to overcome hurdles to nuclear energy development.
“We are entering a new era for nuclear power,” Murkowski said... Read More »
The Senate passed a resolution on Monday affirming its support for the U.S. solar energy industry as it seeks to provide 21st century solar technology as a low-cost, clean energy solution to homes and businesses across the United States.
Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industri... Read More »
The leaders of the United States, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden released a pair of statements on Friday promising continued collaboration in the fight against climate change.
The U.S.-Nordic Collaboration on Climate Change, the Arctic, and Clean Energy focuses on mutual efforts to ... Read More »
SolarCity announced a collaborative project on Thursday with Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative (CMEEC) and Brightfields Development LLC that will create seven new solar energy sites and install 57,000 solar panels in the Northeast.
The project will develop 13 megawatts of power s... Read More »
S&C Electric Company recently announced that it has completed construction of a new energy storage facility in Minister, Ohio - now one of the largest facilities in Ohio - and held a ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome residents.
The ribbon cutting ceremony took place on May 6, welcoming communit... Read More »
Grid Assurance, a new independent company that will function as an industry-wide resource for critical infrastructure and equipment to execute transmission risk management and emergency response, officially launched on Friday.
Grid Assurance is a collaborative project between six utilities to imp... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced on Monday that U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions were 12 percent lower than 2005 levels, primarily due to changes in the electric power sector and carbon-fuel consumption.
According to the EIA’s Monthly Energy Review, 2015 C... Read More »
Alliant Energy held a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 3 for its new energy education and research initiative in Madison, Wisconsin, that will focus on the development of innovative solar energy and storage solutions.
Alliant Energy’s energy lab will partner with the Electric Power Research Inst... Read More »
NV Energy announced on Tuesday that it will offer renewable energy as an option to customers through the development of a new solar photovoltaic (PV) energy resource to be built in Clark County, Nevada, once the project is approved.
"We are developing the most cost-effective ways to bring more so... Read More »