The number of drilled but uncompleted wells for oil and natural reached a high of 8,504 wells in February 2019, according to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Drilling Productivity Report (DPR).
The most recent count, at 8,500 wells in March 2019, was 26 percent higher than the pre... Read More »
Cyber threats and natural disasters are testing the resilience of America’s electricity systems and forcing stakeholders to prioritize how best to successfully make investments that mitigate the resulting challenges and opportunities.
“There is no one-size-fits-all approach. This is not about... Read More »
Southern California Edison (SCE), San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) recently announced a coordinated wildfire safety and awareness campaign to help Californians prepare for the 2019 wildfire season.
The statewide Power of Being Prepared campaign was crea... Read More »
North Dakota Sens. John Hoeven (R) and Kevin Cramer (R) introduced a bill to extend the refined coal tax credit, which incentivizes power plants to pre-treat or refine coal to improve efficiency and decrease emissions.
“The use of refined coal is a strong example of using technology to improve ... Read More »
The Department of Energy (DOE), through its Advanced Building Construction with Energy-Efficient Technologies & Practices (ABC) Funding Opportunity Announcement, is making up to $33.5 million available for construction initiatives.
The announcement seeks to develop deep energy retrofit and new co... Read More »
Duke Energy subsidiary Piedmont Natural Gas has chosen contractor Matrix Service Inc. to construct a liquefied natural gas facility on 60 acres of Robeson County, N.C.
“As an industry leader in low-temperature and cryogenic tanks and terminals, we are very pleased to have been awarded this impo... Read More »
Xcel Energy recently completed a multi-year project to upgrade the power grid in Roswell, N.M.
“The improvements we’ve made over the last several years are boosting the reliability of the city’s electrical system and bringing a more abundant supply of power into areas where it’s needed th... Read More »
ALLETE Clean Energy recently announced that it acquired the up to 303-megawatt (MW) Diamond Spring wind project located in Oklahoma from Apex Clean Energy.
The company will build, own, operate and sell wind power from the site to two large Fortune 500 companies under 15-year power sales agreement... Read More »
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authorized the expansion of the existing Transco natural gas pipeline to serve New York markets.
The expansion, called the Northeast Supply Enhancement project, will provide 400,000 dekatherms per day of additional natural gas supply to National Gr... Read More »
Con Edison is giving customers that use solar energy or electric cars a device that lets them avoid the cost of upgrading the home’s circuit breaker panel.
The device is called ConnectDER and is free of charge to customers who power their homes with solar energy and connect electric vehicle ch... Read More »