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 »
The Department of Energy (DOE) has approved a pair of long-term orders granting the export of domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG).
The signing, part of the EU-U.S. Energy Council High-Level Business to Business Energy Forum held in Brussels, involves Tellurian Inc.’s Driftwood LNG... Read More »
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved last week a new electric vehicle pilot program and granted DTE Electric Co. a $273.3 million rate increase.
The new EV program will last three years and operate under investments of $13 million. Known as Charging Forward, it will cover EV an... Read More »
Appalachian Power recently filed its 2019 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC), which calls for increased utility-scale solar, wind energy and energy efficiency (EE) programs.
The IRP forecasts Appalachian Power’s load obligations in Virginia over ... Read More »
PNM, the New Mexico utility subsidiary of PNM Resources, announced Wednesday an agreement with Pattern Development, an affiliate of Pattern Energy Group 2 LP, and the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority (NM RETA) to acquire a renewable transmission project to support the development o... Read More »
National Grid is seeking approval from the New York State Public Service Commission (NYSPSC) to update its natural gas delivery rates.
A typical residential heating customer on Long Island and the Rockaway Peninsula would see a $6.53 monthly delivery increase under this proposal. That equates to... Read More »
Southern California Edison (SCE) has secured battery-based energy storage resources as a means of meeting local capacity requirements in the Santa Clara sub-area.
SCE has signed seven contracts for 195 megawatts of resources, per officials, noting the effort was the result of SCE’s Aliso Canyon... Read More »
Commissioner Anthony J. O’Donnell of the Maryland Public Service Commission testified yesterday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on behalf of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) on a draft bill on nuclear waste policy.
The discuss... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and John Hoeven (R-ND) introduced legislation that would provide flexibility in using a variety of different fuel sources, including natural gas, to make federal buildings more energy efficient.
The All-of-the-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act would repe... Read More »