A group of businesses, trade associations, environmental organizations, and energy efficiency advocates have forwarded correspondence to Congress encouraging energy efficient infrastructure investments.
The Alliance for Industrial Efficiency, along with the Alliance to Save Energy were among the ... Read More »
U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Jack Reed (D-RI) reintroduced legislation Wednesday to prevent delays in distributing grants through the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) and the State Energy Program (SEP) to state agencies and local partners.
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Several appointments were made to various National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) boards and committees this week.
Willie Phillips, chairman of the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, was appointed to NARUC’s board of directors. He was also named vice... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will be awarding $38 million in federal funding for technologies that improve the performance of the nation’s existing coal-fired power plant fleet.
The funding opportunity, called Improving Efficiency, Reliability, and Flexibility of Existing Coal-Based Powe... Read More »
A new partnership between ExxonMobil, Renewable Energy Group (REG) and Clariant seeks to evolve an alternate source of biofuel, converting things like agricultural waste and residues into cellulosic biodiesel.
While ExxonMobil and REG have already proven sugars could be converted into biodiesel i... Read More »
NV Energy, based in Las Vegas, Nev., is soliciting request for proposals (RFP) as a means of bolstering long-term firm capacity and energy resources for its customers beginning in 2020.
Officials said the resource need of 400 to 600 megawatts listed in the RFP is for summer peak planning capacity... Read More »
The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) recently said that it would construct a new energy sciences research building on its campus in Richland, Wash.
The facility will be used to conduct research to improve catalysts and enable more efficient energy and transporta... Read More »
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a final Environmental Impact Statement for the Driftwood LNG (liquefied natural gas) facility and pipeline project near Lake Charles, Louisiana.
The Driftwood project, which includes a 96-mile pipeline, would export 27.6 million tons of LNG annuall... Read More »
Tallgrass Energy and Kinder Morgan struck a deal that will increase crude oil capacity at facilities in the Western United States.
As part of the deal, Tallgrass Energy would convert portions of its Pony Express Pipeline System to crude oil service, while Kinder Morgan would do the same with por... Read More »
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently released a report on the results of a study of home energy burdens for low-income Pennsylvanians and opened a public comment period for interested parties.
The Commission voted 5-0 to issue the report, “Home Energy Affordability for Low-... Read More »