The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) applauded the U.S. House Appropriations Committee on Thursday for drafting a new, more cost-effective and operationally efficient 2017 fiscal budget for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
The draft budget was intended to increase NRC’s operational e... Read More »
According to the recently released U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Natural Gas Monthly report, U.S. natural gas production reached a record high in 2105, peaking at 79 billion cubic feet per day – a five percent increase from 2014.
According to the report, natural gas production in ... Read More »
U.S. Sens. James Inhofe (R-OK), Michael Crapo (R-ID), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) jointly introduced the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act, S.B. 2795, on Wednesday.
The bill seeks to address the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) fee structure and proc... Read More »
The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) on Wednesday came out strongly against the Obama Administration’s proposed offshore well control rule.
“Offshore producers share the government’s goal of enhancing offshore safety and companies continue to work every day to make operat... Read More »
The American Gas Association (AGA) on Thursday applauded the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s draft of the reinstatement of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
“The most important thing that natural gas utilities do is deliver essential energy to ou... Read More »
Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative President and CEO Bobbi Kilmer addressed the House Transportation and Infrastructure subpanel on Thursday, saying that planning and cooperation across public and private sectors is the key to properly addressing power outages.
Kilmer’s statements were made ... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) praised the government on Thursday for creating new federal stipulations to better regulate drilling and protect Florida’s coastline from oil spills like the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe.
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon catastrophe was one of the worst oil spills in ... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power, held a hearing on Thursday to discuss more reasonable implementation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
The hearing, titled “H.R. 4775, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016,” rev... Read More »
Sandia National Laboratories released the results of a three-year study on Thursday, concluding that most U.S. rooftops in good condition can support the weight of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) installation system loads.
“There is a misperception in the building industry that existing reside... Read More »
Appalachian Power announced on Wednesday that it will begin construction this month on a $14 million project to improve the transmission system for Scott County in southwest Virginia after power showed signs of potential failure in winter 2014.
The Duffield Area Improvements Project involves a s... Read More »