The Montana Public Service Commission voted 3-2 against a request from NorthWestern Energy on Tuesday for residents to pay for costs associated with the Colstrip Unit 4 outage in 2013.
The Colstrip Unit 4 facility had a core malfunction in 2013, resulting in an outage. As a result, the company ma... Read More »
The Department of Energy Resources and the Department of Housing and Community Development of Massachusetts announced on Tuesday that they are seeking stakeholder engagement for the Affordable Access to Clean and Efficient Energy Initiative (AACEEI).
The AACEEI, announced last month, was created... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration released its Short-Term Energy Outlook report on Tuesday, estimating that U.S. production of hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGL) will increase from 3.86 million barrels per day to 4.33 million b/d through 2017.
HGLs are a group of gas liquids that include prop... Read More »
The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) announced on Monday that parties wishing to intervene with regard to the Union Electric Company’s fuel and purchase power adjustment charge (FAC) case will have until April 11.
In Missouri, Union Electric Company does business as Ameren Missouri. The... Read More »
On Monday, Cleco Corporation, doing business as Cleco Power LLC, announced that the Louisiana Public Service Commission had approved the sale of the corporation to a group of North American infrastructure investors.
Among the investors were Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA), the Br... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy released its first annual U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) on Thursday.
The report is an analysis of the energy sector and its impact on the energy industry regarding employment.
USEER provides one of the first comprehensive looks at energy employment in... Read More »
The North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC) announced the approval on Wednesday of siting permits for two new pipeline projects in western North Dakota to make crude oil and natural gas liquids more readily available in the state.
The first siting permit was for the construction of a crude ... Read More »
Consumers Energy announced on Saturday that its prices have dropped to a nearly 20 year low, with the natural gas company reporting that keeping prices low boosts the local economy.
"We are committed to delivering natural gas safely, reliably and affordably, knowing that our work to reduce costs... Read More »
The Montana Public Service Commission (PSC) approved a settlement proposal from Montana-Dakota Utilities (MDU) on Friday, with the electric company set to raise its rates by 13.3 percent over the course of two years.
MDU proposed a 21.1 percent electricity rate increase in June, which resulted in... Read More »
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced on Friday that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) approved the development of the Clean Line Energy’s Plains & Eastern Line transmission project, the largest U.S. clean energy infrastructure project to date.
The project will deliver wind tu... Read More »