Israeli Minister of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources Dr. Yuval Steinitz and U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz signed an agreement on Monday reaffirming their commitment to clean energy research and development.
The agreement signed was an amendment to an existing agree... Read More »
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission approved the sale of a section of Idaho Falls service territory from Rocky Mountain Power to Idaho Falls Power, the City of Idaho Falls municipal utility, on Friday.
Rocky Mountain Power and Idaho Falls Power signed a joint agreement for the transfer of the ... Read More »
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently asked residents to take extreme care during power outages, which have become increasingly common due to inclement weather this spring.
The Pennsylvania PUC urged residents to call their utility companies directly during a power outage be... Read More »
Scientists at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced on Friday the discovery of a key finding that could allow for more cost-effective and green solar cell production.
Silicon solar cells are created using a paste comprised of s... Read More »
Several industry representatives critiqued the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio’s (PUCO) decision to approve Purchase Power Agreements (PPAs) for FirstEnergy and AEP on Thursday, warning that the PPAs were deeply flawed and will hurt consumers.
Representatives from the PJM Power Providers Gr... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced this week that last year marked the first year on file during which capacity at natural gas combined-cycle plants was higher than that of coal steam plants on average.
The EIA said that there are several factors behind the phenomenon, i... Read More »
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) released a summary of its most-recent grid security exercise, GridEx III, on Thursday, noting considerable improvement in preparedness and response in the event of a security threat.
GridEx III simulated a cyber and physical attack on a ... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released a report on Friday projecting that ethane production would soon increase by 300,000 barrels per day (b/d) and will account for approximately two-thirds of all hydrocarbon gas liquid (HGL) production growth.
The details of the forecast wer... Read More »
A luncheon event to discuss the future of oil and gas development in Colorado held on Thursday was hosted by the Colorado Petroleum Council (CPC) and was attended by Gov. John Hickenlooper.
American Petroleum Institute President and CEO Jack Gerard and CPC Executive Director Tracee Bentley were ... Read More »
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) on Thursday announced the adoption of a modified electric security plan (ESP) featuring stipulations to prevent bill increases for FirstEnergy’s Ohio distribution utilities.
PUCO said that the new ESP will issue a number of updates to FirstEnergyâ... Read More »