As more residential customers install rooftop solar panels to generate their own electric power, U.S. states are best positioned to regulate that growing part of the electric market, according to an official with the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC).
“It has lo... Read More »
Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) President Lisa Jacobson issued a statement on Thursday regarding the potential impact of the Supreme Court stay of the Clean Power Plan for statewide energy management and planning.
“The final Clean Power Plan provides states with flexibility,” ... Read More »
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc., CEO Micheal McInnessaid on Thursday that the company might discontinue its Clean Power Plan until the Supreme Court adopts the “pencil down’ approach.
“We have supported states ‘putting the pencil down’ for many reasons, but prim... Read More »
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) presented before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Power on Friday, saying that the Department of Energy’s (DOE) serial rulemaking for energy products negatively impacts citizens and energy companies alike.
NEMA President and CEO... Read More »
Ohio is well positioned to try and plan for implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan if it survives legal challenges, even though it opposes the rule, Asim Haque, chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), recently told Daily Energy Insid... Read More »
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) called for additional information into the use and administration of Section 1603 cash grants and energy tax credits in letters sent on Thursday to the Department of Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Inspector General f... Read More »
The U.S. House of Representatives approved the PIPES Act of 2016 on Wednesday by a unanimous vote to work to improve the safety, transportation and regulatory processes that govern the natural gas sector.
“The legislation passed today would improve pipeline safety by closing gaps in federal s... Read More »
Exelon Corp. announced an intention on Wednesday to file a second 20-year license extension to extend the operations at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station in an effort to continue to provide safe, carbon-free energy to Pennsylvania residents.
“The second license renewal of the Peach Bottom... Read More »
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, recently issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Sweetheart Lake Hydroelectric Project planned for Juneau, Alaska.
The original application was filed on May 29, 2014, by Juneau Hydro... Read More »
The U.S. Senate’s Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) led a proposal with 14 senators on Saturday to reform the federal coal leasing program that requires more science-backed decision making.
The Interior Department began an initiative to review and u... Read More »