Policy
Florida PSC reduces rates for Florida Public Utilities Company, Florida City Gas to reflect tax savings
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) approved Tuesday settlement agreements for Florida Public Utilities Company (FPUC) and for Florida City Gas to reduce rates to reflect savings from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. “We continue to ensure that Florida’s customers benefit from the ... Read More »Senators call on Energy Secretary to stop delays in Weatherization Assistance Program funding
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) recently led a group of senators in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry regarding delays in guidance and documentation for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). The Department of Energy (DOE) recently missed a deadline to deliver informat... Read More »NRDC urges Congress to investigate why DOE has not spent clean energy R&D budget
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) wants to know why the Department of Energy (DOE) still has not distributed up to $600 million in clean energy research and development funding that has already been approved by Congress. NRDC Managing Director of Government Affairs Ana Unruh Cohen said... Read More »Southern Company names two to board of directors
The Board of Directors of Southern Company announced Tuesday the election of Janaki Akella and Anthony F. Earley, Jr. as independent directors, effective Jan. 2, 2019. Akella will join the Operations, Environmental and Safety Committee and the Business Security Subcommittee. Earley will be on the... Read More »LNG exports expected to double by end of 2019
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is projecting liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity will reach 8.9 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) by the end of 2019. EIA officials said the estimation would place the capacity level as the third largest in the world behind Australia and Qatar... Read More »Washington Gas submits next phase of D.C. infrastructure replacement plan
Washington Gas submitted to the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (PSC) the next phase of PROJECTpipes, the utility’s 40-year program to replace gas infrastructure in the district. PROJECTpipes has been underway for the past four years, with $78.1 million spent on improvemen... Read More »Coalition urges tax credit for stand-alone storage investment
A coalition consisting of more than 150 companies and industry groups representing storage, wind, solar, hydro, manufacturing and other sectors recently sent a letter to Congressional leaders in support of The Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act (S. 1868 & H.R. 4649). The letter calls... Read More »Suzanne Jaworowski