Policy
EEI report: Federal regulators must end ‘pancaked’ complaint decisions
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) propensity to set hearings on return on equity (ROE) complaints doesn’t bode well for the commission’s decision-making reputation among the nation’s electricity utilities and their investors, according to an August report published by the Edi... Read More »Petroleum groups applaud Bureau of Land Management’s revised waste prevention rule
Several petroleum sector trade associations welcomed the release of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) announcement on Sept. 18 that it has revised its 2016 waste prevention rule with the aim of reducing duplicative regulations on the private sector. The rule addresses the venting and flari... Read More »New York launches EV charging station rebate program
New York State has launched a $5 million electric vehicle charging station rebate program designed to promote installations at private and public venues. The Charge Ready NY initiative, which officials said is administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, provides ... Read More »Credit: DOE
Argonne’s Joint Center for Energy Storage Research renewed under 5-year, $120 mln plan
Argonne National Lab’s Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) is being renewed for another five years by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under a $120 million plan that will fuel advanced battery studies. The JCESR has been at work for five years already, and in that time has made ... Read More »New bill targets electric vehicle tax credit extension
A group of Democratic senators recently introduced a bill designed to extend the electric vehicle tax credit for 10 years. U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced the introduction of the Electric Cars Act of 2018 ... Read More »New Jersey Board of Public Utilities opens 1,100 MW solicitation for offshore wind
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) Monday opened an application window for 1,100 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind capacity, the country’s largest single-state solicitation of offshore wind to date. New Jersey has set a goal of 3,500 MW of offshore wind by 2030. New Jersey Gov. Phil... Read More »Credit: Entergy