The final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed this week in Congress and soon to be signed into law bodes extremely well for the electric industry.
Tom Kuhn, president of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), the Washington, D.C.-based organization representing the nation’s investor-owne... Read More »
Members of Alaska’s congressional delegation applauded Wednesday a provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) that would open the non-wilderness 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to energy development.
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the chairwoman of the Senate Ene... Read More »
The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday granted Georgia Power approval to complete the construction of two new reactors at its Vogtle nuclear plant near Waynesboro, Georgia, the only new nuclear reactors under construction in the United States.
The decision follows months of re... Read More »
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) announced Tuesday that it is seeking further comments from interested stakeholders on utility hurricane preparedness and restoration actions as part of a broader 2017 review of the issue.
The PSC is requesting comments from local governments, businesse... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Tuesday $12 million in funding for eight projects designed to advance predictive modeling capabilities for solar generation to enable more accurate forecasts of solar generation levels.
“These projects will address a critical gap in our research, w... Read More »
A partnership of the Wind Catcher Energy Connection, the High Plains Technology Center (HPTC) and Oklahoma Panhandle State University (OPSU) will yield $200,000 in scholarships to encourage students toward the wind energy sector.
This is pending, however, on regulatory approval of the Wind Catche... Read More »
Alliant Energy recently announced Tuesday that it has finalized an agreement with developer Tradewind Energy under which it will build and own the 170-megawatt (MW) English Farms Wind Farm project located in Poweshiek County in central Iowa.
"Wind energy is a win for Iowans," Doug Kopp, presiden... Read More »
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. recently announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted Rover Pipeline, LLC approval to place Phase 1B of the Rover Pipeline project into service.
With the addition of Phase 1B, the project is capable of transporting up to 1.7 billion cubic ... Read More »
Con Edison issued Monday a Request for Proposals (RFP) for alternatives to new natural gas pipelines consistent with New York City’s and New York State’s environmental goals to meet growing energy demand in its service territory.
The company said it would invest at least $100 million annuall... Read More »
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) recently sent a letter to the members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), urging them to reform the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA).
In the letter, NARUC described four major changes in th... Read More »