More than $30 million could be awarded in fiscal year 2018 to support cost-share projects that result in innovative nuclear reactor designs and technologies, according to a Department of Energy (DoE) funding opportunity announcement (FOA) on Thursday.
Applications for fiscal year 2017 are due o... Read More »
Reps. Fred Upton (R-MI) and Bill Johnson (R-OH) recently sent a letter to Energy Secretary Rick Perry, asking him to take steps to make the process for authorizing commercial nuclear energy exports more efficient and predictable.
“While DOE is in the process of implementing some targeted refor... Read More »
With Congress making tax reform a top priority of year’s end, the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) recently called on legislators to include sweeping energy tax measures.
In a letter, the BCSE called for structuring of the tax could that would provide benefits to all qualifying te... Read More »
The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and Western Energy recently released statements welcoming the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) suspension of a regulation for venting and flaring from oil and natural gas operations on federal and tribal lands.
“This action is a good s... Read More »
Executives from NextEra Energy Resources, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, and American Electric Power (AEP) recently joined with state and local leaders and landowners to celebrate the commissioning of the Bluff Point Wind Energy Center in rural Portland, Indiana.
The Bluff Point Wind Energy Cen... Read More »
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) released Wednesday its report on the customer service performance of the state’s major jurisdictional utility companies.
The Utility Consumer Activities Report and Evaluation (UCARE Report) showed a slight decrease in customer complaints about u... Read More »
While nearly half of all U.S. electricity customers use smart meter technology with two-way communication capabilities, smart meter penetration rates vary widely across the country, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported on Wednesday.
Approximately 71 million advanced metering... Read More »
Georgia Power dedicated Wednesday the first of two planned solar facilities that will supply the company’s new Community Solar program.
The two-megawatt (MW) project consists of 8,200 panels and sits on more than 10 acres in northeast Georgia.
Customers who subscribe to the program will re... Read More »
As the U.S. natural gas liquefaction capacity rises in the form of a new Louisiana-based unit, liquefied natural gas exports have risen to an average of 1.9 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d).
This latest unit has been added to the Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas terminal, making it the fourth ... Read More »
Duke Energy announced Wednesday that the company has acquired full ownership of California-based REC Solar, which provides renewable energy solutions to commercial customers across the United States.
Duke Energy acquired a majority interest in REC Solar in February 2015.
"REC Solar complemen... Read More »