The Massachusetts Petroleum Council has expressed concerns regarding the impact of a new amendment to the energy bill recently adopted by the Senate that prohibits the Department of Public Utilities from approving private pipeline financing.
“Blocking additional natural gas supplies to the regi... Read More »
A coalition of representatives, led by U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas), recently penned a letter requested greater clarity from EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy regarding compliance dates for the Clean Power Plan (CPP).
Following the Supreme Court’s decision to grant applications from states ... Read More »
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved a final order regarding security standards for third-party access to consumer Smart Meter data on Thursday, which will help residents better track energy usage and save on utility bills.
The Electronic Data Exchange Working Group first pr... Read More »
The Idaho Public Utility Commission (PUC) will investigate the extent to which $35.2 million in energy efficiency investments at the Idaho Power Company were incurred prudently to justify its consumer rider program, the organization said on Tuesday.
The PUC will take public comments regarding Id... Read More »
A recent technical conference organized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), titled “Implementation Issues Under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA)” drew together panelists from across the country to discuss challenges relating to PURPA arrangements and obl... Read More »
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissions (NARUC) members spoke out on Monday and Tuesday at a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) technical conference to address potentially frivolous spending on transmission projects.
FERC held a technical conference on competitive tra... Read More »
In a recent statement regarding light pollution control efforts, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) indicated its support for the majority of the items contained in the new community guidance issued by the American Medical Association (AMA) relating to LED outdoor lighting.
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In a critical verdict on June 21, U.S. District Court Judge Scott Skavdahl ruled in favor of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and Western Energy Alliance’s challenge to the 2015 regulations issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) applying to hydraulic fracturing on fed... Read More »
Rhode Island’s legislature recently committed to an extended and increased target for the production of renewable energy, increasing targets originally set in 2004 by nearly 300 percent.
Building on an original Renewable Energy Standard (RES) that targeted three percent renewable energy by 2007... Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) appointed four new members to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) on Wednesday to serve four-year terms acting as advisors to the NRC regarding safety, licensing and operational regulation.
The NRC named Dr. Margaret Sze-Tai Chu, Dr. Wa... Read More »