Shortly after the introduction and referral to the Senate Energy Committee of bills S.B. 437 and S.B. 438, Consumers Energy’s President and CEO-elect Patti Poppe issued a statement urging the committee to support the two bills, which she maintains will reduce the impending risk to the reliability ... Read More »
A new inspector was assigned by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to Exelon Nuclear’s Three Mile Island nuclear power plant on Thursday.
Brian Lin, a former project engineer in the NRC’s Region I office in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, has been selected by NRC officials to serve as the... Read More »
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) commended the House of Representatives on Friday for the appointment of conferees and conferences on the Energy Policy Modernization Act, S. 2012.
“Today’s naming of conferees by the House is an impo... Read More »
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources met on Wednesday to discuss the impact of technology on the mining industry, finding that new developments have made record-breaking safety improvements in the industry.
The non-legislative hearing, “Exploring 21st Century Mining Safe... Read More »
The Committee on Science, Space and Technology’s Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing on Thursday to examine the impact on the state level of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, as well as the implementation and associated economic and legal issues at the national level.
“We have learned in p... Read More »
In a Thursday letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mike Lee (R-UT), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), David Perdue (R-GA) and David Vitter (R-LA) called on the Department of Justice (DoJ) to end the use of law enforcement resources against political opponents of President Barack... Read More »
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) filed a comment with the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) last week, urging the organization to reconsider its proposed law to mandate the exclusive adoption of LED bulbs.
NEMA said that U.S. lighting manufacturers believe that consumers sho... Read More »
At a summit held by the Department of Energy (DOE) last week, industry leaders, legislators and administration officials collaborated on the development of strategies and policies to prevent the premature shutdown of nuclear reactors that currently provide more than 60 percent of carbon-free power g... Read More »
Alliant Energy’s Wisconsin utility announced filed a request with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) on Friday to increase its rates during 2017 to account for new clean energy investments.
“We’ve kept our eye on costs and taken a thoughtful approach to investing,” John La... Read More »
During a full committee hearing on the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) delivered a statement that emphasized the necessity of balancing the needs of energy production and environmental protection.
Cantwell, ranking member of the... Read More »