In a report published on Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), co-authors Alice Orrell and Nik Foster demonstrated that American companies are using wind turbines more frequently to generate their own power near facilities that require it.
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The rising number of rate cases being submitted to the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) in recent years is mainly the result of an increase in capital spending by utility companies trying to reduce the environmental impact of power generation, South Dakota PUC Chairman Chris Nelson rec... Read More »
Xcel Energy announced the largest proposed agreement of its kind in Colorado history this week with a landmark settlement agreement with major stakeholders that could change how electricity is priced in Colorado and expand solar energy initiatives.
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) recently released International Energy Outlook 2016 (IEO2016) and Annual Energy Outlook 2016 (AEO2016) showed a significant increase in shale gas production that is expected to continue through 2040.
The report found that shale gas production i... Read More »
Reforming the cumbersome hydro licensing process is among the core priorities for the American Public Power Association (APPA) as it looks ahead to the fall when the House and Senate are expected to begin hammering out differences over comprehensive energy legislation.
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration released its International Energy Outlook 2016 (IEO2016) and Annual Energy Outlook 2016 (AEO2016) reports on Friday, projecting global tight oil production will more than double between 2015 and 2040.
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report found a rare occurrence on Monday, as two energy regions reported the first July net natural gas withdrawals in approximately 10 years.
Net withdrawals are a process by which fuel is withdrawn from energy stora... Read More »
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently released its 2015 Electric Service Reliability Report, evaluating electric distribution companies (EDCs) across the state based on various benchmarks.
“The Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act mandates the commissio... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released information on Friday explaining how energy demand is used to predict energy requirements and showing how charting load shapes and energy forecasts can help calculate demand.
According to the EIA, load shapes are generally used to predict ... Read More »
As crude oil prices begin recovering after the 2014 slump, the large gap between capital expenditure and operating cash flow that has recently been causing financial difficulties for many U.S. oil companies is beginning to show signs of narrowing.
In recent years, companies have boosted their inv... Read More »