Black Hills Energy’s natural gas customers in Kansas are receiving an annual credit on their January bills that reflect the federal corporate tax rate reduction from 35 percent to 21 percent.
The average residential customer will see a bill credit of $7.33 in January, in addition to small credi... Read More »
PG&E Corporation filed today a 15-day advance notice that it and its wholly owned subsidiary Pacific Gas and Electric Company intend to file petitions to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on or about Jan. 29.
The company expects that the Chapter 11 process will enable the co... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently predicted that 2019’s generating capacity will be dominated by renewables and natural gas.
Of 23.7 new gigawatts of capacity additions expected to come online this year, EIA estimates that 46 percent (10.9 GW) will come from wind, 34 per... Read More »
A group of lawmakers recently urged the Department of Interior (DOI) to extend the public comment period regarding potential oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Sens. Tom Carper, (D-DE), Tom Udall (D-NM), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO) and Ed Markey (D... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy will grant up to $88 million for two separate research and development initiatives to enhance technologies for oil and natural gas recovery.
Proved reserves of U.S. crude oil and natural gas reached a record high of 39.2 billion barr... Read More »
The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently assessed the nation's energy status during the organization's ninth annual State of American Energy address.
More than 400 government, labor and industry leaders on America’s economic leadership were in attendance. During the address, API Presiden... Read More »
Consumers Energy recently announced that $10 million had been set aside to help low-income families pay their energy bills, potentially helping as many as 7,000 households in the process.
The funds build on efforts the company has undertaken all winter to help customers reduce energy use and fin... Read More »
The Gulf Connector Project, which connects to the 10,000-mile Transco pipeline, has been placed into full service.
The Transco Pipeline is the largest-volume interstate natural gas pipeline in the U.S. With the opening of the Gulf Connector Project, the Transco pipeline’s delivery capacity is e... Read More »
Regular gas prices averaged $2.72 per gallon (gal) in 2018 in the United States, which is 30 cents/gal higher than in 2017 and 57 cents/gal higher than in 2016.
However, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), prices began declining in and finished the year lower than they bega... Read More »
In October 2018, the Northeast Gas Association (NGA) was officially certified to train field leaders across the nine states they cover, following approval from the MEA Energy Association (MEA).
The NGA’s Field Leader Training Program addresses shift supervisors, crew leaders and foremen alike i... Read More »