Xcel Energy proposed a new initiative to start off the new year -- a $58 million, five-year Natural Gas Innovation Plan in Minnesota.
The proposal includes a portfolio of pilot projects across an array of technologies that have the potential to significantly reduce carbon emissions from the natur... Read More »
The Canadian corporation Capital Power finished out 2023 by acquiring a 50.15 percent interest in the Frederickson 1 Generating Station in Pierce County, Washington for $97.5 million.
Purchased from Atlantic Power & Utilities, the move will grant Capital Power a majority stake in the 265 MW natu... Read More »
Work continues under Consumers Energy of Michigan’s Natural Gas Delivery Plan, with 30 miles of pipeline replaced across three counties in 2023, and the filing of a new natural gas rate case with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC).
Investments like these are meant to reduce long-term... Read More »
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) officially appointed seven industry representatives to serve on its new Gas-Electric Alignment for Reliability (GEAR) initiative this week, as a means to better energy system maintenance and improvement by the gas and electric indu... Read More »
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) got approval from the Maryland Public Service Commission for its multi-year rate plan.
The commission authorized a rate increase over three years of approximately $408 million, for both gas and electric service. For the first year, the commission authorize... Read More »
The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a bill this week that reauthorizes the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) pipeline safety programs for the next four years.
The Pipeline Efficiency and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2023, H.R. 6494, provides... Read More »
In its annual Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report, released this week by Madison Gas and Electric (MGE), the company laid out its environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts, including inroads made to major carbon emissions reductions.
Overall, MGE’s goal is to achieve ne... Read More »
PSE&G on Dec. 1 submitted its blueprint to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) for its $3.1 billion energy efficiency programs.
The proposal, called Clean Energy Future – Energy Efficiency II, details 11 energy efficiency programs targeting diverse customer segments. It includes ... Read More »
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule that is designed to reduce methane gas emissions and other harmful air pollutants from the oil and natural gas industry.
The announcement was made Dec. 2 by EPA Administrator Michael Regan and National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi at t... Read More »
A bill that would reauthorize the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) pipeline safety programs for the next four years was introduced in the House last week.
The bill, the Promoting Innovation in Pipeline Efficiency and Safety (PIPES) Act of 2023 (H.R. 6494), was in... Read More »