The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) recently launched its new webpage on rooftop solar and net energy metering to reflect changes to policies and PUCN responsibilities approved by the Nevada State Legislature in Assembly Bill 405.
The Legislature directed PUCN to implement the statu... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently proposed a rule that would allow for expedited approval of small-scale exports of natural gas, including liquefied natural gas (LNG).
“The Trump Administration is focused on finding ways to unleash American energy and providing a reliable and enviro... Read More »
Duke Energy Kentucky recently filed with the Kentucky Public Service Commission (KYPSC) to increase its revenues by approximately $49 million, which would result in an average rate increase of 15 percent across all customer groups.
The increase would be the first rate base increase in 11 years f... Read More »
In certain situations, according to a report from DNV GL last week, adding energy storage to renewable energy installations, such as solar plants and wind turbines, might not only be viable, but optimal.
The report was part of the WindStock project, a joint effort between DNV GL, Greenchoice, Win... Read More »
HECO Companies recently announced it has filed its final grid modernization strategy with the Hawaii state Public Utilities Commission (PUC) after receiving input from project stakeholders and the public.
The filing follows a January direction by the PUC that required HECO Companies to develop a... Read More »
The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) recently hosted the first workshop in a public process to develop a code of ethics for the commission.
The meeting included an overview of various Arizona statutes and rules regarding open meeting law, conflicts of interest, financial disclosure, gifts, a... Read More »
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) praised Georgia Power’s decision to file a recommendation to the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to complete construction of the two new Westinghouse AP1000 reactors at plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Georgia.
“Georgia Power's decision to continue con... Read More »
Kingsport Power, doing business as AEP Appalachian Power (AEP), recently filed a petition with the Tennessee Public Utility Commission (PUC), asking it to resolve a boundary dispute with Bristol Tennessee Essential Services (BTEC).
The dispute came about after BTEC constructed electric power dis... Read More »
Approximately 20,000 of the nuclear energy industry’s 57,000 workers, not including contractors and vendors, are full-time organized-labor employees, the industry’s 2017 Pipeline Survey found.
Organized labor works over 20 million hours of maintenance each year at nuclear power plants.
T... Read More »
CH2M recently entered into a partnership with the Shell Pipeline Company LP for a natural infrastructure
and pipeline resiliency project along the Blue Hammock Bayou’s Ship Shoal corridor in Louisiana.
The project centers on the Ship Shoal pipeline, a joint venture located along the bayou and... Read More »