Williams Partners L.P. released this week the results of a Rutgers University study examining the impact of the proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement project on the economies of Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.
The nearly $1 billion energy infrastructure project is designed to increase nat... Read More »
Big data could be used to enhance safety during nuclear installations, presenters told attendees at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Conference on Topical Issues in Nuclear Installation Safety held in Vienna, Austria this week.
“The industry has started exploring the... Read More »
The costs of producing shale and deep-water oil have fallen in recent years, enabling the U.S. oil industry to be more competitive with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), according to the Institute for Energy Research (IER).
Shale oil production has become profitable a... Read More »
Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana - North (Vectren North) recently signed a five-year contract with a national supplier of natural gas in order to secure prices and a portion of its supplies through March 2023.
“Natural gas prices continue to remain low and are expected to be into the foresee... Read More »
Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) completed and entered into service this week a 16-mile, $124 million transmission line project in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
The project will serve 180,000 customers in Colts Neck, Howell, Neptune, Tinton Falls and Wall, New Jersey.
JCP&L built the Ocea... Read More »
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. recently announced that the Bakken Pipeline, which consists of the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Energy Transfer Crude Oil Pipeline (ETCO), are in commercial service.
Dakota Access, LLC and Energy Transfer Crude Oil Company LLC own the Bakken Pipeline, which stret... Read More »
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) recently released its 2017 Summer
Reliability Assessment, which found that all areas of the United States have enough resources to meet expected peak electricity demands for this summer.
Anticipated reserve margins, the amount of proje... Read More »
The Nevada Legislature recently advanced a bill that would restore the state’s Net Energy Metering mechanism, but with a reduced rate for customer-generated energy that is sent to the grid.
The bill, AB 405, also includes solar consumer protection measures and a “Bill of Rights” for solar ... Read More »
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano discussed nuclear’s role in a low-carbon energy future at the International Economic Forum recently held in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
“Nuclear power is one of the lowest-carbon technologies for generating electricity,”... Read More »
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently took final action to approve the state of Georgia’s request to redesignate the Atlanta Area to attainment for the 2008 8-hour ozone standard.
The decision is based on air quality monitoring data for 2013, 2014, and 2015 that shows that th... Read More »