By Mark Jaffe, EUCI energy writer Six consumer advocates – across four states and the District of Columbia – have filed a complaint with federal regulators contending that the rate design of the country’s largest grid, the PJM Interconnection, is creating “crushing” capacity prices. For the 2025-2026 delivery year, those capacity prices jumped sevenfold to…
Court Sets Timetable For PFAS Litigation September 9, 2024 AMWA and AWWA’s litigation challenging EPA’s National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for PFAS continues to inch forward in the courts. Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals announced the briefing schedule that will govern the case timetable over the next six months. Under the order, AMWA…
Gulf of Mexico Oil, Gas Production Almost Fully Restored After Hurricane September 17, 2024 Gulf of Mexico oil and gas production is almost fully restored following hurricane Francine, a statement posted on the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s (BSEE) website on Monday revealed. In the statement, the BSEE noted that, from operator reports, it…
Four Kansas GOP members working to blunt federal power on transmission line corridor September 13, 2024 Four Republicans in the Kansas congressional delegation Friday offered support for legislation limiting federal authority to take control of private property for development of a national electric transmission corridor. The bill backed by U.S. Reps. Tracey Mann and Ron…
NTEC receives DOE funding to study Four Corners carbon capture September 16, 2024 A minority owner of the Four Corners Power Plant received federal funding to study retrofitting the coal-fired generating station with carbon capture technology. The Navajo Transitional Energy Company—an enterprise division of the Navajo Nation—announced this week that it has received $6.5 million…
1st molten salt nuclear reactor in 30 years gains historic permit from US Agency Sep 17, 2024 The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted Abilene Christian University (ACU) the construction permit for an advanced nuclear reactor called the Natura MSR-1. This is the first liquid salt-fueled reactor ever licensed by the NRC and the…
Google, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft balk at Ohio utility’s demand they pay for electric grid upgrades to support AI rollout Sep. 16, 2024 Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta have banded together to fight an Ohio utility that wants them to pay for upgrades to the electric grid that will be necessary to support the Big…
Federal $500M bailout for Muskrat Falls power delays to keep N.S. rate hikes in check September 17, 2024 Ottawa is negotiating a $500-million bailout for Nova Scotia’s privately owned electric utility, saying the money will be used to prevent a big spike in electricity rates. Federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson made the announcement Monday…
Renewables, cleantech sector will grow regardless of who wins the U.S. presidential election Energize Weekly, September 18, 2024 The results of the U.S. presidential election – even if there is a victory by Donald Trump – will likely not derail growth in the renewable energy and cleantech sectors, according to an analysis by energy consultant…
Appalachian Power to get $5 million for Claytor hydroelectric upgrades September 9, 2024 Appalachian Power will receive $5 million in federal funding to upgrade its Claytor hydroelectric plant on the New River in Pulaski County. Virginia’s second-largest electric utility will use the money to help pay for replacing original equipment on two of the 75-megawatt…
Natural gas pipeline capacity from the Permian Basin is set to increase September 10, 2024 Natural gas pipeline takeaway capacity in the Permian Basin will soon increase as the Matterhorn Express Pipeline, with a capacity of 2.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), is expected to begin service this month, according to EnLink Midstream, one…
Greenlink West transmission project in Nevada gets green light from feds September 10th 2024 Greenlink West, the transmission project that will run through Nevada, has received the green light from federal officials. Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis announced Monday that Greenlink West received a record of decision from the Bureau of Land…
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