Office of Gov. John Carney - Mon September 17, 2018
Govs Laud FERC for Reviewing Costs of Transmission Line
Govs. John Carney of Delaware and Larry Hogan of Maryland released the following statement in response to action by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to grant a rehearing to consider a lower cost allocation for Delaware and Maryland ratepayers related to the $278-million Artificial Island transmission line project:“Almost two years to the day since grid operator PJM approved the building of the Artificial Island transmission line, FERC has agreed with our request to grant a rehearing to consider more fairly allocating the costs of the project....
Associated Press - Wed September 12, 2018
Energy Dept.: Wind Power Projects Continue in U.S.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy reported that the continued construction of wind-power generating stations is bringing down both the cost of building the installations and the price for wind-generated electricity....
Jennifer McKevitt - CEG Correspondent - Mon September 10, 2018
Can Stacking Concrete Store Energy?
The real genius behind Energy Vault's concrete energy storage tower is its near total reliance on renewable energy. Fueled by power sourced from wind or solar sources, the structure supports an integrated system for recycling and renewing excess energy obtained from natural resources at their most productive....
Associated Press - Thu September 06, 2018
Developer Outlines Timeframe to Finish Alabama Nuclear Plant
HOLLYWOOD, Ala. (AP) A businessman says that he's assembled a group of nuclear engineering and construction firms to finish building an idled nuclear plant in northern Alabama in the next five to six years....
DTE Energy - Wed September 05, 2018
DTE Energy Breaks Ground on $1B Blue Water Energy Center in Michigan
DTE Energy took a significant step toward its goal of reducing carbon emissions by more than 80 percent by breaking ground on a state-of-the-art, $1 billion natural gas-fueled plant. The Blue Water Energy Center will be the most efficient power plant in the state when it begins producing affordable and reliable low-emission electricity for 850,000 homes starting in 2022....
Associated Press - Tue August 28, 2018
Utah Energy Co-op Explores Nuclear Power Project in Idaho
LOGAN, Utah (AP) A small commercial nuclear reactor that a Utah energy cooperative wants to build in Idaho would be game-changing for energy customers if the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves the project, a high-ranking federal official said this week at a conference....
Emily Buenzle - Wed August 08, 2018
Holter Dam Celebrates 100 Years
Montana's Holter Dam has been a fixture above the Missouri River for 100 years. But the structure that separates the Holter Reservoir from trout water almost didn't happen, the Independent Record reported....
Dominion - Tue August 07, 2018
Dominion Energy, Ørsted Advance Offshore Wind Development
Dominion Energy Virginia and Denmark-based energy company Ørsted recently took significant steps forward in the development of Virginia's first offshore wind facility. Dominion Energy filed with Virginia's State Corporation Commission (SCC) for approval to build the two 6-megawatt turbines and grid infrastructure needed to connect the facility to the coast....
Emily Buenzle - Tue August 07, 2018
Chao Attends Energy, Infrastructure Summit in North Dakota
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao traveled to Bismarck, N.D., Aug. 6, to attend an energy and infrastructure summit. Chao joined Sen. John Hoeven, Congressman Kevin Cramer and others to talk about technology, energy, and the need for safe infrastructure, West Dakota Fox News reported....
University of Utah - Tue July 31, 2018
Department of Energy Awards $140M Grant to Utah's EGI to Develop Energy Lab
Following a three-year, five-way competitive process, the U.S. Department of Energy has selected the Energy and Geosciences Institute (EGI) at the University of Utah to develop a geothermal laboratory near Milford, Utah....
