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PG&E: Judge’s Proposal Could Cost Utility $150 Billion

January 23, 2019 admin bankruptcy, Business, California, Coal, courts, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, Nuclear, pacific gas & electric, PG&E, Renewables, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:34:36 +0000

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) on Jan. 23 said a federal judge’s proposal that the utility mitigate fire danger in its service territory by trimming trees, along with inspecting and repairing thousands of miles of power lines, could cost the company as much as $150 billion this year. William Alsup, a judge in the U.S. […]

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New York Latest State to Set 100% Carbon-Free Goal, with Increased Renewables

January 17, 2019 admin Andrew Cuomo, California, climate change, COLORADO, green new deal, Hawaii, Jared Polis, jerry brown, Legislative, New York, news, offshore wind, Renewables, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 18:19:26 +0000

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is continuing his push for renewable energy in the state, as the governor on Jan. 15 announced an initiative for New York to achieve 100% carbon-free power generation by 2040. Cuomo’s “Green New Deal,” part of his 2019 Justice Agenda and as part of the state budget, calls for […]

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New York Latest State to Set 100% Renewables Goal

January 16, 2019 admin Andrew Cuomo, California, climate change, COLORADO, green new deal, Hawaii, Jared Polis, jerry brown, Legislative, New York, news, offshore wind, Renewables, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 18:19:26 +0000

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Governor to TVA: Keep Paradise Coal Unit Open

January 9, 2019 admin Business, Coal, combined cycle, Fuel, Gas, kentucky, Legislative, natural gas, news, paradise power plant, tennessee valley authority, TVA, workforce

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2019 19:50:07 +0000

In a letter addressed to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) CEO Bill Johnson, Kentucky Gov. Matthew G. Bevin said it “would be a huge mistake” to permanently shut down Paradise Unit 3—the last operating coal unit at the Paradise site in Muhlenburg County, Kentucky. According to the governor, “the impact on our economy and our region’s […]

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Clean Air Act Issues Congress Could Grapple With in New Session

January 9, 2019 admin 116th congress, ace, clean air act, Clean Power Plan, Coal, Congress, courts, Environmental, environmental rules, EPA, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, MATS, NAAQS, news, nsps

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2019 15:48:02 +0000

While the Republican-led U.S. House and Senate in the 115th Congress was mainly focused on reviewing, for modification or repeal, several environmental rules issued under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the new Democrat majority in the House could focus on a slew of different measures, a new report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) suggests. […]

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Bipartisan Nuclear Modernization Bill Clears Congress

December 27, 2018 admin accident tolerant fuel, advanced nuclear technology, baffle bolts, Business, Fuel, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, nei, news, NRC, Nuclear, nuclear licensing, nuclear plant modernization, reactors, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 14:24:36 +0000

A bipartisan bill to modernize regulation of the nation’s nuclear power fleet passed in the U.S. Senate on Dec. 20 and the House on Dec. 21 without much opposition. It now heads to President Trump. S.512, better known as the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA), seeks to provide a program to develop […]

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Key Power Industry Conferences and Trade Shows to Think About in 2019

December 21, 2018 admin Business, conferences, exhibitions, International, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Markets, networking, news, power events, Technology, Training, workforce

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2018 14:38:05 +0000

Conferences and exhibitions are a valuable way for power professionals to share ideas and network, gain up-to-date training, further education, understand regulatory or policy changes, and access the latest products and technologies. POWER‘s editors compiled this helpful list of events in 2019 that cater to the power industry. FEBRUARY ARC Industry Forum February 4-7 Orlando, […]

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Regulators Back Dominion Takeover of SCANA

December 17, 2018 admin AP1000, bankruptcy, Business, Coal, dominion energy, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, Nuclear, ratepayers, Renewables, Santee Cooper, SCANA, sce&g, V.C. Summer, Vogtle, Westinghouse, workforce

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 19:53:02 +0000

Dominion Energy’s bid to purchase SCANA Corp. and its South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) utility, approved by South Carolina regulators on Dec. 14, could bring some stability to SCANA. Shareholders hope that’s the case; they’re excited about swapping their devalued SCANA shares for more valuable Dominion stock. Workers, though, remain uncertain about their futures, […]

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Senate Confirms McNamee as FERC Commissioner

December 6, 2018 admin Coal, earthjustice, ferc, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, mcconnell, mcnamee, murkowski, news, Nuclear, renewable energy, Renewables, schumer, Trump

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 19:35:28 +0000

The U.S. Senate on a 50-49 party-line vote December 6 confirmed Bernard McNamee to a seat on the five-member Federal Energy and Regulatory Commission (FERC), despite questions about his independence from the Trump administration and his previous comments in support of a bailout of coal and nuclear U.S. power plants at the expense of renewable […]

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Xcel’s Latest Plan: Carbon-Free by 2050

December 6, 2018 admin carbon, climate change, Coal, distributed energy, distributed power, emissions, Energy Storage, Environmental, environmental defense fund, Gas, independence institute, lazard, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, storage, tri-state generation and transmission, wec energy group, Wind, xcel

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2018 23:51:03 +0000

Xcel Energy has announced its plan to move to 100% carbon-free power generation by 2050, with the utility also saying it will reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2030, from 2005 levels. Xcel, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serves customers in eight states and over the past two years has announced a significant number of renewable […]

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