Construction of $4.6-Billion Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline Halted as More Permits are Revoked

Construction of $4.6-Billion Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline Halted as More Permits are Revoked

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Oct. 19 suspended water crossing authorizations in two counties of West Virginia for the Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline. The Corps stated that because more than a thousand water crossing verifications are currently suspended along the majority of the 303-mile pipeline route in that area, it considers it…

U.S. Energy Department Partners With Industry to Tap Lead Battery Potential for Vehicles, Power Grid

U.S. Energy Department Partners With Industry to Tap Lead Battery Potential for Vehicles, Power Grid

The U.S. Energy Department’s Argonne National Laboratory signed an agreement with 14 members of the Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium to explore the next generation of lead batteries making it more attractive to the automotive industry and the power grid, according to an Oct. 19 press release. Lead battery makers have largely focused on the…

California Regulator Clears 175 Megawatts of Energy Storage Contracts for Resource Adequacy, Distribution Deferral

California Regulator Clears 175 Megawatts of Energy Storage Contracts for Resource Adequacy, Distribution Deferral

The California Public Utilities Commission approved Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s energy storage contracts totaling 165 megawatts with six storage resources including a 20-megawatt project that would provide distribution deferral services, according to an Oct. 19 decision. The commission also authorized a 10-megawatt contract proposed by Southern California Edison Company. The contracts stem from a…

Virginia Regulators Grant Key Environmental Approvals to $6 Billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Allowing Construction in the State to Begin

Virginia Regulators Grant Key Environmental Approvals to $6 Billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Allowing Construction in the State to Begin

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality approved three environmental protection plans for the Atlantic Coast pipeline, allowing construction to begin on the 300-mile track across the state, according to an Oct. 19 press release. Following the approval of the erosion and sediment control, stormwater management, and karst protection plans, final construction approval now lies with…

U.S. Interior Department Announces Massachusetts Offshore Wind Auction, Opens California Coast for Commercial Leases

U.S. Interior Department Announces Massachusetts Offshore Wind Auction, Opens California Coast for Commercial Leases

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will auction three commercial wind energy leases comprising nearly 390,000 acres offshore Massachusetts on Dec. 13, according to the agency’s Oct. 19 notice. The auction is expected to support about 4.1 gigawatts of power. Massachusetts has set a goal to procure 1.6 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2027 and…