The Ohio state Senate approved legislation on July 17 that would require electric customers to pay new monthly surcharges from 2021 through 2027, raising $150 million per year to subsidize FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.’s ailing nuclear plants. The revised version of the bill, which passed the House in May, would scale back the state’s renewable portfolio…
The Georgia Public Service Commission on July 16 approved Georgia Power’s integrated resource plan, allowing the company to invest in 80 megawatts of battery storage and increase its renewable generation by 72 percent over the next five years. The IRP calls for 2,260 megawatts of new renewables, increasing the capacity to 5,390 megawatts by 2024…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on July 16 authorized Gulf LNG Liquefaction Company LLC and Gulf LNG Energy LLC to construct and operate new facilities for the export of liquefied natural gas at the existing import terminal in Mississippi. The order also authorizes modifications to the existing pipeline to service to the export terminal. The…