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

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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

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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…

New York Grid Operator Finds No Reliability Need in 10-Year Assessment

New York Grid Operator Finds No Reliability Need in 10-Year Assessment

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New York Independent System Operator Inc.’s 2018 reliability needs assessment issued on Oct. 18 identifies no resource adequacy related reliability need for the 10-year period from 2019 through 2028. The grid operator also said the assessment identifies no reliability need resulting from the transmission security evaluations for the same period. NYISO said that a transmission…

New York Simplifies Grid Connection for Energy Storage as it Seeks to Meet Half of Electricity Needs With Renewables by 2030

New York Simplifies Grid Connection for Energy Storage as it Seeks to Meet Half of Electricity Needs With Renewables by 2030

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The New York Public Service Commission updated the Standardized Interconnection Requirements for renewable distributed generators including energy storage systems. With these revisions to the application and technical study process, the regulator wants to achieve a more transparent and faster interconnection process, allowing the utility to analyze and process a high volume of applications and helping…

FERC Approves Rules to Mitigate Cyber Threats Related to Supply Chain for Grid Systems

FERC Approves Rules to Mitigate Cyber Threats Related to Supply Chain for Grid Systems

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Oct. 18 approved reliability standards to address supply chain risks in industrial control system hardware, software, and computing and networking services. The rule, developed by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation builds on existing critical infrastructure protection standards to allay cyber security risks associated with the supply chain for…

National Grid Wins FERC Approval For Natural Gas Liquefaction Project at Fields Point Facility in Rhode Island

National Grid Wins FERC Approval For Natural Gas Liquefaction Project at Fields Point Facility in Rhode Island

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Oct. 17 authorized National Grid LNG LLC to add natural gas liquefaction facilities at the company’s existing Fields Point facility in Providence, Rhode Island. National Grid proposed the project, which seeks to add a 20 million standard cubic feet per day capacity, at the request of its customers Narragansett…

Pemex Places $2 Billion in Bonds for Investments, Liquidity Through Start of 2019

Pemex Places $2 Billion in Bonds for Investments, Liquidity Through Start of 2019

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Mexican state oil company Pemex placed a bond of $2 billion in the international debt markets in line with operating and marketing measures unveiled in September to lower the company’s budget deficit for this year by about 38 percent, according to the company’s Oct. 16 news release. The bond, with a 10-year maturity period, yields…

PJM Statement on Independent Review of GreenHat Energy Default

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PJM Interconnection LLC’s board of managers initiated an independent investigation into GreenHat Energy LLC’s default in the grid operator’s financial transmission rights or FTR market, according to an Oct. 16 news release. FTR is a financial product that allows market participants to hedge the costs of day-ahead transmission congestion. GreenHat, a Texas-based financial trading company,…

NV Energy Seeks to Add 350 Megawatts of Renewables, Storage in Nevada

NV Energy Seeks to Add 350 Megawatts of Renewables, Storage in Nevada

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NV Energy Inc. issued a request for proposals for projects of at least 20 megawatts to add 350 megawatts or more renewable energy capacity in Nevada, according to the company’s Oct. 16 press release. The solicitation is open to solar, geothermal, wind, biomass and biogas technologies that comply with the state’s renewable portfolio standards. The…

Electric Utility Customer Savings to Top $10 Billion in Tax Reform Windfall

Electric Utility Customer Savings to Top $10 Billion in Tax Reform Windfall

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The Trump Administration enacted the largest tax cut in over 30 years in 2018. The historic reductions are having a seismic impact on dozens of investor-owned electric utilities across the nation, leaving them with billions of dollars in over-collected revenues and slashing the rates they can charge consumers. EnerKnol’s first-of-its-kind report provides a comprehensive snapshot…...

U.S. Natural Gas is Reshaping Global Markets and Domestic Power Generation

EnerKnol’s Visual Primer – U.S. Natural Gas is Reshaping Global Markets and Domestic Power Generation

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The U.S. shale revolution which kicked off a decade ago ushered in a new era for natural gas which has reshaped the power grid overtaking coal as the dominant source of electricity generation and established a thriving market for liquefied natural gas exports. The U.S. has remained the world's top producer of natural gas since 2009, and natural gas accounts for a third of all U.S. electricity generation. Last year, the U.S. became a net natural gas exporter for the first time in almost 60 years. The trend is expected to continue with growing production, increasing export capacity, and expanding gas infrastructure.

West Virginia Regulator Orders Cost Adjustments Slashing Gas Bills For 95 Percent of Customers

FERC Schedules Environmental Review For Northern Natural Gas Company’s $190 Million Pipeline Project in Minnesota

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission set a Nov. 21 deadline to issue an environmental assessment for Northern Natural Gas Company’s Northern Lights 2019 Expansion Project and the Rochester Project in Minnesota, according to the agency’s Oct. 15 notice. The projects consist of new pipeline and compression facilities that would together increase natural gas transportation service…