The Michigan Public Service Commission on Aug. 20 ordered DTE Electric Co., Consumers Energy Co., and Indiana Michigan Power Co. to file electricity distribution and maintenance plans consistent with the goals set forth in MI Power Grid – Michigan’s grid modernization initiative. MI Power Grid, launched in October 2019 with support from Democratic Governor Gretchen…...
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs on Aug. 20 announced lease agreements with Vineyard Wind and Mayflower Wind to use the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal as the main staging and deployment facility for their offshore wind projects. The agreements worth over $32.5 million commit the terminal for full-time use from 2023-2027…....
The U.S. Energy Department on Aug. 20 authorized the Alaska LNG Project LLC to export liquefied natural gas in a volume equivalent to 929 billion cubic feet per year from a facility to be constructed in south central Alaska. The authorization allows Alaska LNG to export natural gas to non-free trade agreement countries for a…...
North Dakota’s crude oil output fell by 41.6 percent between December 2019 and May 2020, a much larger decline than it would have been if producers ceased new drilling and allowed production from existing wells to drop naturally, according to an Aug. 20 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The decline is largely attributed…...
