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The Hill: While some politicians sought to blame renewable energy for deadly power disruptions in February, a new report from two key agencies shows that natural gas was also a major factor. The new preliminary report found that of the 1,045 generators that experienced outages, reductions or failures to start, 604 of them — or […]
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S&P Capital IQ ($): Various utilities urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc.’s modified rules and procedures used to set its exit fees for departing members, while others said the changes marked a considerable improvement. Tri-State proposed a modified contract termination payment, or CTP, procedure, drawing both […]
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Platts ($): The U.S. natural gas pipeline industry will confront a litany of regulatory and legislative challenges under the Biden administration, including more hurdles for pipeline certification, a trade group executive said. “Overall, the speed and volume of proposed regulatory actions impacting our industry, all moving forward simultaneously, have almost been overwhelming as we face […]
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The Denver Post: An electric cooperative wrangling with Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association over local control and getting off coal has issued a public pronouncement that it and fellow cooperatives still need the power supplier. Just not in the current form. Brighton-based United Power, which serves about 300,000 people along Colorado’s bustling Front Range, is […]
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S&P Capital IQ ($): Five more interstate natural gas transportation and storage projects will receive environmental impact statements from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, another sign the commission is turning toward the more extensive environmental reviews as it sorts out how to assess climate impacts. The unfolding approach could mean a longer review timeline for […]
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S&P Global Platts ($): The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has found fault with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s climate and environmental justice reviews for the Rio Grande LNG and Texas LNG projects, planned in the Brownsville, Texas, area, and has remanded to FERC the orders authorizing the projects. The […]
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MassLive: The dispute is over a 145-mile transmission line, which would cost nearly $1 billion and is being financed by Massachusetts electric ratepayers, which would eventually bring hydropower from Canada to Massachusetts. The two energy companies, NextEra Energy and Avangrid rival complaints are risking the state’s ability to comply with its new climate law signed […]
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PV Tech: If current trends continue, renewable energy will provide roughly one-third of US electricity to the grid by 2030, although this could reach half of generation if deployment increases, according to data by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Even this, however, would fall short of US President […]
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S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): Daybreak Power Inc said July 19 that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a preliminary permit approving its proposed 2,650-MW Halverson Canyon Pumped Storage project near Creston, Wash. Halverson Canyon is a pumped storage hydropower facility that would use water from Lake Roosevelt and a new reservoir in an upland […]
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S&P Global Market Intelligence ($): The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission upheld its ruling that required New Fortress Energy Inc. to apply for a federal permit for an LNG import terminal that is already in operation in Puerto Rico, paving the way for a pending challenge by the developer to proceed at a federal appeals court. […]
IEEFA U.S.: FERC neglects energy needs in pipeline decisions
IEEFA urges reevaluation of federal guidelines for new constructionMay 25, 2021 (IEEFA) — The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis is urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reevaluate its pipeline certification guidelines. In their current form, commission guidelines allow it to rely solely on the existence of applicants’ business contracts to certify the necessity of constructing new interstate gas pipelines, […]