November 30, 2012
November 30, 2012
Revamped Presque Isle plant could be backbone of future power grid
Employee satisfaction dips at several agencies
New York tells Con Ed to prepare in case Indian Point shuts
Vermont on both sides of nuclear power
Ky. coal plant’s $940 mln update to create 700 jobs
Cost overruns remain issue for gasified-coal plants
UK energy reform bill casts aside 2030 carbon targets
Progress Energy rates to fall in North Carolina
Duke Energy CEO to exit in deal with regulators
Driller sues NY, town over local moratorium
Norfolk Southern upgrades Va coal facility
Energy industry keeps North Texas humming
Re-shaping the Dept of Energy in Obama’s second term
Barclays prepares to battle FERC charges in court
November 29, 2012
November 29, 2012
Lawmaker from nat gas district snags House Energy subcommittee gavel
Another step to smaller reactors
Damage from attack on power grid would surpass Sandy
France’s love affair with nuclear cools
Marcellus producing 26 percent of US natural gas
Liquid natural gas could be slated as America’s energy surprise weapon
DCED’s Alan Walker on why coal’s not dead
Conn., three other states protest ISO-NE budget
Rio Chief tells of coal cost grief
Coal remains key, but decline will continue, GAO says
UK plans low carbon energy cost breaks for industry
Energy future remains positive, experts at Houston conference say
How much is FirstEnergy’s Harrison power station worth?
Japan firms to merge power system operations
November 28, 2012
November 28, 2012
Sandy shows the need for a smarter grid
Florida regulators approve nuclear power rates
More of nation’s gas coming from Marcellus Shale
Natural gas vehicles are coming to Pennsylvania
Progress Electric bills to shrink 5.8 percent next year
FERC initiates unprecedented enforcement against Idaho PUC
Duke CEO to speak at energy conference
FirstEnergy to build $45 mln transmission control center
NRG to cut emissions at coal plant in Louisiana
Constellation shuts Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant for work
Ga nuclear plant may not start up until 2017
Two Japanese utilities to import US coal
November 27, 2012
November 27, 2012
DEP Sec.: PA continues to benefit from Marcellus Shale
Natural gas drillers target US truck, bus market
Florida regulators approve nuclear power rates
Nuclear industry looks toward smaller reactors
Next generation of nuclear operators training at Georgia’s Power Plant Vogtle
Natural gas exports could lift US trade, economy
JP Morgan deserved a “very severe penalty” FERC chair says
Pennsylvania’s shift from coal to gas power
W Va lawmakers focus on coal downturn
The Carlyle Group raises $1.38 bln for energy credit investments
First step in permission for nuclear plant
AES application for new power plant posted for public review
Report will explore expansion of municipal utilities
November 21, 2012
November 21, 2012
On energy, reliable beats green
Nuclear power back on the table
Judge allows clean coal plant to move forward
Marcellus gas production on the rise
Natural gas trading to become more like coal not oil
Shell to invest $1 bln a year in China gas
US and Europe through a prism of electricity prices
FERC accuses Entergy of transmission violations
NRG to cut emissions at Big Cajun coal plant in Louisiana
Energy Dept picks Tennessee for reactor project
Power company restarts a quarter of plants hit by Sandy
Power outage time after Sandy not extraordinary
November 20, 2012
November 20, 2012
Florida firm fined for manipulating California energy prices
China set for revolution in nuclear power
EPA’s weaker coal rule not weak enough for coal industry
Shale energy production spike revolutionising energy sector
Community College of Philadelphia to start a training program for Marcellus jobs
California spurs electric cars
Dominion competing for customers in central Ohio
Governor’s office developing state energy policy
New energy industry pushing for drilling in the Atlantic
Alliant filings release more details of proposed Marshalltown plant
Sandy exposes smart grid limits
November 19, 2012
November 19, 2012
Gas drilling presents Obama with historic choices
Transmission projects will earn PSE&G second spot on regional power grid
Gas boom county strives for economic afterglow
Shale gas reshapes US plastics industry
JPMorgan faces the nuclear option
PPL eyes new round of energy initiatives
GenOn dismantles plant but merger slows process
Aging nuke plants add to Europe’s economic woes
Utility teamwork peaks with Sandy
Protecting the grid from terrorism
General Motors raises its ante on electric cars
How a smart grid can get the lights back on faster
November 16, 2012
November 16, 2012
DEP chief: state can be energy superpower
PECO develops more demand response, energy efficiency programs
“Windfarms will not replace gas or nuclear”
EPA to finalize pollution controls at coal plants
Forecasters upbeat on W.Va. economy except for coal
Duke Energy to test new uses for old EV batteries
Exelon’s nuclear plant Braidwood Generating Station resumes operations
PSE buys power plant near Ferndale
Utility mergers rising but picking partners is tricky
Ohio utilities regulator resigning at year’s end
November 15, 2012
November 15, 2012
PECO develops additional programs to help customers save energy and money
US power grid vulnerable to attacks: report
Nuclear power crucial to California’s future
What we need now — nuclear power
Why you should care that courts overturn EPA’s carbon pollution standard
Shale impact fees different than originally expected
Shale production rises, natural gas prices decline
France setting up electricity capacity markets
FERC suspends JPMorgan power trading authority
Bipartisan group to offer Obama transmission policy recommendations
The US may become energy independent after all
Justice Dept says Entergy can buy two power plants, but says antitrust inquiry not over
Power merger rankles Vermont’s smaller utilities
Over 5600 utility poles damaged, destroyed in NJ
November 14, 2012
November 14, 2012
NRC reviews nuke plant after Sandy
Germany’s utilities caught in perfect storm
Drivers aren’t buying car companies electric car pitch
Williams gains new partner for Marcellus pipeline
Gas prices doomed to stay low as producers pump fast
Pollution perhaps linked to gas drilling vanishing
Drivers may soon fuel their natural gas cars at home
New US LNG export approvals face long wait
Developer announces second power plant in Porter Township
China’s and India’s pursuit of coal fired plants smashes the rhetoric
Clean energy industry banks on Obama
PA expands electric shopping website to small business customers
Exelon open to closing Oyster Creek pre-2019
Should electric utility lines go underground?