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Investigating the Science Behind the Keystone XL Pipeline Decision
Few would disagree the decision about whether to build the Keystone Pipeline extension should rely on science-based research, so what does the science tell us? Well, as is often the case with...
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Commercial Maturity Test for LNG Exports: Greasing the Wheels or Rigging the...
Proponents of a “commercial maturity test” for LNG export projects suggest that it could help to bridge the gap between those who support and those who oppose allowing the market to determine how much...
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Power Markets: Hate the Players, Not the Game
Early indications of the direction the newly activist Federal Energy Regulatory Commission are deeply worrying, not just for the power industry but for the entire economy, as well as for the future of...
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JPMorgan Agrees to $410 Million Fine for Electricity Market Manipulation
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has accepted a $410 million penalty to settle accusations of electricity market manipulations in California and the Midwest. On July 30, 2013, the Federal Energy Regulatory...
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Energy News Roundup: Renewable Energy Faces Uphill Battle
Expectations that we are on the verge of a global transition from fossil fuels to clean energy sources may be mistaken. “Humanity is not entering a period that will be dominated by renewables…...
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More FERC Uproar: Nominee for Chairman Stirs Controversy
Quick Take: In July I alerted you that the nominee to replace Jon Wellinghoff as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Ron Binz, was likely to be good for smart grid and...
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Utility of the Future in an Evolving US Power Market
The utility business model is changing from one of large, centralized generators that own and run entire power systems – from plants, to transmission, to distribution – to one involving more...
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Energy News Roundup: Canadian Spies Briefing Canadian Energy Companies
Canadian security agencies have been briefing representatives of energy companies who have obtained high-level security clearances, according to freedom of information documents obtained by the...
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FERC Chief to Join Portland Law Firm, Bolster Energy Practice
Portland, Oregon-based law firm Stoel Rives announced Monday that Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Jon Wellinghoff will join the practice upon his departure from the regulator. Wellinghoff...
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Recent FERC Settlements Could Unravel Power Markets: Hogan
Recent enforcement actions by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on alleged manipulation of US power markets are “alarming” and set a dangerous precedent that departs from previous cases, a...
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Energy Industry: Here is Your Mission for 2014
It’s that time of year when people look back at their behavior of the past year and wonder what they can change in the coming months. They set goals and try to put in place new practices as part of...
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Out With Bad Arguments – In With Energy Security
The long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline and whether President Obama will agree with a strong majority of Americans who believe that the full project is in the U.S. national interest landed on a couple of...
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New Steps to Strengthen the Nation’s Energy Infrastructure
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared on the White House blog. Today, President Obama signed a memorandum establishing the federal government’s first Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) process,...
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EPA Issues Final Geologic Carbon Sequestration Regulations
EPA has issued final Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations to conditionally exclude carbon dioxide (CO2) streams in geologic sequestration activities from the definition of...
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Energy Works For US
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy laid out a road map for energy policy yesterday. Energy Works for US focuses on nine energy areas including removing barriers to...
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Our all of the Above Energy Reality
The Washington Post had an interesting article last week on a letter sent by 18 environmental groups to the White House. Interesting because it shows the extreme disconnect between their...
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US Commerce Chamber Unveils New Energy Advocacy Platform
U.S. Commerce Chamber’s new energy advocacy platform proposes actionable recommendations to capitalize on the nation’s energy potential. On January 15, 2014, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute...
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FERC, CFTC Agreement Finally Inked
The recent memoranda of understanding (“MOUs”) entered between the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (”CFTC”) made significant progress towards...
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Energy Efficiency and Carbon Pollution Standards: Double Dividends For...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has embarked on a vital effort — accompanied by extensive outreach to states, power companies, environmental organizations, and other stakeholders,...
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Exporting US LNG to Prized non-FTA Countries: Bottlenecks in the Approval...
In the wake of the Ukraine crisis and amid heightened pressure on the Obama Administration to speed up the approval process for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants, the geopolitical argument...
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