Energy Department

Wed May 10, 2017

Growing Commercial Clean Energy Financing in Utah

In May 2017, the Governor's Office of Energy Development (OED) will launch an updated version of Utah's Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing program. With the help of a substantial stakeholder group, OED introduced a proposal in the 2017 legislative session to revise the program processes and structures to encourage greater use of the financing tool....

Mon May 01, 2017

Construction Begins on $400M New Mexico, Texas Power Line

Xcel Energy has started construction on a 345-kilovolt transmission line between Texas and New Mexico to extend its electrical distribution system. Formal groundbreaking ceremonies were scheduled near Hobbs, N.M., on the $400 million project to eventually connect to a substation north of Abernathy, Texas....

Giles Lambertson - Fri April 07, 2017

CEG's Deeper Look into the Coal 'Comeback'

Robert Murray says President Donald Trump's roll-back of coal industry regulations will bring back thousands of coal jobs. While he could be right, his view is not exactly unbiased. Murray is CEO of Murray Energy, which is billed as the largest coal mining company in the U.S., employing 6,000 people and mining 65 million tons of the energy commodity each year....

Julia Limitone - Fox Business News - Tue April 04, 2017

Coal Exec. Says Trump Will Bring Back Lost Jobs

President Trump can make good on his pledge to bring back coal jobs by ending Obama-era regulation, an executive from one of America's largest coal companies told the FOX Business Network's Stuart Varney....

Jen Johnson - WJAC - Wed March 29, 2017

Upcoming Energy Center to Bring Jobs and Power to PA

Competitive Power Ventures has secured $700 million in financing to build a natural gas power plant in Jackson Township. CPV is calling this a significant milestone for the project and in just a few months, rural Jackson Township will be transformed into a busy, active construction site....

Wed February 22, 2017

Governor Approves Nation's Largest Offshore Wind Farm in New York

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the board of trustees of the Long Island Power Authority voted to approve the nation's largest offshore wind farm, and the first offshore wind farm in New York. The approval of the South Fork Wind Farm, a 90 megawatt development 30 mi....

GWEN EVERETT - Thu February 02, 2017

Despite Concern, Liquefaction Facility Plans Move Forward

National Grid is waiting to receive its Federal Energy Regulatory Commission certificate, which will give the company permission to proceed with plans to install a natural gas liquefaction facility at its Fields Point site....

Thu January 12, 2017

New England Clean Power Link Earns Presidential Permit

TDI New England (TDI-NE) announced the United States Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Presidential Permit for the New England Clean Power Link, a 1,000 mW buried electric transmission line that will connect New England with eastern Canada....

BobArdoin - Mon December 19, 2016

Construction to Begin in 2017 on Oil Blending Facility

Construction is scheduled to begin sometime in January at the Port of Krotz Springs for a $48 million transport facility that will facilitate what is being touted as the world's largest oil blending operation, according to officials with the company spearheading the project....