Origis Energy - Mon November 12, 2018
Officials Celebrate Construction Start of Largest Solar Plant in Georgia
Leaders representing the coalition of organizations contributing to the largest solar power plant in Georgia gathered Nov. 8, to celebrate start of construction. The ceremonial groundbreaking brought together state officials, Georgia Power, Georgia Public Service Commission, Twiggs County Commission, Origis Energy and First Solar, Inc....
Entergy Texas - Tue November 06, 2018
Entergy Kicks Off $70M Port Arthur Reliability Project
Entergy officials, business and community leaders gathered at the GT OmniPort Industrial Park to "cut the wire" on the Port Arthur Reliability Transmission Project, an approximately $70 million investment in Southeast Texas....
Associated Press - Mon November 05, 2018
Gas Explosion Levels Empty Mansion Under Renovation
GLADWYNE, Pa. (AP) — An apparent gas explosion leveled an empty mansion in an affluent suburb of Philadelphia on Nov. 4, reducing the 9,000-sq. ft. home to rubble and frightening neighbors and others who felt the thunderous boom....
Associated Press - Mon October 22, 2018
Company to Begin Construction on Large Onshore Wind Farm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A company says it's beginning construction on what will be the onshore wind farm with the most operational capacity in the state. Green Development LLC, is building a seven-turbine wind farm in Johnston, R.I....
Associated Press - Tue September 18, 2018
Floating Nuclear Plant to be Dismantled in Texas
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - Crews in Galveston have completed work on a World War II-era military cargo ship that previously served as a barge-mounted nuclear reactor. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Sept....
Associated Press - Tue September 18, 2018
Feds Allow Atlantic Coast Pipeline Construction to Resume
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Federal officials will allow construction to resume on the Atlantic Coast pipeline, weeks after work was halted when a federal appeals court threw out two key permits for the 600-mile (965-kilometer) natural gas pipeline....
PR Newswire - Tue September 18, 2018
Bechtel to Design, Build Facility to Power 1M Homes
Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement and construction, has been selected by South Field Energy LLC to design and build a combined-cycle facility in Columbiana County, Ohio, that will deliver a clean, reliable and efficient source of energy to more than one million homes....
Office of Gov. John Carney - Mon September 17, 2018
Govs Laud FERC for Reviewing Costs of Transmission Line
Govs. John Carney of Delaware and Larry Hogan of Maryland released the following statement in response to action by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to grant a rehearing to consider a lower cost allocation for Delaware and Maryland ratepayers related to the $278-million Artificial Island transmission line project:“Almost two years to the day since grid operator PJM approved the building of the Artificial Island transmission line, FERC has agreed with our request to grant a rehearing to consider more fairly allocating the costs of the project....
Associated Press - Wed September 12, 2018
Energy Dept.: Wind Power Projects Continue in U.S.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy reported that the continued construction of wind-power generating stations is bringing down both the cost of building the installations and the price for wind-generated electricity....
Jennifer McKevitt - CEG Correspondent - Mon September 10, 2018
Can Stacking Concrete Store Energy?
The real genius behind Energy Vault's concrete energy storage tower is its near total reliance on renewable energy. Fueled by power sourced from wind or solar sources, the structure supports an integrated system for recycling and renewing excess energy obtained from natural resources at their most productive....
