David Sharp - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon February 03, 2020
Agency OKs $1B Hydropower Line; Hurdles Remain
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The state agency that handles zoning in Maine's unregulated territories gave its approval to a proposed $1 billion transmission line aimed at bringing Canadian hydropower to the New England power grid....
Associated Press - Tue December 17, 2019
Tacoma LNG Site Gains Permit Approval
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) Puget Sound Energy's liquefied natural gas facility at the Port of Tacoma in Washington state has cleared a final construction hurdle. The News Tribune reported the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency announced that it had completed its review of the facility's notice of construction application, including public comments....
Link Belt - Mon February 10, 2020
Three Link-Belt TCCs Save Time in Upstate N.Y
A joint venture with Skanska, Burns & McDonnell and ECCO Enterprises is building CPV Valley Energy Center in Lower Hudson Valley, 65 mi. northwest of New York City. The combined cycle power facility will have a gross capacity of 675 mW, producing enough electricity for 600,000 homes and more than 400 commercial entities....
Colin Kund – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon November 25, 2019
Tools of the Trade for Moving, Making Coal Products
(Editor's note: this is the final article of a three-part series that explores Lehigh Anthracite Coal LLC's operations in Pennsylvania. This article further details the equipment the company uses to bring its coal to the marketplace....
Marc Levy – Associated Press - Thu November 21, 2019
Sen. Presses for Bulwark Against a Future Fracking Ban
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania said Nov. 8 that he is seeking passage of a measure that's squarely aimed at several Democratic presidential candidates and designed to prevent a president from banning hydraulic fracturing....
Associated Press - Wed November 06, 2019
Wyoming Wind Farm Project Set to Clear Hurdle
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) Power Company of Wyoming has moved a step closer to clearing a final environmental requirement for its massive Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project in Carbon County. The Casper Star-Tribune reports that the Bureau of Land Management recently released the third environmental assessment of the wind farm for public comment....
Mark Sherman and Denise Lavoie – ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu October 10, 2019
Court to Weigh in Over Pipeline Across Appalachian Trail
WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court will consider reinstating a permit that was tossed out by a lower court that would allow construction of a natural gas pipeline through two national forests, including parts of the Appalachian Trail....
Matthew Brown – ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed October 09, 2019
Gordon Butte Pumped Storage Hydro Project Lines Up Financial Partner
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) Construction on a $1 billion energy storage system in central Montana could start as soon as next year after its sponsors said they reached a financing agreement with a Danish firm that invests in renewable energy....
Guernsey Power Station - Tue September 17, 2019
Caithness Energy Closes Financing of $1.6B Facility
Caithness Energy announced on Aug. 29 that it has successfully closed a $1.6 billion financing for the construction of a fully-permitted 1,875 megawatt combined-cycle natural gas electric generating facility located in Guernsey County, Ohio, known as Guernsey Power Station, clearing the way for the project to move forward to construction....
Colin Kund – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon September 16, 2019
A Proud Industry Thrives in Coal Country
(Editor's note: this is the first of a multi-part series that explores Lehigh Anthracite Coal LLC's operations in Pennsylvania, the equipment it uses in its successful mining business and more....
