** Florida imports a projected 30,000 power line workers from states as far as New Mexico, Arizona and California as electric utilities prepare for the approaching Hurricane Milton. ** Hurricane Helene pushes Tennessee officials to confront “outdated or incorrect” emergency plans and flooding data linked to 274 dams that are considered to have “high hazard potential” for downstream communities. ** …
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** With a death toll still at 230 or more, the effects of Hurricane Helene are still being discovered. Local, state and federal officials determine Hurricane Helene damaged or destroyed 519 homes and 83 businesses in Virginia. ** October 8—National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day—is like a birthday party for hydrogen. It’s being observed by the U.S. Energy Department. ** …
Cimarron Link transmission line a renamed “Wind Catcher” line rejected 6 years ago?
The major electrical transmission line we reported last week that is eligible for more than $300 million in federal funding and will stretch 400 miles West to East across Oklahoma is something of a resurrection of a failed line proposed 6 years ago. The Cimarron Link, one of four major lines to get $1.5 …
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** Stellantis (STLA) reported another quarter of plunging sales as the company behind brands such as Jeep and Chrysler attempts to fix its so-called “disaster.” The automaker sold 305,294 vehicles in the U.S. between June and September, a 20% decline compared with a year earlier. That follows a second quarter marked by a similar 21% year-over-year decline. ** -Rivian Automotive has …
Government funds $306 million for 400-mile electrical transmission line across Oklahoma
A 400-mile high-voltage transmission line from one tip of Oklahoma to the other was among four projects receiving $1.5 billion this week from the U.S. Department of Energy, projects aimed at strengthening the nation’s electricity grid. Supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and administered through DOE’s Grid Deployment Office (GDO), the projects selected for …
Solar energy electricity generation is growing in U.S.
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Hourly Electric Grid Monitor According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a new study shows solar energy is growing across the nation. In August 2024, utility-scale generation of solar electricity averaged 63.1 gigawatthours between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. each day in the Lower 48 states, 36% more than for …
Energy workforce study shows gradual workforce recovery
The Energy Workforce & Technology Council announced the release of the 2024 Workforce Report developed in collaboration with Accenture. The report provides a detailed analysis of the current state of employment within the energy services sector, focusing on job growth, workforce composition, and granular insights into diversity metrics. The 2024 Workforce Report offers a comprehensive overview of …
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** An estimated 2 million people are without power in the southeast United States and nearly 130 dead following last week’s arrival of Hurricane Helene. ** It’s possible that a man who drove an SUV into a 20-inch Energy Transfer above-ground natural gas liquids pipeline valve station in Deer Park two weeks ago was having …
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** The death toll is up to 102 people in six states since Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm. It tore through the Southeast and left millions without power and communications. ** Exxon Mobil board director Gregory Goff recently joined a newly formed Elliott Investment Management-backed company seeking to acquire control …
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** An agriculture industry watchdog sues Arkansas-based Tyson Foods for misleading consumers by marketing “climate friendly” beef and pledging to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 despite the near impossibility of mass-producing beef in ways that benefit the climate. ** Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) expressed optimism this week that lawmakers would soon reach a deal to extend radiation …
