** Michigan’s highest court has yanked Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline back into the legal spotlight, agreeing Friday to hear Tribal Nations and environmental groups who say the state’s Public Service Commission broke the law when it signed off on a tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac. ** U.S.-listed nuclear energy exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have experienced …
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Elk City Rep. Nick Archer Elected Energy Council Leader
Oklahoma Lawmaker Takes International Energy Leadership Role Rep. Nick Archer, R-Elk City, has been elected vice chair of The Energy Council, an international nonpartisan organization dedicated to advancing energy policy. The announcement came during the Council’s annual meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. Nick Archer will serve as vice chair until stepping into the chairmanship during …
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** Oil and gas industry insiders say they didn’t ask for the U.S. EPA to pause greenhouse gas emissions reporting, saying they would prefer modifications to the program instead. ** The Interior Department cites a failure to reach an agreement on mitigating electromagnetic impacts in its first explanation for why it halted work on Revolution …
Poll: Americans Want Bigger Grid, Cheaper Power
Voters Want Grid Expansion but Cheaper Electricity A new poll shows most Americans want a bigger grid to handle surging energy demand. At the same time, voters are frustrated with constant utility rate hikes and want cheaper monthly bills. The survey covered likely voters in Ohio and Pennsylvania, two states in the backlogged …
Scott Mitchell and Jerry Bohnen talk energy—the latest on electric rates
As Scott Mitchell put it, it’s another “all electric” show on his Mitchell talks energy with Jerry Bohnen podcast. Maybe “electrifying” could be used to describe their talk about the booming energy demands not just in Oklahoma but across the U.S. How is the state’s electric grid responding? Plus, there’s an update on the …
Explosions brought down NY wind farm
Part of a wind farm in New York State was brought down by explosions this week as the company operator said seven wind turbines had reached the end of their productivity. It was in Madison County where the turbines and towers were imploded after they reached the end of their estimated lifetime of …
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** President Trump posts on social media that he doesn’t “want to frighten off or disincentivize investment into America by outside countries or companies” despite a recent immigration raid on Hyundai’s Georgia EV plant, hinting at the conflict between his administration’s immigration and economic agendas. ** PJM Interconnection rolls out a proposal to cut off …
56,000-acre wind farm denied by county commissioners in Wyoming
A proposed $1 billion wind farm that would have been located over 56,000 acres of Wyoming land was rejected this week by one county’s commissioners. The Laramie County Board of Commissioners in Cheyenne rejected the Laramie Range Wind Project which had been backed by Spanish energy giant Repsol. the project would have …
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** The U.S. House is set to vote this week on Republican-led bills that would let “reliable” energy products bypass interconnection queues, ease pipeline permitting, and establish a permanent federal coal advisory council. ** Used EV sales have risen 40% over the last year as buyers find they’re often cheaper than comparable gas-powered cars. ** …
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** The House Oversight Committee released a new report that appeared to show how some of former President Joe Biden’s allies financially benefited from his Green New Deal. ** The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) named globally recognized energy and sustainability leader Jennifer Layke its next executive director. She will join ACEEE on November 6. Layke …