Production, Conversion, Distribution

February 12, 2018

Fighting 'Misguided' Lawsuits, Chevron Shows It Can Play The Climate Change Blame Game Too

Forbes – Chevron Corp. has filed a third-party complaint against Norway’s state-owned oil company Statoil, seeking to include it in lawsuits by California cities and counties over global warming.

February 9, 2018

Energy – SciPol Weekly, February 3 – February 9

In this week's Energy SciPol Weekly, the Senate approves a fracking ban; Elon Musk gives free solar panels and Tesla batteries; and Saudi Arabia makes a switch to renewables.

February 9, 2018

New York rolls out 'master plan' to develop 2.4 GW of offshore wind

UtilityDIVE – NYSERDA's plan doubles as a comprehensive guide to offshore wind in New York. The agency says it is "a comprehensive roadmap" that takes into account environmental, maritime, economic, and social issues, along with costs and barriers. Its appendices is made up of two dozen studies from a sand and gravel resource analysis to assessments of ports, cables and pipelines.

February 7, 2018

House temporary spending bill requires sale of $350 million from Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Washington Examiner – A stopgap government funding bill expected to be approved by the House contains language that orders the Energy Department to sell $350 million from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

FERC Response to DOE's Proposed Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule

Government
Agency
Energy

Original Development Brief – Terminates a proposed Department of Energy (DOE) rule to provide additional purchasing agreements and cost recovery to certain power plants, and initiates an assessment of grid reliability and resilience.

Updated last May 21, 2018

for the 03/09/2018 initial comments by ISOs/RTOs reported back to FERC.

February 2, 2018

Energy – SciPol Weekly, January 27 – February 2

In this week's Energy SciPol Weekly, America's rise to possible energy independence; Chile could become a renewables superpower; and world's largest wind farm starts construction.

February 2, 2018

Trump administration tears down regulations to speed drilling on public land

The Washington Post – A memorandum from the Interior Department directs its field offices “to simplify and streamline the leasing process” so that federal leases to the oil and gas industry can be expedited “to ensure quarterly oil and gas lease sales are consistently held.”

First Look: Trump Administration's Imposition of Tariffs on Imported Solar Cells and Modules

Government
Executive
Energy

Sets tariffs on imported solar cells and modules in order to protect American solar manufacturers.

Updated last February 2, 2018

January 31, 2018

Trump touts end of 'war on beautiful, clean coal' in State of the Union

Utility Dive – President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, saying his administration has "ended the war on beautiful, 'clean coal.'"

January 31, 2018

Utility Jobs Lost as New Power Plants Need Fewer Workers

The Wall Street Journal – As coal and nuclear power plants around the U.S. close due to competitive pressures, the number of people employed in making electricity is shrinking.

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