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California Awaits European Union Actions on Russian Natural Gas Dependency
The Ukraine war could impact California’s progress toward its economy-wide net zero emissions by 2045 goal. California policymakers and utilities...
FERC Backs Off Interim Gas Permit and Climate Pollution Policy Updates
Following intense backlash from natural gas and LNG companies and federal Republican lawmakers, federal energy regulators suspended recently adopted interim...
Fiery Senate Hearing as Pipeline Regulators Begin to Address Climate
Russia’s war in Ukraine and its impact on energy supplies took center stage at a March 3 U.S. Senate Committee...
Coos Bay, Oregon, LNG Facility Won’t Go Forward
The developer of the controversial LNG export project in Jordan Cove, Oregon, is calling it quits. On Dec. 1, the...
Sempra Energy’s Earnings Plummet
Like California’s other two investor-owned utilities and parent companies, Sempra Energy’s latest earnings also were in the red, not from...
Natural Gas Prices Spike, Solar and Wind Buildout Continues
Meteorologists are forecasting a warmer winter across much of the United States, which often leads to slack demand for natural...
Fed vehicle rule, FERC reconsideration of LNG, FERC vacancy
Draft clean car and light truck standards by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would make...
FERC Chair is Replaced
In a surprise move the evening of Nov. 5, President Trump replaced Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Neil Chatterjee with...
The Buzz
The California Public Utilities Commission vote on Pacific Gas & Electric’s massive reorganization plan gets waylaid by an improper communication....
FERC Advances LNG Projects Amid Fall in Demand
Federal regulators May 21 declined to reexamine their approval of the permit for the controversial Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas...
Shorts
The California Public Utilities Commission and Independent System Operator are holding meetings this week. CAISO’s is holding the public portion...
GOP FERC Choice Approved, Dem’s Nominee Sits in the Wings
The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 12 to 8 to recommend the nomination of James Danly for...
The Buzz
The West Coast’s first LNG export project looks like its headed for federal approval. This week, however, the Federal Energy...
Oregon Opposition Stalls FERC’s LNG Project OK
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Feb. 20 tentatively voted 2-1 against approving what would be the first LNG project on...
Commissioner McNamee to Leave FERC
The five-member Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which has two unfilled seats, will see the departure of Commissioner Bernard McNamee at...