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Imagining the Climate Proof Home in the US: Using the Least Energy Possible from the Cleanest Sources

span class=”excerpt”>NewsDealing with the climate crisis involves the overhauling of many facets of life, but few of these changes will feel as tangible and personal as the transformation required within the home. The 128m households that

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Extremely Annoying Siemens Energy Ups Pressure on Wind Division

span class=”excerpt”>NewsSiemens Energy ENR1n.DE cranked up the pressure on wind turbine division Siemens Gamesa SGREN.MC on Wednesday, saying it was extremely annoying that it was forced to slash its profit outlook because

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6 Big Energy Stocks That Offer Yield

NewsEnergy is a good place to look for yield. Six of the top 11 stocks with the highest dividends within the SP 500 index are in the energy group, according to data from SP Dow Jones Indices. The yields on those

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TC Energy’s $15B Claim Against U.S. for Biden’s Revocation of Keystone XL Pipeline Permit

NewsTC Energy Corporation stated that it filed a notice of intent with the U.S. Department of State that it will make a claim against the U.S. under the North American Free Trade Agreement…

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Laguna Beach to Study Leaving Edison for Renewable Energy Program

NewsThe Laguna Beach City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to pursue joining a renewable energy program, setting the city up to potentially leave Southern California Edison

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New York Entrepreneur Seeks to Bring Energy Efficiency to More Communities

NewsEntrepreneur Donnel Baird wants to bring green ways of building to communities of color in the United States who are often the last to benefit from sustainability initiatives

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As Pacific Northwest Cooks, Some Energy Customers Hit with Multiple Blackouts

NewsThe rolling blackouts that cut electricity for tens of thousands of Spokane, Washington, residents amid this week’s record breaking heat wave mostly hit the same power customers

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As Norway and the US Move to Decarbonize Transport Legacy Energy Sources Are a Key Differentiator

NewsWhen considering the US transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, it is helpful to look at a country further along than our own. Norway has some significant commonalities with the US

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California tells consumers to prepare to conserve energy in heatwave

NewsCalifornia’s power grid operator said Monday it does not anticipate rotating outages but urged customers to prepare to conserve energy during the coming heatwave

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BOEM Assessing Interest in Wind Energy Leasing in the Gulf of Mexico

InsightsOn June 8, 2021, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a Request for Interest (RFI) to assess interest in possible commercial wind energy leasing in the Gulf of Mexico OCS…

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Exelon Subsidy Could Hit $1B in Illinois Energy Bill

InsightsExelon Corp. is positioned to receive as much as $1 billion over a five-year period for two of its nuclear power locations as part of ongoing talks to complete major energy legislation in Illinois

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Tariff Structures for Large Scale Hydroelectric IPPs

InsightsAs a dispatchable renewable energy technology, hydropower has a significant role to play in the energy transition.

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What is the Jones Act? And why might waiving it help ease East Coast gas ‘supply crunch’?

InsightThe Jones Act dates back to 1920 and governs the rules around shipping and trade in the U.S. and its island territories, with an aim of protecting American business from foreign competition.

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Law Firms in Oil Country See Green in Renewable Energy Clients

InsightsLaw firms in the heartland of Big Oil are racking up dollars by going green, as investors and companies spur them to grow their renewable energy practices.

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Dakota Access to Seek Supreme Court Review of Pipeline Order

InsightDakota Access pipeline lawyers are heading to the U.S. Supreme Court to fight a ruling that required additional environmental review for the embattled oil project and left it vulnerable to a potential shutdown.

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Climate Change Responses: Expect Big Things for Hydrogen?

InsightsExpect big expansion in the use of clean hydrogen energy—that has been a periodic mantra in the climate change press for years. While commercial scale development continues to face serious technical and cost barriers, there now may be reason for optimism.

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What are “Drilling Operations”?

InsightsIn Sundown Energy LP, et al. v. HJSA No. 3, Ltd. P’ship the term ‘drilling operations’ meant that activities other than spudding-in new wells were sufficient to satisfy a continuous operations clause.

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Risks Linger for Dakota Access Pipeline Despite Biden Reprieve

Insight“The threat of a shutdown still looms over Energy Transfer LP’s Dakota Access pipeline even after the Biden administration announced it wouldn’t take action against the project.

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Former Leader of Dominion Energy Dies Day After Retiring

InsightsTom Farrell, who led Dominion Energy for more than a decade and was a powerful force in Virginia business and politics, died Friday, one day after stepping down from his post as the company’s executive chairman. He was 66.

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FERC Refines DER Wholesale Market Participation Rules

InsightsOn March 18, 2021, the FERC issued an order on rehearing of its landmark final rule pertaining to the participation of distributed energy resources through an aggregator in FERC-jurisdictional Regional Transmission Organization and Independent System Operator (“ISO”) organized markets.

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