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US Department of Energy Geothermal Plan Offers Opportunity But Deadlines Approaching

Geothermal energy production has proven to be a reliable renewable energy source with great potential to contribute to US (and global) energy grid stability and resiliency.  Indeed, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has described geothermal energy as “a clean, efficient, and nearly inexhaustible domestic energy resource.”  Nevertheless, geothermal developers often run into excessive up … Continue Reading

Update: DOE Approves an Extension for FERC’s Response to the Proposed Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) now has until January 10, 2018 to act on the Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule proposal. As we previously reported, FERC had been facing a December 11, 2017 deadline set out in the Department of Energy (DOE) proposal, which calls for full recovery of costs for “fuel-secure” generating units in … Continue Reading

As Deadline Approaches, FERC Chairman Hints at Interim Solution to Keep Coal and Nuclear Plants Afloat

As the deadline imposed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) approaches for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to determine whether to exercise its regulatory authority over the electricity market in a manner designed to throw a life line to coal and nuclear power generators, the FERC commissioners have not hesitated to publicly make … Continue Reading

USDOE Issues Pre-Publication Final Rule on Energy Standards for External Power Supplies

On February 3, 2014, the US Department of Energy (USDOE) issued a pre-publication version of its final rule on energy conservation standards for external power supplies (EPS). EPS converts household electric current into direct current or lower-voltage alternating current to operate a consumer product, such as a laptop computer or smart phone. There are hundreds … Continue Reading
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