Posts from — January 2009

On January 15, 2009, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) approved the Sparrows Point Project in Baltimore County, Maryland despite objections from Commissioner Jon Wellinghoff. The project includes a liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) terminal that will have a send-out capacity of 1.5 billion cubic feet per day and 88 miles of newly constructed natural gas pipeline. [Read more →]

On Thursday, both the House Energy and Commerce Committee and House Ways and Means Committee separately passed their respective portions of the economic stimulus bill, committing billions of dollars to upgrading the nation’s electric grid and increasing investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy. [Read more →]

On January 15, FERC issued an order approving a small solar thermal generating facility to be designated as a Qualifying Facility (“QF”) under section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (“PURPA”) despite the fact that portions of the same facility are at times used to generate electricity using natural gas. [Read more →]

On January 14, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) approved an order granting Waste Control Specialists, LLC (“WCS”) licenses to operate a new low-level radioactive waste (“LLRW”) disposal facility in West Texas. The Commissioners voted 2-0 to allow WCS to build the facility in Andrews County, near the New Mexico state line. A third commissioner abstained from the vote. [Read more →]

EEI announced an updated framework Wednesday designed to reinforce its commitment to supporting appropriate federal climate change legislation and set forth numerous recommendations for achieving significant emission reductions while minimizing compliance costs for customers. [Read more →]