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The commentary “Legislature Must Act to Save the Bay in Light of Conowingo Dam Decision” [Maryland Matters, June 10] was misleading and inaccurate. As an Exelon Generation employee and environmental advocate, I’d like to set the record straight. The Waterkeepers Chesapeake organization claims Exelon Generation and the dam have caused...

TEXAS, USA — The Texas power grid is back in the spotlight. Months after the failure of the Texas power grid, Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed into law two bills that aim to address the issues and subsequent fall-out from the winter storm. Texans are also being asked to reduce...

DARLINGTON, Md. — There is a court battle brewing over the Conowingo Dam and the power company that operates it. The plaintiffs believe it's a precedent-setting case that matters to anyone who cares about or uses the Chesapeake Bay or pays taxes in Maryland. With its action Thursday, a coalition...

(CN) — A federal agency transferred a hydroelectric license from an energy company to a nonprofit on Friday, marking the latest step toward removing four dams from the Klamath River and restoring access for endangered salmon. The Federal Regulatory Agency Commission transferred a license from PacifiCorp, a Warren Buffet-backed energy...

The long-running Conowingo Dam controversy is back in court. On June 17, four environmental groups filed a legal challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s decision in March to relicense the hydropower facility on the lower Susquehanna River. The groups —Waterkeepers Chesapeake, Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper, Sassafras Riverkeeper and the Chesapeake...

Press release from the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC):. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) [yester]day approved the transfer of the Lower Klamath Project License from PacifiCorp to the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) and the States of Oregon and California. The vote by FERC marks a key milestone in...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday pressed pause on its March decision that would have prevented states from refusing to accept demand response as part of distributed energy resource (DER) aggregations under its landmark Order 2222. Chair Richard Glick said during the commission's open meeting that he was swayed...

A state appellate court is sending two appeals over a natural gas compressor station in Upper Bucks County back to Pennsylvania’s Environmental Hearing Board. The board previously ruled that West Rockhill and a group of neighbors needed to appeal a state air quality plan approval for Adelphia Gateway LLC’s proposed natural gas pipeline project to federal court.

The John C. Boyle dam on the upper Klamath River with floodgates open (Bob Galindo/Wikimedia Commons) The effort to remove four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River cleared another regulatory hurdle Thursday after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission allowed the dams’ original owner to exit its license to operate the facilities.

Offshore wind has attracted the lion's share of US wind industry announcements in the last few months, but onshore wind capacity continues to expand as well. Net-Zero Business Daily spoke with Brendan Casey, research and analytics manager for the American Clean Power Association (ACP), about developments in onshore wind, including the drivers of growth, key challenges, and the support that the industry is seeking from the US government and states.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved the transfer of the Lower Klamath Project License from PacifiCorp to the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) and the states of Oregon and California. The FERC vote marks a key milestone in the decades-long effort to restore the Klamath River for the...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday determined that Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association's tariff is unjust and unreasonable, based on the hurdles members face in considering whether to exit the G&T provider. Specifically, the commission's preliminary findings revealed that the G&T's tariff makes it difficult for members considering whether...

The effort to remove four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River cleared another regulatory hurdle Thursday after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission allowed the dams’ original owner to exit its license to operate the facilities. Specifically, FERC accepted a joint application to transfer the dams’ license from PacifiCorp to the...

KLAMATH, Calif. — Congressman Jared Huffman applauded the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s decision Thursday to allow the Klamath River dam removal project to go forward, clearing the way for a massive effort to restore struggling salmon runs vital for tribal and coastal communities, Huffam said. FERC approved PacifiCorp, the non-profit...