energy policy
MVP Southgate gets a key state permit after years of denials
With the MVP Southgate project getting a critical state water permit, North Carolina is finally set to get its second interstate natural gas pipeline The state would have already had more pipelines were it not for Gov. Roy…
Trump Admin, States Beef It Out Over Massive Offshore Drilling Unveiling
The Department of the Interior (DOI) unveiled its proposal Thursday to open broad swaths of coastal waters to oil and gas drilling in a move that has drawn bipartisan resistance.The DOI directed Bureau of Ocean Energy…
Trump Admin To Turn On Three Mile Island Reactor (Not That One)
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced Tuesday that it will loan Constellation Energy around $1 billion to restart one of Three Mile Island’s reactors in Pennsylvania.Unit 1 at Three Mile Island was shut down in 2019 but…
Duke plan confirms greater productivity of nuclear, natural gas
Duke’s latest resource plan filing shows how unreliable its planned new solar capacity is relative to new nuclear and natural gas capacity The plan shows that natural gas is roughly twice as productive as solar, while nuclear…
Trump Admin Looking To Restore Coal Plants As America’s Grid Buckles
The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking to restore coal plants across America “for up to $100 million in federal funding.”The DOE announced Friday that it issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity to restore coal plants across…
More reliability coming for North Carolina power consumers
The latest resource plan filed by Duke Energy reflects a rapidly changing energy environment in North Carolina The good news is that there will be much more reliable, baseload-capable natural gas and nuclear capacity added to…
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