Promotion of Sustainability Increasing Among Large U.S. Companies, Study Finds

Almost 75 percent of Standard & Poor’s top 500 U.S. companies tout sustainability efforts on their websites, according to a new study…

First Greenhouse Gas Permit in Texas Approved by EPA for Gas-Fired Power Plant

The Environmental Protection Agency on Nov. 10 issued the first greenhouse gas emissions permit in Texas since it took over permitting authority after the state refused to implement the federal greenhouse gas emissions program.

Obama’s Retreat on Ozone Standards Could Leave Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rules Vulnerable

Environmental and industry groups are questioning whether costly plans to limit greenhouse gas emissions may be vulnerable after the Obama administration announced Sept. 2 it is dropping a rulemaking to set more stringent air quality standards for ozone…

FERC Declines to Act on Smart Grid Rule, Cites Lack of Consensus

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission decided not to conduct a rulemaking on the first group of proposed technical standards for the smart grid, citing a lack of consensus among electric utilities, telecommunications companies, and equipment manufacturers…

EPA Proposal Would Allow Energy Companies to Use Alternative Emissions Calculations Through 2011

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to allow oil and natural gas operations to use alternative emissions calculations through 2011 without obtaining prior approval from the agency under a greenhouse gas reporting rule, according to a proposed rule to be published in the Federal Register June 27…

Duke Energy, Progress Plan Merger to Create Nation’s Largest Electric Utility

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Analysts gave favorable reviews to Duke Energy’s Jan. 10 announcement of a plan to buy a neighboring utility, Progress Energy, in a deal that would create the nation’s largest…

Supreme Court to Review Utility Industry Challenge to Greenhouse Gas Nuisance Suit

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Supreme Court announced Dec. 6 that it will hear a challenge to a court of appeals decision allowing several states to continue with their public nuisance lawsuit against American Electric Power Co. and other…

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Solicits Comments on Proposal to Remove Barriers to Renewable Generation

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is taking comments, due by Jan. 31, on a proposal to remove barriers to integrating renewable energy on the nation’s transmission system.

The proposed rule, “Integration of Variable Resources,” (Docket No. RM10-11-000), was published in the…

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Proposed Transmission Rule Sparks Debate on Future of Renewables on U.S. Grid

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is attempting to accomplish through regulation what Congress has been unable to do through legislation—pave the way for construction of high-voltage transmission lines stretching across state borders and regions to…

Obama Administration Supports Global Development of Smart Grid, Commerce Secretary Says

Obama Administration Supports Global Development of Smart Grid, Commerce Secretary Says…

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