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Senate Subcommittee Rejects Trump’s ‘Unrealistic’ DOE Budget Request
In negotiating the Senate’s fiscal year 2018 (FY18) Energy and Water (E&W) Development Appropriation’s bill, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate appropriations subcommittee on energy and water development, had no time for President Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to… Read More

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House Appropriators Approve EPA Funding Bill with Deep Cuts
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is facing a $528 million cut to its funding under the Interior and Environment Appropriations bill reported out of committee July 18. While Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee expressed disappointment in the deep cut,… Read More

DOE Won’t Increase Regulation on Gas to Boost Coal, Perry Says
The Trump administration wants to revitalize the coal industry, but they will not do so by imposing regulation on the natural gas industry, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry told reporters July 18 at a joint press conference with International Energy… Read More

Dominion Ordered to Revise Plan for Coal Ash at Chesapeake
A spokesman for Dominion Energy said the company will begin working on a new plan for dealing with leaking piles of coal ash at a retired coal plant in Virginia after a federal judge ruled the company’s current remediation at… Read More

Appeal Filed After Judge Dismisses Challenge to Illinois’ ZEC Program
A federal judge has let stand Illinois’ zero-emission credit (ZEC) program, dismissing challenges filed by power producers who said the initiative subsidizes nuclear power at the expense of other resources. Judge Manish S. Shah of the U.S. District Court for… Read More

Dynegy Divests Assets as Part of Engie Deal
Dynegy this week announced it will sell three more power plants to reduce debt as it works to satisfy an agreement with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reached after the company’s $3.3 billion purchase of French energy giant Engie’s… Read More

Tony Clark on Electric Market Turmoil: Be True to Your School
The legendary Beach Boys rock group in 1963 recorded “Be True to Your School” on their early album “Little Deuce Coupe.” Among the lyrics, “Now what's the matter buddy, ain't you heard of my school, it's number one in the… Read More

Despite limits, Li-ion Batteries Win Market Competition
The limitations of lithium-ion batteries, particularly for electric utility use, are well known: They have a short lifetime, they don’t like rapid cycling, they run out of power quickly, and they can catch on fire, particularly when linked together (as… Read More

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FERC Civil Penalty Order Underscores Need for Companies to Invest in Compliance Training

Advanced Turbine Dynamics Monitoring System Proven Effective

Personal Protective Equipment Vending Simplifies Employee Safety

A Mixed Bag of Nuclear Developments in UAE, S. Korea, Switzerland and S. Africa

European Pumped Storage Plants Are in Crisis

Foggy Resolution for Russia-Ukraine Gas Spat from Arbitration Court

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