The relationship between affordable and reliable electric power and the economy, standard of living, and physical well being of Americans is beyond doubt. In the past several years, the burden…
Legal
A Japanese court has blocked plans to reopen two reactors that had been previously cleared to resume operations by the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA). Local residents in western Japan's Fukui…
Unbundled renewable energy credits and certificates (RECs) separate the renewable, or green, component of energy from the actual megawatt-hours of generation. RECs are traded on nine different regional markets, or…
A German court on April 14 reaffirmed that a nuclear fuel rod tax is unconstitutional and has ordered federal tax authorities to reimburse €2.2. billion ($3.04 billion) paid by five…
A series of derivative lawsuits has recently been filed against the officers and directors of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) based on the explosion of a PG&E gas transmission…
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a narrow challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) authority to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from stationary sources, including power plants.…
The state of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) on Tuesday asked the full 10-judge panel at the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to review their challenge to the…
Duke Energy will retire four coal units and possibly two oil-fired units under terms of a settlement reached between the company and four citizen and environmental groups over outstanding air…
In a decision that sets precedent, a federal court last week ruled that residents neighboring a Pennsylvania coal-fired power plant may sue for property damage even though the plant fully…