Utility News
A source of information for individuals interested in public utilities and their regulation.
Author: Edward G. Lanza is an associate at Saul Ewing in Harrisburg, Pa.
Blawg Related Categories: Energy Law • Environmental Law • Associate
Recent Posts from Utility News
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EDF Constellation Deal Approved
Washington Business Journal: Constellation Energy Group will proceed with plans to sell a stake in its nuclear power business to Electricite de France SA, accepting conditions put on the merger by Maryland regulators. The Maryland…
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Coal in the U.S. Energy Mix
Financial Times (UK): The industry estimates that the basin has 100-150 more years’ worth of production, based on today’s technology. Though most mines are much smaller, there are more than 1,000 of them in the…
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Energy Firms Split on Climate Bill
The New York Times: As the Senate prepares to tackle global warming, the nation’s energy producers, once united, are battling one another over policy decisions worth hundreds of billions of dollars in coming decades. Producers…
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Sen. Alexander on Nuclear Power
Climate Biz: Renewable energy threatens the planet. Who knew? “Our nation runs the risk of damaging the environment, in the name of saving the environment. “There are negative consequences from producing energy from the sun,…
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EPA’s New GHG Rule
UPI via Hispanic Business: A proposed federal rule is aimed at limiting carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions from the biggest U.S. sources, federal regulators said Wednesday. Lisa P. Jackson, administrator of the Environmental…
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The Smart Grid’s Potential
Business Week: Government bodies and utility providers are in the early stages of this multibillion-dollar upgrade to transform the existing grid into a two-way network where power and information flow in both directions between the…
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Water for Renewable Energy
The New York Times: Here is an inconvenient truth about renewable energy: It can sometimes demand a huge amount of water. Many of the proposed solutions to the nation’s energy problems, from certain types of…
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Utilities Switching to Hybrids
KOB.com: Two of the nation’s largest power generators said Thursday that they plan to begin switching their company cars and trucks to plug-in hybrid vehicles or all-electric vehicles starting Jan. 1 to help cut greenhouse…
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Use Natural Gas to Kill Oil (Opinion)
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States Can Sue Utilities Over Emissions
The New York Times: A two-judge panel of a federal appeals court has ruled that big power companies can be sued by states and land trusts for emitting carbon dioxide. The decision, issued Monday, overturns…