The composition of tomorrow’s electricity generation mix dominates many of the energy policy debates held today. Reliability and affordability must remain prominent factors in the electricity sector transition already underway, but given the challenge posted by climate change, attention must be paid to the environmental impact of electricity sources. Efforts must be undertaken at the national, state, and local levels to facilitate energy innovation and company-driven and federally-sponsored research and development activities.
The goal of our EnergyInnovates initiative is to highlight promising and interesting technology and people that are at the forefront of new energy solutions. This fall, I had a chance to spend some time with the dynamic team at NET Power who are the very definition of innovators—and are changing the
The Associations represent the Nation’s leading energy and manufacturing sectors that form the backbone of the Nation’s industrial ability to grow our economy and provide jobs in an environmentally sustainable and energy-efficient manner. The Associations represent members who both generate and rely
Hurricane season is far from over. Category 4 Hurricane Michael is poised to make landfall on the Florida panhandle today, accompanied by 100mph winds and a massive storm surge. According to reports, Michael will be the strongest hurricane to ever come ashore along the Florida Panhandle in records
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce strongly supports the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) effort to establish durable, achievable, and lawful carbon reduction guidelines in its Proposed Affordable Clean Energy Rule, or “ACE.” The ACE proposed rule is a refreshing departure from the dramatic and
Wednesday Energy Capacity According to DOE, all ports have reopened but coastal areas impacted by Florence in North and South Carolina are experiencing outages at retail fuel stations due to power outages and conditions preventing resupply from terminals. There are no refineries in the immediate
Over the past 24 hours, one of the first significant storms of the 2018 hurricane season is threatening the eastern shores of the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Gordon made landfall just below hurricane strength late Tuesday night near the Alabama/Mississippi border, about 30 miles east of Biloxi
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its long-awaited proposal to replace the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP)—the Proposed Affordable Clean Energy Rule, or “ACE.” Finalized in 2015, EPA’s CPP final rule raised a host of legal concerns, including that it swept away
