Dominion Energy plans to build four small “peaker” electric generating plants in Chesterfield County, VA, near Richmond (see Dominion Plans to Build 1,000-MW Gas Peaker Plant Near Richmond, VA). The Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center (CERC) calls for building four 250-megawatt gas-fired power plants (1,000 MW total) that can jump into action during the coldest and…
Read More...Five months ago, the New York Senate passed a bill already passed by the Assembly to ban the use of carbon dioxide in shale drilling (so-called “CO2 fracking”). Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul, a reliable anti-fossil fueler, has still not signed the bill into law. What the heck is going on? A small group (seven, by…
Read More...Bill Siderewicz Some sad news to share. The man most responsible for bringing two power plants to Lordstrown (Trumbull County, OH) has died. According to his obituary, Bill Siderewicz passed away on Tuesday, August 13. He was 74 and lived in Massachusetts. He died way too young. Bill was the owner of Clean Energy Future,…
Read More...Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility received Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) authorization to place the final three liquefaction blocks (7-9) into service in November 2023 (see Venture Global Gets FERC OK to Commission 3 Calcasieu Pass Trains). The other trains, 1-6, have been online for over two years. However, the entire facility is…
Read More...OTHER U.S. REGIONS: NextDecade withdraws FERC application for Rio Grande CCS project; NATIONAL: Top U.S. oilfield firm Halliburton hit by cyberattack; At the DNC, the Left’s climate solutions are worse than the problem; Why oil is down by nearly 10% in 2024 and sliding; INTERNATIONAL: World’s first AI drilling engineer is currently in training; BP…
Read More...OPEC and other producers including Russia, known as OPEC+, have implemented a series of output cuts since late 2022 to support the market. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...Johnson, who currently serves as the president of Lone Star Production Co., has sat on TIPRO’s board as a regional representative for the past four years. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...A study led by Binghamton University and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) claims it has uncovered that energy companies pressure landowners into allowing hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on their properties, “often resorting to persistent and personalized tactics.” In other words, those nasty frackers bully poor landowners into signing leases. We have no doubt there…
Read More...New York State has become the North Korea of the United States. It is narrow and parochial and devoid of freedom. If you operate a business in New York and you are not in a protected or favored class, or if your business does not bribe someone in the Democrat Party, you are in danger…
Read More...Yesterday, the Georgia Public Service Commission voted 5-0 to approve Georgia Power Co.’s plan to expand an existing power plant, called Plant Yates, by installing three new gas-fired units. Plant Yates is located on approximately 2,400 acres on the east bank of the Chattahoochee River in Coweta County, Georgia, southwest of Atlanta. Plant Yates originally…
Read More...We have news of a second southern gas-fired power plant to share today. This one is tiny, a 75-megawatt peaker plant in Madisonville, Kentucky. The Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency (KYMEA) and the City of Madisonville recently announced the development of the KYMEA Energy Center I, a natural gas electric generating facility. The new facility, with…
Read More...Recently, we’ve told you about the coming demand for natural gas to generate electricity that data centers and artificial intelligence will need (see Big Midstream Companies Eye Data Center/AI Market for New Pipes). The left’s answer for increased power demand is to kill new data centers and ban AI (see Leftists Argue for Ban on…
Read More...Enterprise Products Partners’ cash deal to acquire Piñon Midstream for $950 million offers sizeable gas treatment facilities in the Permian Basin. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...Understanding the behavior and geomechanics of fracture-dominated reservoirs is a must for developing geothermal assets. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
Read More...Energix said it expects to deliver the solar energy in the next two to three years. This post appeared first on Hart Energy.
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