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Archive of Energy on Wednesday May 07, 2008
Session nears end with third coal bill
Call it Coal 3. For the third time in the 2008 legislative session, lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill that would authorize the construction of two 700-megawatt coal-fired power plants and strip the state of authority to block similar projects. Read More
NY Senate expected to OK gas tax holiday
With gasoline prices nearing $4 a gallon, the Senate planned to pass a bill today that would suspend the state's gasoline taxes for the summer months. But the Republican-backed measure faces opposition in the Assembly and reservations in the governor's office. Read More
Ga. Biomass plant eyes Tallahassee
A Georgia company wants to build Florida's first biomass energy plant ? turning wood chips into electricity ? at a Florida State University industrial park. Before that can happen, the company, Biomass Gas & Electric LLC, needs to answer questions from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Read More
Natural gas tax bill dies
A bill that would have raised taxes on natural gas wells drilled off the Alabama coast has died in the Alabama Legislature. Read More
Lobbyist says more regular citizens should own wind turbines
A wind turbine entrepreneur says it's time for Iowa to take some of the steps taken in Minnesota in order to position the state as a leader in the wind energy industry. Ed Woolsey of Prole, president of Green Prairie Energy, lobbies legislators on behalf of the Iowa Renewable Energy Association. Read More
Areva picks E. Idaho for $2 billion uranium enrichment plant
A uranium enrichment plant near Idaho Falls will be one of the largest construction projects in the state's history, and it could create 1,000 jobs for the five years it takes to complete it. Read More
Coal plant bill OK'd by Kansas Senate
The Kansas Senate has passed yet another bill to authorize two coal-fired power plants in western Kansas, even as enthusiasm for the fight dimmed in the legislative session's final hours. Read More
House speaker alleges improper use of plane trips by governor
In Kansas politics, the state plane used by the governor can be an asset or a liability. House Speaker Melvin Neufeld, R-Ingalls, recently accused Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of getting people to vote against the coal-fired power project by flying them to Kansas University basketball games. Read More
Session slowly coming to end
The Legislature moved closer to a climatic ending of the 2008 session late Tuesday by debating a bill containing a cluster of economic development incentives and consent for construction of a $3.6 billion coal-fired electric plant in southwest Kansas. Read More
Panel OKs sale of bonds for Entergy's storm costs
The State Bond Commission voted 9-3 Tuesday to authorize two Entergy companies to issue more than $1 billion in bonds to pay for damages caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as well as stashing away about $200 million in reserves for the upcoming hurricane season. Read More
PSC delays decision on lawsuit
The Public Service Commission will continue to evaluate the possibility of suing Northwestern Energy over its plans to sell a coal-fired electric generation plant. Read More
No fuel shortages expected
Fuel - albeit costly - should be in sufficient supply this summer in North Dakota, industry officials say. Fuel shortages last summer forced North Dakotans to pay among the highest prices in the nation for gasoline and diesel. Read More
State Senate to vote on emissions bill
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Skyrocketing electric bills and lost jobs are potential outcomes of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) bill up for a state Senate vote tomorrow, business leaders say. Read More
Water tax floated for open space
A state senator said yesterday he is renewing efforts to try to win public approval this fall of a ballot question that would constitutionally dedicate a proposed new water tax to raise about $150 million annually for open space purchases. Read More
Nevada law would raise state gas tax if federal tax is cut
LAS VEGAS - Motorists in Nevada might not see a savings at the pump if Congress approves a gasoline tax holiday touted by two presidential candidates, a state official said. Read More
Farmer pioneers green energy practices in Ohio
BROOKVILLE, Ohio - When he was laid up in the hospital recovering from knee surgery, farmer Ralph Dull picked up a thick notebook dropped off by a friend that detailed how wind generators produce electricity. Read More
Get ready - utility hikes on horizon
Shawnee, Okla. - Shawnee residents may have less jingle in their pockets in the near future because of a projected deficit the Shawnee Municipal Authority is expected to face. Read More
State economy is healthy but not for the poor
The state's economy continues to be robust, but low- and middle-income households in the state aren't faring as well because of stagnant wages and rising fuel, food and health care costs, a study released Tuesday shows. Read More
Second pipeline still tentative
No paperwork has been filed for a proposed "Keystone Phase II" oil pipeline through western South Dakota, a state official says, but representatives from TransCanada Corp. have talked with at least some legislators and have plans to meet with local governments. Read More
Hard times for U.S. giving Texas an economic cushion
The nation may be on the verge of recession, but the Texas economy is doing well enough for Comptroller Susan Combs to predict Tuesday that the Legislature will have a $10.7 billion surplus when it convenes in January. Read More
Oil prices help Texas rake in $10.7 billion surplus
The nation may be on the verge of a recession, but the Texas economy is doing well enough for Comptroller Susan Combs to predict Tuesday that the Legislature will have a $10.7 billion surplus when it convenes in January. Read More
Wal-Mart selects 20 capitols, including Pa.'s, for energy audits
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has announced partnerships with Pennsylvania, 18 other states and Puerto Rico to help them save on energy and electricity costs at their capitols. Read More
Compact may block nuclear waste
A federal lawsuit filed Monday by EnergySolutions isn't changing the mind of Utah's representative on the eight-state Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management, which may be able to decide Thursday the fate of the company's proposal to import radioactive waste from Italy. Read More
EnergySolutions to conduct limited discovery in appeal
The Utah Radiation Control Board in its meeting Friday granted EnergySolutions a chance to conduct limited discovery in an appeal of its operating license by Charles Judd, former president of Envirocare, the predecessor of EnergySolutions. Read More
Dominion seeks fuel-rate rate increase
Dominion Virginia Power asked state regulators yesterday to approve a fuel-rate increase that could raise a typical monthly residential bill 18.3 percent. Read More
Dominion Power seeks state's OK to raise rates 18 percent
Gas prices are up. Food prices, too. And now comes electricity. Dominion Virginia Power, the primary electricity provider in Hampton Roads, has asked state regulators to approve a fuel rate increase that would boost the average bill for residential customers by about 18 percent. Read More
Dominion proposes electricity rate hike
It's not just the cost of a gallon of gas that has spiked. Fallout from rising global energy prices will soon hit Virginians' electric bills. Read More
CVPS chief -- Vt. at energy 'crossroads'
Saying that Vermont is at an energy "crossroads," the head of the state's largest electric utility said Tuesday that he fully expects a new long-term power contract with Hydro-Quebec by the end of the year. Read More
Governors pitch ambitious programs
Billion-dollar deficits in California, New York and Arizona haven’t stopped governors there and elsewhere from proposing big-ticket items for 2008. Stateline.org looks at proposals from governors’ 2008 "state of the state" speeches and provides an exclusive summary of all the addresses so far.
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