Duke Energy data access rules poised to help North Carolina communities meet climate goals
Charlotte, North Carolina, may soon get access to a new tool to deploy in its push toward 100% clean power: data. The Tar Heel state’s largest city aims to power all government operations with carbon-free electricity by the end of the decade, including the city-owned Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, one of the busiest in the world. […]
North Carolina town sues Duke Energy for climate ‘deception’
This article was originally published by Floodlight. A small town in North Carolina has taken a bold step, filing the first climate “deception” lawsuit against an electric utility in the United States. In a civil lawsuit, the Town Council of Carrboro accuses Duke Energy, one of the largest power companies in the United States, of […]
Commentary: Trump may struggle to repeal this IRA provision; Massachusetts should use it
The following commentary was written by Daksh Arora, a project engineer at GameChange Solar, content director for the MIT Energy Conference 2025, and a fellow at the Clean Energy Leadership Institute. See our commentary guidelines for more information. States like Massachusetts must take the lead in advancing the United States’ climate goals, especially under the incoming Trump […]
Advocates frustrated by lack of transparency, engagement on regional hydrogen hub projects
Community and environmental justice advocates say the Biden administration is failing to deliver promised transparency and public engagement around its $7 billion clean hydrogen hub initiative. “Engagement isn’t merely leading people into a process that’s going to happen with or without them,” said Tom Torres, hydrogen program director for the Ohio River Valley Institute, a […]
In Michigan and Wisconsin, cities are finding rooftops alone may not achieve solar energy goals
A new contract between Kalamazoo, Michigan, and utility Consumers Energy signals a change in direction for the city’s clean energy strategy as it seeks to become carbon neutral by 2040. Solar was seen as a pillar of the city’s plans when it declared a climate emergency in 2019 and set a goal of zeroing out […]
EQT announces $3.5 billion midstream joint venture with Blackstone Credit & Insurance
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — EQT Corporation (NYSE: EQT) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with funds managed by Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“BXCI”), to form a new midstream joint venture (the “JV”) consisting of EQT’s ownership interest in high quality contracted infrastructure assets: (i) Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC – […]
DT Midstream Announces $1.2 Billion Acquisition of Strategic Midwest FERC-Regulated Natural Gas Pipelines
Three regulated natural gas transmission pipelines with total capacity of more than 3.7 Bcf/d across the Upper Midwest Premier assets with a high-quality demand-pull customer base Connected to DTM’s existing assets and strategically located to take advantage of strong power demand fundamentals (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DT Midstream, Inc. (NYSE: DTM) today announced that it […]
Ring Energy Announces Addition to Management Team
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ring Energy, Inc. (NYSE American: REI) (“Ring” or the “Company”) today announced the addition of a new senior technical executive. Mr. James J. Parr joins Ring as Executive Vice President, Exploration and Geosciences. Mr. Parr is an experienced petroleum geologist with over 30 years of energy […]
Connecticut took on Trump on climate before. It will probably be harder to do it again.
This article was originally published by CT Mirror. Donald Trump’s return to power comes against a backdrop of the well-known anti-environmental legacy of his first term. His assertion that climate change was a “hoax,” was followed by the rolling back or outright revocation of more than 100 environmental regulations and policies, as tracked by numerous universities and newspapers at […]