Proposed $10B Louisiana export terminal-pipeline would be one energy firm's fourth in the state, but one in Oregon is terminated amid strong opposition; even so, US will be world's largest LNG exporter by end of next year, says Energy Dept. in new report.
The $670-million West Riverside Energy Center (WREC) in Beloit, Wis., provides 730 MW of reliable power. This combined-cycle facility can ramp its output up and down quickly to deal with shortages or surpluses.
Some 225 trade groups, utilities, contractors, activists and others commented as federal energy regulator starts process to transform U.S. transmission design and expansion, including how best to connect new sources of cleaner energy.
Robinson Power Co. cancelled huge Pittsburgh-area facility, which won state permits dating to 2017, after environmental groups challenged it as a “zombie” project that missed construction deadlines and lost grid access.
Energy Transfer LP is cited for drilling fluid leaks into groundwater and surface waters on 350-mile Mariner East project, incidents unreported to state regulators; contractors were not charged, but the owner has not commented.