Spurs donate $250K to help residents with damaged water pipes
The NBA team is helping local residents pay for plumbing damages caused by last week’s winter storm.
Report: California electricity rate structure is not equitable
Without fundamental changes, the cost of delivering electricity in California will be borne by the state’s middle- and lower-income residents, according to a new report from the Energy Institute at the University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business and the nonprofit think tank Next 10.
Data from the report, “Designing Electricity Rates for An Equitable Energy Transition,” will be presented to the California Public Utilities Commission during its all-day virtual hearing Wednesday.
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Duke Energy expands Green Source Advantage program to South Carolina
The Green Source Advantage program lets large customers choose their own renewable energy supplier and negotiate prices directly. The customer and supplier can also agree on the contract length.
Texas’ power market doesn’t pay for reliability
Texas was hit with blackouts in mid-February as the state’s electricity grid failed an icy test of its reliability. But that’s probably because no one is paying it for reliability, industry experts say.
Local refinery unexpectedly shut down amid emergency flaring
Emergency flaring at a city refinery forced it to shut down last week.
Equitrans holds to 2021 in-service date for Mountain Valley Pipeline
Equitrans on Jan. 15 received a right-of-way permit for work in the Jefferson National Forest, and has 265 miles of pipe welded and ready, along with having finished compressor stations and interconnects. It estimated about 92% of the work completed.
Frozen out: Will companies, talent rethink San Antonio?
The ability to assure reliable energy will be key to the Alamo City’s economic pitch moving forward.
South Texas Drilling Permit Roundup: Well permitting dried up as Texas froze
There were fewer permits to drill new oil and gas wells last week than at any point during the pandemic.
Private equity firm Tailwater Capital to acquire NorTex Midstream Partners
Tailwater Capital has announced several midstream acquisitions in the last month, utilizing a $1.1 billion fund it closed last spring.
Piedmont Natural Gas deal not transformative, just profitable, for Duke Energy
Duke Energy bought Piedmont Natural Gas with ideas of becoming a bigger player in the industry. Five years later, it is satisfied with just making money from the deal.