- – The New York Time – 3/31/21
What FERC needs to hear about the ACP Restoration Plan
The public comment period on the proposed plan for the restoration of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) route, which was formally announced by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in a March 8 Federal Register notice and preliminary discussed in the March 4 ABRA Update,
Dominion Cleaning by Greening, but Natural Gas Not a Goner
- – Natural Gas Intelligence – 2/23/21
Pipeline bills progress in the Virginia General Assembly
Two measures designed to improve state oversight of natural gas pipelines have now passed the Virginia Senate and are headed for floor consideration in the House of Delegates.
- SB1265, sponsored by Sen. Deeds, authorizes the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to conduct inspections of land-disturbing activities related to construction of any natural gas transmission pipeline equal to or greater than 24 inches inside diameter.
Glick unveils environmental justice, climate plans
- – E&E Energywire – 2/12/21
Duke IRPs overstate likely future demand growth
Forecasts used by Duke Energy that predict steadily rising demand for electricity in the Carolinas ignore the company’s sales history in the past 15 years, which have been essentially flat, and should be challenged by state regulators, according to a new study by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
Dominion Energy’s Integrated Resource Plan Deemed Insufficient
Dominion Energy’s proposed integrated resource plan, filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) on May 1, 2020, has been rejected as insufficient. The plan was to have included information related to the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) enacted by the General Assembly in 2020.
Regulators say Dominion’s long-range plan doesn’t meet statutory standards
- – Virginia Mercury – 2/2/21
Electric resource plans suggest hotly contested path to WV’s energy future
- – Charleston Gazette-Mail – 1/16/21
ACP Route Restoration Plan Filed with FERC Leaves Unanswered Questions
A long-awaited restoration plan for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) to address land and forests that were disrupted by the project before it was cancelled in July was filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on January 4. The filing was in response to a formal request by FERC on October 27.