Morgan Evans joined NGI as an interning associate reporter in June 2019 before joining the Thought Leaders team in a full-time position in May 2022. She holds a liberal arts degree from Gettysburg College.
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NextEra ‘Running Hard’ at Green Hydrogen, Planning to Blend in Natural Gas Pipeline
Florida-based NextEra Energy Inc. is taking advantage of federal incentives to boost its advantage in renewable natural gas (RNG) and green hydrogen. CFO Kirk Crews highlighted how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is boosting the company’s ability to add the clean energy assets to its portfolio as it aims to supply a growing customer base…
May 3, 2023
New York Budget Proposal Bans Natural Gas Hookups in New Homes, Phases Out Peaker Plants
New York State is poised to ban natural gas hookups in construction of new residential buildings by the end of 2025 after Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced an agreement on the state’s 2024 budget. “We’re going to be the first state of the nation to advance zero-emission new homes and buildings, beginning in 2025 for…
May 1, 2023
Ohio’s Natural Gas, Oil Property Taxes Lifting State Coffers
Natural gas and oil operations in eight Ohio counties alone provided $364 million in property taxes between 2010 and 2021, with taxes in 2020 and 2021 reaching record highs. Ohio’s top ranking counties for property tax generation in 2021, the most recent year for data, were Belmont ($17.26 million), Jefferson ($11.19 million) and Monroe ($10.63…
May 1, 2023
Weather Events No Match for Natural Gas, Electric System Upgrades, Says DTE Energy
Detroit-based DTE Energy is continuing to upgrade its natural gas system after recovering from “the most challenging two-week storm period” DTE ever faced, CEO Jerry Norcia said during the first quarter earnings call. “Michigan’s weather has dramatically changed in recent years,” Norcia said during the quarterly update on Thursday (Apr. 27). For example, he noted…
April 28, 2023
Federal Approval of Electric Utility Cybersecurity Investment Recovery Leaves Natural Gas Infrastructure in the Cold
Federal regulators last week determined that electric utilities could recover cybersecurity investments when designing rate structures, but disregarded calls to extend the favor to natural gas pipelines. The FERC ruling stems from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s (IIJA) direction for federal agencies to secure energy infrastructure against all physical and cyber threats (No. RM22-19-000). …
April 26, 2023
Colorado Lawmakers Looking for Consumer Relief from High Winter Natural Gas Prices
Following a costly winter for Colorado’s natural gas utility customers, two state legislators are calling to limit investor-owned utilities (IOU) from recovering certain costs and mandating utilities better plan to protect against natural gas price volatility. Democratic state Sens. Lisa Cutter (Jefferson) and Steve Fenberg (Boulder) earlier this month introduced Senate Bill (SB) 23-291. The…
April 25, 2023
Clean Energy, Tourmaline Building Out Canada CNG Fueling Network
Canada’s top natural gas producer, Tourmaline Oil Corp., has inked an agreement with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to build out a network of compressed natural gas (CNG) stations in Western Canada. As part of the joint development agreement, California-based Clean Energy and Tourmaline would each contribute $26.2 million to construct up to 20 CNG stations…
April 20, 2023
U.S. Legislation Offroading NGVs as EV Funding Escalates
Federal, local and state governments, once keen on taking natural gas vehicles (NGV) over the bridge toward a cleaner transportation sector, have shifted lanes with electric vehicles (EV) gaining speed by the day. In the last three decades, NGV adoption was bolstered by 37 key federal subsidies, laws, programs and regulations, some of which have…
April 19, 2023
Matador Boosts Permian Opportunities with $1.6B Advance Takeover
Matador Resources Co. has completed its largest transaction in the Permian Basin with the purchase of Advance Energy Partners Holdings LLC, which has assets in New Mexico and West Texas. Matador paid an initial $1.6 billion for the company. In addition, the independent agreed to pay $7.5 million monthly this year if the average West…
April 13, 2023
Western Transmission Cleared to Move Alternative Energy from Wyoming to Nevada
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approved a 732-mile transmission line across federal lands to move wind energy to Nevada from Wyoming. BLM issued the notice to proceed (NTP) for the TransWest Express Project (TWE), which would carry 3 GW of capacity generated from the largest onshore wind generation project in North America, according to…
April 13, 2023