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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Some West Coast Customers May Receive Assistance Due to High Natural Gas Prices – Winter Rate Spikes: Part 2
Higher natural gas prices are impacting West Coast utility rate filings this year, leading some opting to provide customers with bill credits, and state and federal governments to offer heftier bill assistance programs
October 11, 2022
New England, New York Utilities Warn Natural Gas Prices Could Cause Bills to Soar Up to 38% from 2021 – Winter Rate Spikes: Part 1
A myriad of factors is contributing to a sharp rise in natural gas rates heading into the winter, as U.S. consumers face price hikes of as much as 38% compared with last year in some parts of the country.
October 6, 2022
RWE Doubles U.S. Renewables Footprint in $6.8B Blockbuster Deal with Con Edison
New York’s largest utility, Consolidated Edison Inc., plans to sell its clean energy businesses to the U.S. arm of German conglomerate RWE AG for $6.8 billion. ConEd, as it is better known, agreed to sell ConEd Clean Energy Business Inc. (CEB), and three related business units to RWE Renewables Americas LLC. The transaction is expected…
October 3, 2022
RNG Vehicle Technology Advancing; State EV Charging Networks Starting Up
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has handed the keys to states and territories for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, opening the door for $1.5 billion through 2023 to build out electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. “America led the original automotive revolution in the last century, and today, thanks to the historic…
October 3, 2022
Cemvita, Partners Digging for Gold, Tapping Depleted Oil, Gas Wells for ‘Lowest Possible Cost’ Hydrogen Production
Following positive results from a pilot program based in the Permian Basin to produce gold hydrogen using would-be abandoned oil and gas reservoirs, Cemvita Factory Inc. said it has formed and closed funding for a new subsidiary in preparation to commercialize with its founding investors. “In a very short time frame, we moved our microbes…
October 3, 2022
U.S. Floating Offshore Wind Capacity Growing, with API Collaborating on Safety
The Biden administration has tacked another 15 GW of floating offshore wind capacity to its clean energy goals, as the American Petroleum Institute (API) inked a preliminary agreement with the Offshore Operators Committee (OOC) to develop safety management systems (SMS). With “decades of offshore operating experience under highly technical and complex conditions” under its belt,…
September 27, 2022
California Pushes Through Oil, Natural Gas Setback Legislation, Aims to Cut Oil Consumption 91%
California Gov. Gavin Newsom late last week signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 1137, increasing the minimum distance required between oil and gas operations and public and private property. Beginning in 2023, oil and gas operators in California will not see requests to drill within 3,200 feet of a home, school, park, hospital or business…
September 22, 2022
Gevo’s Proposed SAF Facility Dubbed ‘Largest Economic Investment’ Ever in South Dakota
Gevo Inc. is preparing to build a commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility, Net-Zero 1 (NZ1) in South Dakota, in which the biofuels company plans to incorporate green hydrogen produced from water and renewable natural gas. “As all the elements come together, from farmers growing sustainable corn feedstock, to renewable wind power and renewable…
September 16, 2022
California Utilities Seek OK for $10M-Plus Hydrogen, Natural Gas Blending Projects
San Diego Gas and Electric Co. (SDG&E), Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and Southwest Gas Corp. this week revealed the state could see three separate pilot projects to blend renewable hydrogen into natural gas utility infrastructure. Earlier this month the three utilities jointly applied with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to inject up to…
September 14, 2022
Wind, Solar Boosting Renewables’ Increasing Share of Electricity Generation
Though still behind natural gas-fired generation, renewables supplied nearly one-quarter of total utility-scale generation in the first half of 2022, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). EIA’s June Electricity Monthly Update found that renewables increased their market share 3% year/year to 24%, following a decade-long trend of jumping 3% every five to six…
September 13, 2022