Idaho

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (CLNE) is growing its already outsized role as the largest provider of renewable natural gas (RNG) with progress on projects that it said would add more than 110 MMcf of production capacity and a bevy of contracts with the transportation industry. The California-based firm reported that construction of an RNG digester…

Connecticut residents pay the most of any state overall for their energy, whether it be natural gas, electricity, home heating oil and motor fuel, while Washington, DC, residents pay the least, according to a new report by WalletHub. The Evolution Finance Inc. subsidiary found that on average, Connecticut residents spend $372/month for their energy, whereas…

Now that the dust has settled from an aborted merger with Hydro One Ltd., natural gas and power distributor Avista Corp. has found solace in lowering its utility costs and finding customer growth in the Pacific Northwest, retiring CEO Scott Morris said during a second quarter conference call.

A ruling by the U.S. District Court in Boise, ID, has turned loose state energy officials to determine the full impact and fate of oil and gas leases that a privately held producer obtained through forced pooling.

The Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment about a proposal to reduce restrictions on oil and natural gas leasing in several western states with greater sage grouse habitat.

Natural gas supply in Idaho is adequate given increased demand-side management (DSM) programs, but some pipelines need to be expanded or upgraded within a few years, according to Intermountain Gas Co.

Idaho’s Department of Lands (IDL) has started the process for the state’s first audit of oil and natural gas wells operated by Texas-based Alta Mesa Holdings LP, the lone producer in a state that realized its first production only three years ago.

A bill (HB 301) to rewrite oil/natural gas rules in Idaho was passed unanimously through both houses of the state legislature in two days last week and now awaits Gov. C. L. Otter’s signature.

A revised bill to rewrite oil/natural gas rules in Idaho may be running out of time as the state’s legislature is scheduled to adjourn on Friday.