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FERC Staff Has Pointed Questions for DOE NOPR Commenters

FERC staff is asking commenters to answer a series of questions — some of them pointed — to help staff understand the implications of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposal to provide reliability and resiliency compensation to coal and nuclear baseload generators.

October 6, 2017

NatGas Groups Object to DOE’s Electric Grid Resiliency NOPR

The Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday submitted to FERC a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) to implement reforms on the reliability and resiliency of the electricity grid — changes that, according to some industry groups, would benefit nuclear and coal at the expense of natural gas.

September 29, 2017

DOE Proposes Expedited Small-Scale LNG Exports to Non-FTA Countries

The Department of Energy (DOE) said it wants to expedite the approval process for small-scale exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), primarily to countries in the Caribbean, Central America and South America.

September 6, 2017

DOE Secretary Perry in Mexico Calls For Streamlined Cross-Border Infrastructure Permitting

Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry told his Mexican counterpart on Thursday that he wants to streamline the permitting process for cross-border energy infrastructure, including natural gas pipelines, calling them “absolutely vital facilitators of energy trade.”

July 13, 2017

DOE Secretary Perry Blames Oceans For Climate Change, Downplays Proposed Budget Cuts

Three months after the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) told a cable news program that he doesn’t believe carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are a primary contributor to climate change, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry doubled down on the same program, blaming global warming in part on the world’s oceans.

June 20, 2017
Manufacturers Urge DOE’s Perry to Enact Moratorium on LNG Export Approvals

Manufacturers Urge DOE’s Perry to Enact Moratorium on LNG Export Approvals

An organization representing manufacturers has asked Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry to enact a moratorium on approvals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, and has accused a pro-export group of providing “misleading and incorrect” information.

April 17, 2017

Energy, Interior Employees Have First Meetings With Perry, Zinke

Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry and Department of Interior (DOI) Ryan Zinke met with their respective employees and delivered nearly simultaneous greetings on Friday, in meetings that were both friendly and, in many ways, folksy.

March 3, 2017

Perry, Zinke Meet Their Respective Employees at DOE, DOI

Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry and Department of Interior (DOI) Ryan Zinke met with their respective employees and delivered nearly simultaneous greetings on Friday, in meetings that were both friendly and, in many ways, folksy.

March 3, 2017

Senate Confirms Perry to Lead Energy Department

Five years after saying he would dismantle the Department of Energy (DOE) if he were elected president, the Senate on Thursday voted to confirm former Texas Gov. Rick Perry as the department’s next secretary.

March 2, 2017

Perry Wins Senate Confirmation to Lead Energy Department

Five years after saying he would dismantle the Department of Energy (DOE) if he were elected president, the Senate on Thursday voted to confirm former Texas Gov. Rick Perry as the department’s next secretary.

March 2, 2017