Natural gas and oil lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) should continue, but there’s room for wind development, as well as carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), according to exploration and production (E&P) companies. Both supporters and opponents of federal leasing in the offshore made their comments on the national leasing program, published late…
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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
EIA Forecasts Renewable Generation Gains, Natural Gas Supremacy On East Coast
The Energy Information Administration expects renewable energy sources to generate almost a quarter of the nation’s electricity by next year, but some markets will still hold fast to natural gas as their primary energy source. In the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, EIA forecasted renewable sources will generate around 22% of the nation’s electricity this year…
August 18, 2022
Shell, TotalEnergies, Engie Among High Bidders in New York Bight Offshore Wind Auction
The Department of Interior announced last week the winning companies of the New York Bight offshore wind lease sale, with Bight Wind Holdings LLC, a joint venture (JV) between RWE Renewables and National Grid, securing the largest lease with a $1.1 billion bid. The Bight, sandwiched between the coast of Long Island and New Jersey,…
March 6, 2022
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