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MDN's Energy Stories of Interest: Fri, May 15, 2026
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (51+ words) MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: Hope Gas, WV launch energy certification training program for students; Well plugging project to protect natural resources; NATIONAL: U. S. natural gas futures gain as weather warms; Climate pseudoscience debunked - livestock methane fears are baseless; Market fundamentals are key…...
RGGI Carbon Tax Prices Soar as Va. Gov. Forces State to Rejoin
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (52+ words) Virginia is officially rejoining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon tax scheme this July after a liberal court deemed its previous withdrawal under former Governor Glenn Youngkin unlawful. This reentry forces utilities like Dominion Energy to resume purchasing carbon…...
Duke Energy Begins Construction of New Indiana Gas-Fired Plant
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (53+ words) Cayuga Station, owned by Duke Energy, is a three-unit coal-fired power plant built between 1970 and 1993 in Vermillion County, Indiana. The existing plant produces up to 1, 040 megawatts (MW) of electricity. Yesterday, Duke broke ground on a new project to modernize and…...
AI Energy Conf: Communication with Locals re Data Centers is Key
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (51+ words) Yesterday was the day. The third AI Energy Conference (which sold out) was held at the Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh/Southpointe in Canonsburg, PA. One of the speakers, Travis Wright, Vice President of Energy and Sustainability for QTS, said that…...
SC PSC Approves Duke/Santee Cooper 2. 2 GW Gas-Fired Power Plant
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (51+ words) Good news! The Public Service Commission (PSC) of South Carolina approved a joint application by Dominion Energy and Santee Cooper to build Canadys Station, a natural gas combined-cycle facility in Colleton County. The plant will generate approximately 2, 200 megawatts (2. 2 GW) " enough…...
PA Antis Demand DEP Redo Shale Cuttings in Landfill Report
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (51+ words) In March, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released the results of a two-year study that found radium levels in landfill wastewater (leachate) from landfills with drill cuttings do NOT pose a risk to human health (see PA DEP…...
22 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 4 - 10
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (39+ words) 22 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 4 " 10 Marcellus Drilling News To view this content, log into your member account. (Not a member? Join Today!) Username or Email Address List of All Daily Issues...
FERC Chair Swett Threatens PJM to Its Face: "Too Big to Function"
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Big Green Continues Smear Campaign Against Dominion SC Power Plant
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How Much Will New York Pay if It Loses Frack Ban Lawsuit?
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