Natural Gas: Proposed Fee Cap
One utility company, Philadelphia Gas Works, proposes capping its weather normalization adjustment to no more than 25% of a customer’s monthly delivery charge to prevent exorbitant future fees. Learn more >>
Proposed: Consumers’ Counsel Nominate Members
Proposed legislation would allow the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel to nominate members to the Public Utilities Commission to tighten oversight following the HB 6 scandal. More >>
EIA: Renewables Growth
EIA expects renewables to account for 22% of U.S. electricity generation in 2022! The details >>
Market Snapshot for August 9, 2022
Market Snapshot Weather Forecast MIDDLE AMERICA GETS SOME RELIEF While this summer had brought record heat to many parts of the U.S., this may be the new normal. Temperatures have increased by 1.7 degrees Celsius (almost three degrees Fahrenheit) since 1970. The atmosphere can store about 7 percent more water for every degree Celsius. This…
Ohio PUCO: Eroded Trust
Eroded trust in the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio leaves consumer advocates skeptical of a recent rate increase request by the state’s largest gas distributor.
EIA: Russian Natural Gas Exports
Russia’s natural gas pipeline exports to Europe declined to almost 40-year lows. The Story >>
EIA: Pipeline Projects Underway to Expand Permian Natural Gas Capacity
The EIA’s llatest Natural Gas Pipeline Project Tracker includes five new projects—four newly announced projects and one project under construction—since the last update in April 2022. Of the four new projects, three will expand capacity for existing pipelines, and one will be a new pipeline. If completed as planned, these five projects together would increase…
Public Transit Pilot Projects Promote Social and Environmental Goals
An Ohio program awards grants to public transit pilot projects that promote social equity and greenhouse gas reductions while also helping employers attract and retain talent. Low-income workers have long faced a transportation dilemma: “No car, no job; no job, no car.” Pilot projects showed how innovative transit programs can help employers as well.