David Pierini

BUILDINGS: A suburban Chicago mayor helped inspire the biggest jump in model building energy code improvements in a decade by encouraging cities to play a more active role in the process. (Energy News Network) PIPELINES: Enbridge is likely to miss prime construction season for its proposed Line 3 pipeline replacement again as Minnesota regulators continue […]

Southeast Energy News

June 03 2020

Texas pipeline work continues amid concerns about COVID-19 spread

PIPELINES: Some Texas landowners say they’re concerned about the spread of COVID-19 as pipeline workers continue to build Kinder Morgan’s Permian Highway Pipeline on their properties during the pandemic. (Nexus Media) GRID: Texas heads into summer with a larger power reserve than last year, but about 2% of expected capacity remains under construction, compared with […]

Northeast Energy News

June 03 2020

Maine regulators reject coronavirus relief plan

REGULATION: Regulators reject a plan by Central Maine Power to set up a $500,000 coronavirus relief fund as part of an improper shutoff notice settlement, saying it did not meet public-interest legal requirements. (Portland Press Herald) PIPELINES: New York’s highest court hears arguments on a land seizure case for a pipeline that received contradictory permit […]

Western Energy News

June 03 2020

Time running out for Trump’s ‘energy dominance’ agenda

PUBLIC LANDS: Experts say the next few months could be crucial for the Trump administration’s push for “energy dominance” on public lands because of the coronavirus pandemic overlapping a fiery presidential election. (E&E News) ACTIVISM: Green groups say they need to speak up in support of demonstrators protesting the killing of George Floyd because environmental […]

U.S. Energy News

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By David Pierini