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TNS Tipoffs - FERC Newsletter for Thursday October 12, 2023 ( 5 items )  

Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $38 Million to Support Hydropower Facilities Across the Country
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda--a key pillar of Bidenomics--the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 66 hydro facilities throughout the country will receive more than $38 million in incentive payments for electricity generated and sold. Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and with consideration of facilities located in communities with inadequate elect  more

Energy Information Administration Expects Most U.S. Households Will Pay Less for Heating This Winter
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2023: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects U.S. households that heat with natural gas or are in the West will spend less on heating costs this winter than last winter. In its 2023 Winter Fuels Outlook, EIA forecasts residential natural gas prices this winter will be about 21% lower than last winter. Natural gas is the most common source of he  more

Energy Information Administration Projections Indicate Global Energy Consumption Increases Through 2050, Outpacing Efficiency Gains
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2023: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that global energy consumption and associated CO2 emissions will increase through 2050 (assuming the global energy system remains on its current trajectory and absent new policy). Global population growth, increased regional manufacturing, and higher living standards push growth in energy consumptio  more

Geomechanical Characterization of the Mount Simon Sandstone and Eau Claire Formation of Northern Illinois Basin
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article: The purpose of this paper is to analyze publicly available geomechanical data from two carbon storage sites in the Illinois Basin: the Illinois Basin-Decatur Project (IBDP) in Macon County, IL and the FutureGen2.0 project in Morgan County, IL, cancelled before injection began. This study estimates the magnitudes and directions of the least com  more

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: National Economy Continues to Reenergize Post-Pandemic, While Pushing Toward a New, Decarbonized Normal
LIVERMORE, California, Oct. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: In 2022, Americans used more renewables to generate electricity than in previous years, according to the most recent energy flowcharts and carbon flowcharts released by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). The nation used 3% more energy, emitted an additional 96 million tons of CO2, but decreased the carbon intensity of U.S. electricity   more