WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following dissent on May 13, 2024, by Commissioner Mark C. Christie on a decision (Docket No. RM21-17-000) involving transmission planning and cost allocation rule: * * * The Final Rule Is a Pretext for Enacting a Sweeping Policy Agenda Never Passed by Congress, Denies the States the Authority Promised by the NOPR, and Fails the Commission's Consumer Protection Duty under the Federal Power Act  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Flaring, often used in the oil and gas industry to dispose of gases not processed and sold as part of normal operations, has been a common practice for nearly 160 years but is a source of greenhouse gas emissions -- most notably methane. A new comprehensive evaluation of gas flare technologies, conducted by NETL, suggests that significant emissions reduct  more