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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called for the development of New York’s “energy highway” in his State of the State address earlier this year.  In large part, the energy highway would serve as an efficient conduit for energy from Canada and Western New York to the metro New York area, where demand is starting to outstrip the ability to ensure a reliable supply.  The New York Power Authority (NYPA) is taking a lead role in the development of this initiative, and may play a key role in funding any significant expansion and/or replacement of components of New York’s aging power grid, or perhaps focused, less robust upgrades to the existing grid.
Continue Reading New York’s Energy Highway

By Susan Marriott

The House of Representatives has set its sights on limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to enforce several environmental laws in this country.  For example, the House voted last week to strip the EPA of all authority to regulate greenhouse gases.  Such a measure is unlikely to pass the Senate and the president has indicated he would veto such a bill; however, the House is seeking leverage to prevent regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.
Continue Reading Counting Jobs at the EPA

On January 18, 2011 President Obama signed an Executive Order to improve federal regulation as well as review existing regulations that may be outmoded or ineffective.

The Order, among other things, looks to coordinate regulation across agencies, reduce duplicative or overlapping regulations, and to foster increased participation by industry, experts and other stakeholders in the regulatory process.
Continue Reading Will Obama’s Regulatory Review Order Help Renewables?

As recently reported on energybiz.com, the GOP’s energy plan may be coming into focus as it relates to renewables. Rep. David Nunes (R-CA) has proposed new legislation called The Roadmap for America’s Energy Future. As it relates to renewable energy, Rep. Nunes states that this bill would generate billions of dollars of new lease and royalty proceeds from increased near-term development of domestic fossil fuel resources, and place them in a trust fund that “will be used to secure the long-term energy needs of our country through the deployment of affordable renewable and alternative energy options” and will result in “unprecedented investments in new forms of energy – the largest investment in renewable energy in world history”.
Continue Reading Evolving GOP Renewables Policy