FERC approves Cove Point LNG export facility with an expected capacity of 5.75 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas per year. Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP (“Dominion”) is a Twitter favorite. This project application has given life and infamy to the #CovePoint search criteria on Twitter. Energy gurus to ardent environmentalists have weighed in […]
Order No. 800 Conforms the Commission’s Regulations to the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act
FERC Order 800 conforms the Commission’s regulations to the Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act (“HREA”) of 2013. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington’s 5th District sponsored the Act for the purpose of stimulating interest and commitment among hydropower developers to retrofit pre-existing non-power dams with electric power generation infrastructure. Under the Act, Congress also sought to […]