(Wed, 04 Mar 2020) EIA presented results from four alternative policy scenarios to the <em>Annual Energy Outlook 2020</em> published in an <em>Issue in Focus</em> article. The article and the presentation examined the potential effects of a range of alternative energy policies on the future U.S. electric power sector through 2050.
(Tue, 03 Mar 2020) The Permian Basin Report contains a review of the Wolfcamp, Bone Spring, and Delaware shale plays of the Delaware Basin, which is part of the larger Permian Basin. The report presents the geologic framework, reservoir properties, and hydrocarbon production history and trends for these plays along with geological cross-sections and producing formation structure and thickness maps.
William J. Flynn, chairman of Atlas Air Worldwide, will take over as the railroad’s finances improve but its political fortunes remain turbulent.
(Fri, 28 Feb 2020) EIA presents a series of alternative cases to the <em>International Energy Outlook 2019</em> (IEO2019) that vary renewable technology capital costs to see the resulting effects on projected electricity capacity and generation in high and low demand growth regions. An analysis of the results is presented in an <em>Issue in Focus</em> article.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of Paul Kiecker to serve as Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Mr. Kiecker will be assuming the role following the departure of Administrator Carmen Rottenberg, who is departing federal service after a career spanning two decades.
An ambitious plan to charge drivers in Manhattan to raise money for the subways could be in jeopardy, officials warn.
The City Council wants to transform the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway by building a three-mile tunnel underneath Brooklyn.
Michael Soi’s “China Loves Africa” collection examines the symbiotic and often corrupt relationship between Beijing and African elites.
(Fri, 21 Feb 2020) On February 5, 2020, the Independent System Operator for New England (ISO-NE) announced the results of its 14th annual Forward Capacity Market (FCM) auction. ISO-NE holds the auctions to ensure that the New England power system will have sufficient electricity supply resources to meet the future demand for electricity. In this most recent auction, ISO-NE secured electric generating capacity covering June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2024.
(Fri, 21 Feb 2020) On February 5, 2020, the Independent System Operator for New England (ISO-NE) announced the results of its 14th annual Forward Capacity Market (FCM) auction. ISO-NE holds the auctions to ensure that the New England power system will have sufficient electricity supply resources to meet the future demand for electricity. In this most recent auction, ISO-NE secured electric generating capacity covering June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2024.
