http://www.theenergydaily.com Energy Portal en-us 2010 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:22:16 EST Industry officials said Wednesday that the Internal Revenue Service had issued a private letter ruling that smart grid grants awarded by the Energy Department will not be considered taxable income, resolving an issue that had prevented some utilities from... http://www.theenergydaily.com/power/4053.html Thu, 11 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST In sharp contrast to House-passed legislation giving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission new authority over electricity-related derivatives, key senators indicated Tuesday they will back the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in its effort to get... http://www.theenergydaily.com/power/4046.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST The Energy Department announced Tuesday that NRG Energy has been selected to receive up to $154 million to support a post-combustion carbon capture and storage project in Texas that will use the captured greenhouse gas for enhanced oil recovery. The NRG... http://www.theenergydaily.com/power/4049.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST In a deal advancing the natural gas industry’s push to replace heavily emitting coal-fired power plants with lower-emitting gas-fueled facilities, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter Friday announced an agreement with state lawmakers, green groups and Xcel... http://www.theenergydaily.com/power/4036.html Tue, 9 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST With the problems at its Vermont Yankee nuclear plant looming ever larger, Entergy Corp.’s plan to spin off six reactors into a new merchant unit appeared to sink further into a bureaucratic morass at the New York State Public Service Commission last... http://www.theenergydaily.com/power/4037.html Tue, 9 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST In a surprise choice, President Obama Monday announced he will nominate Cheryl LaFleur, a former senior executive with National Grid, to fill the last remaining empty seat at the five-member Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. LaFleur fills a Democratic... http://www.theenergydaily.com/power/4038.html Tue, 9 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Rumors are swirling that German energy giant E.On AG is looking to sell its Kentucky-based regulated utilities—Louisville Gas & Electric Co. and Kentucky Utilities Co.—and that Duke Energy, American Electric Power, PPL Corp. and Southern Co... http://www.theenergydaily.com/power/4039.html Tue, 9 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST Energy Secretary Steven Chu Monday announced the department has awarded a total of approximately $40 million to two teams—one led by Westinghouse Electric Co. and the other by General Atomics--for conceptual design and planning work for the so-called... http://www.theenergydaily.com/power/4040.html Tue, 9 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST In a bullish sign for the ambitious project, the developer of the Taylorville gasified coal power plant in Illinois last week submitted studies to the Illinois Commerce Commission showing that the facility would meet key cost, emissions and electricity rate... http://www.theenergydaily.com/power/4030.html Mon, 8 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST In an unusual enforcement action, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Friday approved a settlement imposing a $350,000 civil penalty on the Florida Reliability Coordinating Council—the regional grid watchdog—for alleged violations of... http://www.theenergydaily.com/power/4032.html Mon, 8 Mar 2010 0:00:00 EST