http://www.theenergydaily.com Energy Portal en-us 2008 Wed, 3 Dec 2008 15:33:54 EST In a mega-project that would answer the call of renewable energy advocates for “green” grid expansion, American Electric Power Co. announced Tuesday it is considering building a 1,000-mile, high-voltage system to link new wind farms in the Dakotas... http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/ed/1779.html Wed, 3 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST In a preview of coming changes in the U.S. climate change debate over the next two years, the Edison Electric Institute last week told the Environmental Protection Agency it “strongly believes” that comprehensive federal legislation is preferable... http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/ed/1780.html Wed, 3 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST In a humble but potentially far-reaching innovation to save oil—and trips to the service station--a small New York company claims it has developed a high-tech oil filter for vehicle engines that is far more effective than standard filters, enabling... http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/ed/1781.html Wed, 3 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Spectra Energy Partners LP announced Tuesday that Gregory Rizzo, a long-serving executive with the company and a current board member, has been named president and chief executive officer of the Houston-based pipeline company... http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/ed/1782.html Wed, 3 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST The selection of General Jim Jones as President-elect Barack Obama’s national security advisor appears certain to increase the involvement of top administration officials in energy policymaking, especially if Obama follows through on a Jones-backed idea to... http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/ed/1783.html Wed, 3 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST President Bush Tuesday re-appointed the chairman and five other members of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, a federal commission that advises the Energy Department on technical and scientific issues regarding the design of the proposed Yucca Mountain... http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/ed/1784.html Wed, 3 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Luminant moved last week to settle contentious and long-running allegations that it manipulated Texas power markets in 2005, announcing a deal with the staff of the Public Utility Commission of Texas under which it will pay $15 million but admit no wrongdoing... http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/ed/1766.html Tue, 2 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST A federal court last week rebuked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for not asserting its authority more forcefully in a fee dispute between a New York dam operator and a downstream hydropower plant, saying federal law preempts state law in all cases... http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/ed/1767.html Tue, 2 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST Despite clear disagreements between the two agencies on a long-term cleanup strategy for the facility, the Energy Department and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority last week proposed an initial remediation plan for the West Valley... http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/ed/1768.html Tue, 2 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST American Electric Power Co. revealed Monday that Unit 1 at its DC Cook nuclear plant may be out of service for many more months, with restart not likely until mid-2009--or possibly not until 2010—depending upon whether damaged rotors in the unit’s... http://www.theenergydaily.com/publications/ed/1769.html Tue, 2 Dec 2008 0:00:00 EST