by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 18, 2018 | Economic Impacts, Politics of energy
Costs to build the Atlantic Coast Pipeline are pegged at $7 billion. Partner Dominion Energy plans to charge captive electricity customers for the cost, regardless of whether the pipeline is needed. Image via the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Dominion Energy...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 15, 2018 | Economic Impacts, Fossil Fuels, Politics of energy
An editorial in The News Leader noted that Gov. Ralph Northam yet again short-circuited the Virginia regulatory review of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Shortcuts have already been taken in the enforcement of Virginia’s water quality statutes. Now there has been...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 9, 2018 | Politics of energy, Regulatory Permit Process
MONTEREY — Following a court order today, Dec. 7, Dominion filed notice with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that it is suspending construction along the entirety of the 600-mile route of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, except as needed for safety and...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Dec 8, 2018 | Fossil Fuels, Newsletter, Politics of energy
Thursday has arrived and it’s time for our weekly news dump. We heard we might get some snow this weekend to here’s something to keep you warm (or hot under the collar) until next week! Fourth Circuit is Asked to Stay ACP’s Fish and Wildlife Permit A motion to stay...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 30, 2018 | Fossil Fuels, Politics of energy
Oldies but goodies: June 2017. Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC is proposing the approximately 600-mile unidirectional, open access Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) to transport Marcellus-Utica shale gas from West Virginia, through Virginia, and ending in North Carolina....
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 29, 2018 | Compressor Stations, Politics of energy, Regulatory Permit Process
RICHMOND — Gov. Ralph Northam (D) promised to be a different kind of politician, one who would never lie and always operate aboveboard. But his interference in a controversial vote by air pollution regulators has caused some to question those claims. [A pragmatist in...
