Federal court challenge looms over Alabama solar panel fees
KIM CHANDLER , Associated Press
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) A federal regulatory group will not take action against the Alabama Public Service Commission over fees allowed on home solar panels, but the group s chairman expressed concern that the state might be violating federal law designed to encourage alternative energy sources.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected a request from environmental groups to take enforcement action against the Alabama regulators that approved Alabama Power’s fees on home solar panel s and other home power generation. However, two members of the five-member panel, Commission Chairman Richard Glick and Commissioner Allison Clements, issued a separate statement Wednesday to express concern that Alabama regulators may be violating federal policies designed to encourage the development of cogeneration and small power production facilities and to reduce the demand
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The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved U.S. energy company Enable Midstream Partners LP's (ENBL.N) request to build the Gulf Run natural gas pipeline in Louisiana, according to a filing made available on Wednesday.
US authority consents to Louisiana gas pipeline
Jun 2, 2021 6:18:pm
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US authority consents to Louisiana gas pipeline
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has consented to plans by Enable Midstream Partners to build its Gulf Run natural gas pipeline in Louisiana, though raised objections June 1 to potential emissions.
Enable in 2018 said its planned Gulf Run natural gas pipeline in Louisiana would feed the growing demand for LNG exports along the US Gulf Coast. By 2019, it had landed a cornerstone shipper in Golden Pass, a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil.
From the two companies, Enable has a 20-year shipper commitment for 1.1bn ft
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