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Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia on Oct 19 ordered Bali's fuel reserve raised from 11 days to 15 days to speed the recovery of supplies, the ministry said after a coordination meeting at the Sanggaran Fuel Terminal in Denpasar.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced its intent to provide up to $50 million in Defense Production Act (DPA) funding to a Virginia Energy project to expand transmission capacity on existing power lines in Virginia and West Virginia.
The New York State Public Service Commission authorized National Grid's petition to change its demand response programs, which reduce energy loads at peak times when natural gas is used, cutting the amount of testing each year and lowering enrollment thresholds.
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) revoked the eligibility of 14 energy companies to operate in the state, including Sunnova Energy Corporation, saying they failed to comply with its orders and consumer protection rules.
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) on Thursday approved a natural gas rate increase of $139,176,000 for Consumers Energy Co. in Case No. U-21981, a more than 42% reduction from the $240 million the company initially requested.
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) on Thursday approved a settlement agreement that grants SEMCO Energy Gas Co. a $33 million rate increase to keep updating aging pipelines and to fund other infrastructure investments, the commission said.
NERC's proposed Computational Loads Reliability Standards and their implementation plans have passed final ballot, NERC said, advancing an effort to address emerging reliability risks tied to the rapid growth of large electrical loads, including data centers.
New York's Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission (ORES) has denied Hecate Energy Columbia County 1, LLC a permit for the proposed 42 megawatt Shepherd's Run Solar Project in the Town of Copake, Columbia County, the state Department of Public Service said.
The European Commission has published a draft implementing regulation that would revise the rules on how cross-border gas transmission capacity is allocated, and has opened a four-week call for feedback on the text.
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced a framework for deploying $200 million through the state's Sustainable Future Program. The authority said the funding is expected to support more than 565 megawatts (MW) of new solar.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced plans to support the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in funding 84 transmission and distribution projects across eight states, which the department said are expected to add approximately 2.5 gigawatts of grid capacity.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin proposed two options to revise the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) "Set 2" rule, both of which would reallocate 100% of the difference between projected and actual exempted volumes for 2025 small refinery exemptions (SREs).
Britain's government said it will accept the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) recommendation to strengthen regulation of the heating oil sector, under plans to regulate the market for the first time and give households clearer routes to compensation.
PJM has extended a Capacity Advisory for Monday and Tuesday to include Wednesday, Oct. 14, and issued a Maintenance Outage Recall ahead of expected tight system conditions it attributed to relatively warm fall weather and equipment outages.
The board of Brazil's National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) approved geological and economic studies of the Oeste de Jubarte exploration block for possible future inclusion in the Permanent Production-Sharing Offer.
The board of Brazil's fuel regulator ANP on Oct 9 approved bringing back a restriction on biodiesel sales between liquid fuel distributors for 24 months, saying the measure aims to make the biodiesel blended into diesel easier to trace.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 12 Phase II Genesis Mission project awards totaling $159 million, which the department said will develop Super Intelligence (SI) capabilities for science, including work on fusion and geothermal energy.
PJM has accepted the first three projects in its temporary Expedited Interconnection Track (EIT): two battery storage projects and a natural gas generator upgrade with more than 2,100 MW of combined nameplate capacity. The projects are slated to come online in mid-2029.
Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) on Thursday opened a public consultation on the summary report of the Ten-Year Energy Expansion Plan 2036 (PDE 2036), which presents the main outlook for energy supply and demand in Brazil between 2027 and 2036.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has established a categorical exclusion for wintertime oil and gas exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, which the agency said would reduce burdens for companies seeking permits.