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MVP Played “Critical Role” in Keeping the Lights on Last Winter

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), and its Regional Entities recently issued a report reviewing how the country’s Bulk-Power System performed well during successive cold weather events in January 2025. The report found that the system was a stellar performer, with no significant issues in either the natural gas or electric systems. The 303-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) was called out for its “crucial role” in helping to keep the lights on throughout the Atlantic Coast region during the coldest parts of winter. Read More “MVP Played “Critical Role” in Keeping the Lights on Last Winter”

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PA DEP Reviewing Permits for Coterra-Funded Dimock Water Plant

Jessica Shirely, Acting Secretary of PA DEP (and partisan hack)

In December 2022, MDN brought you the great news that Coterra Energy (formerly Cabot Oil & Gas) would be allowed to restart drilling in a nine-square-mile area in Dimock, PA (Susquehanna County) following a “no contest” plea deal with PA’s then-Attorney General, Josh Shapiro, on a misdemeanor charge (see PA DEP Allows Coterra (Cabot O&G) to Resume Drilling in Dimock). A provision in the agreement made the return to Dimock contingent upon Coterra installing (and paying for) a new water system for residents. Work began with Phase 1 planning and design, which allowed Coterra to restart its Dimock drilling program (see Coterra Restarting Marcellus Drilling in Early 2Q – Return to Dimock). Pennsylvania American Water, the company building and operating the water system in Dimock, issued a press release in May to say that Phase 2, the actual construction of water pipelines, is now happening (see Construction of Dimock Water System Project Begins in Northeast Pa.). The PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) approved the waterline permits in February of this year. The DEP is now reviewing permits to build the drinking water treatment facility. Read More “PA DEP Reviewing Permits for Coterra-Funded Dimock Water Plant”

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Antis Threaten “Nonviolent” Protests if Fracking is Allowed by DRBC

Mainstream media calls this event in Los Angeles a “nonviolent” protest

A half dozen paid protesters gathered outside (and inside) a meeting of the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) in Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, yesterday to pledge that if the DRBC or the powers that be in Washington overturn a permanent ban on safe fracking within the watershed, there will be trouble. A coalition of groups including THE Delaware Riverkeeper, along with Catskill Mountainkeeper, Berks Gas Truth, Physicians for Social Responsiblity PA, and Damascus Citizens for Sustainability signed a pledge “to join with others to engage in lawful, nonviolent acts of protest, including demonstrations and other lawful non-violent actions, as my conscience leads me” if fracking commences in the watershed. Read More “Antis Threaten “Nonviolent” Protests if Fracking is Allowed by DRBC”

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NJ BPU Commissioner Calls Out Dems for Failed Energy Policies

According to a former New Jersey Board of Public Utilities commissioner who was first appointed by Republican Gov. Chris Christie and later reappointed by Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy, New Jersey’s energy policy has “gone off the rails” due to the lack of fact-based planning. The former commissioner, Mary-Anna Holden, should know. She’s someone with a front-row seat to the state’s energy operations. In an op-ed, Holden says ratepayers in the Garden State are paying sky-high electricity prices due to an over-reliance on intermittent (unreliable) renewable energy sources, including solar and wind. Read More “NJ BPU Commissioner Calls Out Dems for Failed Energy Policies”

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Japan’s JERA Signs Multiple Deals for 5.5 MTPA of U.S. LNG

The Japanese certainly want to stay on the good side of Donald Trump regarding trade. Yesterday, JERA Co., Inc., Japan’s largest power generation company, joined U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and Energy Secretary Chris Wright (the Chair and Vice Chair of the National Energy Dominance Council, respectively), along with Shigeo Yamada, Ambassador of Japan to the United States, to announce that the company has finalized several 20-year agreements to procure up to 5.5 million tonnes per year (MTPA) of LNG from the United States. Read More “Japan’s JERA Signs Multiple Deals for 5.5 MTPA of U.S. LNG”

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Gas-Fired Power Adding 18.7 GW by 2028, But Solar/Wind Dominate

Even though gas-fired power is the #1 source of electric power generation in the U.S., almost no new combined-cycle gas-fired power plants came online in the U.S. in 2024. That’s about to change. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that 4.3 gigawatts (GW) of new gas-fired power is currently under construction, and developers have announced plans to add 18.7 GW of combined-cycle capacity to the grid by 2028. However, gas-fired power still trails unreliable renewables in planned power additions, illustrating the power of mass brainwashing of the public. Read More “Gas-Fired Power Adding 18.7 GW by 2028, But Solar/Wind Dominate”