Timothy Gardner
Solar-power projects in Puerto Rico get $861-million US loan guarantee
The loan guarantee is for two solar projects to enhance Puerto Rico's energy security and grid resilience after recent hurricanes.
US court orders federal regulators to assess emissions of Louisiana LNG project
The court did not vacate FERC's 2022 approval of the project as it ordered the regulator to consider the impact of emissions.
US to start buying up to $2.7 billion in domestic nuclear reactor fuel
The U.S. is bidding to buy domestically-supplied enriched uranium, in an effort to steer the country away from buying it from Russia.
US as many as 15 years behind China on nuclear power, report says
Beijing's state-backed approach continues to give it the edge in the development of high-tech nuclear power.
US Senate confirms two for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The U.S. Senate confirmed David Rosner, a Democrat, and Lindsay See, a Republican, as members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which regulates...
US speeds up purchasing for Strategic Petroleum Reserve as oil prices dip
The Biden administration in 2022 announced a record sale of 180 million barrels from the SPR after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The move...
Uranium fuel planned for high-tech US reactors a weapons risk, scientists say
A special uranium fuel planned for next-generation U.S. nuclear reactors poses security risks because it could be used without further enrichment as fissile...
Big solar projects launch in Idaho as US nuclear test sites go green
Solar power developers will soon build two big solar projects on U.S. Department of Energy-owned lands in Idaho that are now cleaned up...
US may revive some shut nuclear plants to help meet emissions goal energy chief
The US could revive some of its recently retired nuclear power plants to help meet rising demand for zero-emissions electricity, Energy Secretary Jennifer...
