LI has options for natural gas
Companies and residents since 1996 have had options in addition to National Grid for their natural gas supply. But the number of firms competing, and their market share, have been growing steadily.
View ArticleHow to select an ESCO
There are two factors to consider when choosing an energy service company to provide natural gas.
View ArticleSettlement binds power co. to stop burning coal
American Electric Power agreed late Friday in federal court in Columbus, Ohio, to retire or switch to natural gas two coal-burning units at power plants in Ohio and Indiana by the end of 2015.
View ArticleDreams of gas riches fading for NY landowners
Landowners on the Marcellus Shale of New York are growing impatient waiting for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to make up his mind on whether to lift a moratorium on fracking.
View ArticleAEP to clear NY air by closing coal power plants
To help meet the new emissions standards, AEP will retire coal-burning plants in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky by mid-2015.
View ArticleNY Assembly approves 2-year fracking ban
The Assembly passed a two-year moratorium on hydrofracking in New York state, but the bill has yet to be picked up by the Senate.
View ArticleNY OKs National Grid electric, gas delivery rates
New York utility regulators have approved new electricity and natural gas delivery rates for National Grid.
View ArticleKeating: The kooks vs economics on US energy
Kooks are the reason why Keating loves writing about energy.
View ArticleGov’t: Most heating bills to rise this winter
The government expects most households to pay more for heat this winter, although heating oil users will see their bills drop slightly.
View ArticleNatural gas pumping up on Long Island
In the everlasting back-and-forth between oil and natural gas, the Long Island pendulum is swinging toward the latter.
View ArticleNatural gas gains squeeze family-run oil companies
The home heating oil delivery industry, dominated by family businesses, is being threatened by a relentless boom in cheaper natural gas.
View ArticleVehicle fleets slow to go green
The high cost of fuel in recent years has made energy efficiency a top priority for businesses, organizations and municipalities that maintain sizable fleets.
View ArticleZeller: Cuomo taking the easy way out
Cuomo said he wouldn't rush into a hasty decision on fracking.
View ArticlePro-gas interests decry NY inaction on fracking
While other states have allowed shale development as they draft regulations, New York has had deep shale drilling on hold since 2008.
View ArticleNatural gas leak reported at Brookhaven Lab
Emergency responders were called to Brookhaven National Lab this morning to deal with a gas leak at a compressed natural gas vehicle refueling station.
View ArticleNY energy plan doesn’t include fracking
An update to New York's long-term state energy plan calls for expanding use of natural gas as fuel and less reliance on oil, but doesn't include use of fracking.
View ArticleCold snap draining fuel supplies, prices spiking
A second fierce blast of winter weather is sapping fuel supplies in many regions and sending prices for propane and natural gas to record highs.
View ArticleNatural gas locomotives may be cheaper, cleaner
The diesel-burning locomotive, the workhorse of American railroads since World War II, will soon begin burning natural gas.
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