WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in partnership with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), announced today that DOE’s headquarters will relocate from the James V. Forrestal Building to the Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) building. LBJ currently serves as the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The relocation to the LBJ building will […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a crude oil exchange from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) as part of the 172-million-barrel exchange announced earlier this week. This first RFP will be for 86 million barrels of crude oil. Under the terms of the exchange, companies will return […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today authorized an immediate 13% increase in exports at Venture Global’s Plaquemines liquefied natural gas (LNG) Terminal in Louisiana. Today’s signed export authorization allows additional exports of up to 0.45 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of U.S. natural gas as LNG to non-free trade agreement (FTA) countries from […]
Emergency order addresses critical grid reliability issues, lowering risk of blackouts and ensuring affordable electricity access. WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today issued an emergency order to ensure Americans in the Northwestern region of the United States have access to affordable, reliable and secure electricity. The order directs TransAlta to keep Unit 2 of […]
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced funding to advance the Genesis Mission’s efforts to tackle the nation’s most complex science and technology challenges. This includes a $293 million Request for Application (RFA),“The Genesis Mission: Transforming Science and Energy with AI.” Through this RFA, DOE invites interdisciplinary teams to leverage novel AI models and […]
Meet the Canadian Trying to Save USMCA Amid Trump’s Trade War OTTAWA — Steve Verheul used to get under the American trade negotiator’s skin. As Donald Trump’s point person on trade in the president’s first term, Robert Lighthizer was dead set on overhauling the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) — a deeply unpopular […]
Date: March 07, 2025 Dear NAECE Members, At the North American Energy Cooperation Effort (NAECE), we recognize that a unified and cooperative North America is essential to the long-term prosperity, energy security, and environmental sustainability of our continent. Whether under the framework of USMCA, NAFTA, or any future agreements, our belief is clear — North […]
PSEG Foundation Marks a Decade of Impact: $8M in Grants Empowering Communities The PSEG Foundation recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Neighborhood Partners Program (NPP), an initiative dedicated to strengthening communities across New Jersey and Long Island. Since its inception, the program has distributed nearly $8 million in grants to over 400 nonprofit organizations, […]