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Energy Voices JPMorgan Chase accused of rigging energy markets

JPMorgan Chase developed schemes to sell electricity at falsely attractive prices in Michigan and California, according to The New York Times. The market manipulation could result in JPMorgan Chase receiving penalties from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Change Agent Rural electric co-ops go green

Electric cooperatives have served rural Americans for generations. Some are taking advantage of their member-owned status to begin weaning their regions off of fossil fuels.
Why secretary of State permits pipelines – and other anachronisms

A patchwork of federal agencies oversees permits for various energy projects: from LNG exports to cross-state pipelines. Keystone XL pipeline decision hinges on Secretary of State, which has little experience with business permits.
Energy Voices Energy independence for fossil fuels? There's no such thing.

In a world energy market, where companies seek the highest profits, far-away events affect domestic prices.
Analysis: Why US will allow more LNG exports

Companies are eager to export cheap US natural gas, but only Cheniere Energy has an Energy Department permit to do so. The Obama administration is likely to issue more permits.
Energy Voices Natural gas: Why are export terminal permits necessary?

Holland explains the story behind why the Department of Energy needs to approve the building of export terminals for liquified natural gas.
Senators spar with power industry: Is it safe from cyberattack?

A Senate hearing on protecting the power grid and other crucial infrastructure from cyberattack pivots on the question: Should federal cybersecurity standards be voluntary?
Natural gas: Should America export its surplus?

A new liquefied natural gas export terminal in Louisiana just received federal approval. But the demand for more export permits has some industrial consumers worried they'll pay higher prices.
Inside the Keystone pipeline: How much would it really help US consumers?

Politicians paint a rosy picture of lower gas prices and abundant supply, but Canadian firms behind the Keystone pipeline expect it to supply Gulf Coast export markets and raise Midwest oil prices.
Cyber security: Power grid grows more vulnerable to attack, report finds

'Smart grid' features and Internet-based connections to the US power grid are proliferating, increasing pathways for would-be cyber attackers, says a study from MIT. What to do?
Could the massive West Coast blackout have been prevented?

Initial reports blame a utility worker doing maintenance near Yuma, Ariz., for triggering the massive blackout that affected residents across a large swath of southern California and Mexico.
Solar storm delivers a glancing blow to Earth – and a warning

The solar storm caused by a massive eruption two days ago arrived at Earth Wednesday, but it was only a taste of what scientists say might come – and the world is not prepared.
Fraud in gas and oil prices? Obama's new task force will investigate.

A new working group with officials from nine federal agencies will monitor oil and gas markets for fraud, Obama announced Thursday at a town hall meeting in Reno, Nev.
America's power grid too vulnerable to cyberattack, US report finds

The utility industry and US regulators need to boost computer-security standards to fend off a cyberattack on the power grid, says a tough new report from the Energy Department.
Green energy first: New York firm seeks tidal power plant in East River

Verdant Power seeks license to build a plant with 30 underwater turbines in New York's East River. It would be the first of its kind in the US, expanding the nation's green energy resources.
No more power lines?

Buried super-cooled electrical cables may replace towering transmission lines and carry solar and wind energy efficiently over long distances.
Wind energy industry looks to Copenhagen for a mandate

In an interview, Denise Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association, says the industry needs a renewable energy mandate from the climate conference in Copenhagen and from Congress.
Jon Wellinghoff, Obama’s energy futurist

The chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is committed to renewable energy.
Ocean power surges forward

Wave power and tidal power are still experimental, but may be little more than five years away from commercial development.
My ride? It’s a power plant

Electric cars could sell battery power back to the grid in an emerging plan called V2G – ‘vehicle to grid.’
America's future wind web?

Wind power could feed 20 percent of the US energy diet. But first, the country needs a new energy network.
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about giving FERC more authority to site electrical power lines, why curbing population growth will lead to less greenhouse gas pollution, and the UN's efforts to aid in the Rwanda-Congo crisis.
The Monitor's View: Obama's high-wire electric act

Will he take people's land to build a national grid when local networks for energy renewables may do?
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about power deregulation, interfaith talks, Taliban in Pakistan, and lawyers.
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about hydrokinetic projects and home schooling.