Big Tech wants to plug data centres right into power plants; Utilities say it's not fairTech companies' actions are raising questions about whether prioritising higher-paying customers will leave enough power for others, and wh...
25 Jan, 2025, 09.02 PM IST
US AI task force co-chair asks FERC to support co-located data centersLast month, FERC rejected in a 2-1 vote a request to increase the capacity of an Amazon data center located on the site of a Talen Energy n...
07 Dec, 2024, 10.35 AM IST
US regulators reject amended interconnect agreement for Amazon data centerMembers of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said the agreement to increase the capacity of the data center located on the site of T...
02 Nov, 2024, 09.26 AM IST
Talen asks US regulators to reject challenge to Amazon data center dealTalen Energy defends its Amazon data center deal against claims by utilities, stating it won't raise power costs or affect grid reliability...
06 Jul, 2024, 09.22 AM IST
US regulators approve largest dam demolition plan in history for Klamath RiverThe Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) voted Thursday to approve the largest dam demolition plan in history. It would restore hund...
19 Nov, 2022, 12.26 AM IST
Here’s why Warren Buffett loves oil giant Occidental PetroleumInflation looks to be the mega-trend for the first half of the 2020s and crude oil is one of the best natural hedges out there. Russia’s in...
20 Aug, 2022, 02.21 PM IST
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway wins OK to buy 50% Occidental stakeSome investors and analysts have nonetheless said Berkshire could eventually buy Occidental, diversifying an energy portfolio that includes...
20 Aug, 2022, 09.39 AM IST
US court signals red for green actionA clean, low-waste, efficient approach to resources, together with India's advantage of scale and human capital with its capacity for innov...
03 Jul, 2022, 11.22 PM IST
US nuclear weapons agency hacked in massive cybersecurity breachThe officials of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on Thursday started coordinating no...
18 Dec, 2020, 08.10 AM IST
Rising US LNG supply will make natural gas affordable in India: FERC“Law of supply and demand, more US gas contributing to the global supply, I am optimistic will bring down the cost of gas globally. The eff...
04 Mar, 2020, 07.42 AM IST
India, US to launch new clean energy initiative to fuel economic growth in Indo-PacificThe US has been pushing for a broader role by India in the Indo-Pacific region in the backdrop of China's rising military maneuvering in th...
02 Oct, 2019, 11.11 AM IST
Donald Trump picks Indian-American Neil Chatterjee as chairman of key federal energy agencyNeil Chatterjee, who is FERC Commissioner, would replace Kevin McIntyre as chairman of the prestigious agency.
25 Oct, 2018, 08.04 AM IST
- US should enhance energy cooperation with India: FERC Commission
The FERC had signed a MoU with the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission in 2009 to identify energy-related issues and develop topics a...
10 Dec, 2017, 12.52 PM IST
GAIL in talks to buy 2-2.5 MT LNG from USGAIL India Ltd has taken 40 per cent of the project's capacity to liquefy 5.75 million tons a year of natural gas for export in ships.
01 Oct, 2014, 05.06 PM IST
US nod to build LNG plant that will ship fuel to IndiaUS regulators gave the final approval for Dominion Resources to build the east coast's first natural gas liquefaction plant at its Cove Poi...
30 Sep, 2014, 09.53 PM IST
- GAIL wants US to relax norms for more LNG imports
GAIL India wants Washington to relax rules so that it can buy more liquid gas (LNG) to meet growing energy needs of the country.
20 Jun, 2012, 06.29 PM IST
- US regulators seek to tighten futures control
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and US futures exchanges are fighting efforts by Congress to give two regulators authority over the $4.2 tril...
27 Oct, 2007, 01.43 AM IST