WASHINGTON - Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid will ask the U.S. Senate to approve a new package of oil and economic sanctions on Thursday aimed at further pressuring Iran to abandon its nuclear program, a Democratic leadership aide told Reuters.

LOS ANGELES - The idled San Onofre nuclear power plant is facing new scrutiny from Congress as the utility that operates it moves closer to proposing a fix to get the twin reactors back in service.

By Michael Harris, online editor, HydroWorld.com The Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on draft legislation that would improve the regulatory framework for hydropower development earlier this week. and more

DES MOINES, Iowa - Officials at MidAmerican Energy Co. are studying potential options now that the Iowa Legislature adjourned without taking action on a bill the utility sought to lay the groundwork for a state regulatory structure as a step toward its planned construction of a nuclear power plant in Iowa.

Two high-profile Senate Democrats introduced a proposal Tuesday that if passed would set domestic requirements on solar installations looking to qualify for the 30 percent Investment Tax Credit.

New legislation being looked at in Sacramento would impose fines and revoke bonuses from executives at PG&E Corp. and other utilities in the state who are responsible for corporate wrongdoing, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The bill is the latest response to the fatal 2010 explosion of a PG&E pipeline in San Bruno, after which then-CEO Peter Darbee resigned and took with him a $34.8 million retirement package. The bill was introduced by Assemblyman Jerry Hill, who represents San Bruno and

Consumer, environmental and energy advocates say they'll fight a potential North Carolina law change allowing Duke Energy to more easily pass costs of a new nuclear plant to customers.

Now, I know the members opposite don't like that sound because that means they might want to have to support new hydroelectric power, run of the river, wind and other clean sources of power, in order for us to continue to have that advantage as we

The Department of Energy recently released resource assessments that show that wave and tidal resources, combined with preliminary results from ongoing DOE assessments of ocean current, ocean thermal and hydropower opportunities, can potentially