Chairman Murkowski Welcomes FERC’s Engagement with EPA on Reliability
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today welcomed a recommendation from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that the Environmental Protection Agency include a safety valve in its Clean Power Plan to protect the reliability of the nation’s power system. “It is a good first step that FERC is formally engaged on this issue,” said Murkowski, chairman […]
Senators Introduce Bills to Increase States’ Share of Oil and Natural Gas Revenues
U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Tim Scott, R-S.C., this week each introduced separate proposals to increase energy production on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and increase revenue sharing with states that support offshore energy production activities. These targeted bills reflect the priorities of their sponsors. Murkowski’s bill would focus on Alaska’s […]
Cantwell’s Proposals Address Modernizing and Securing Grid, Increasing U.S. Energy Workforce
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, discussed the need for a multi-pronged approach to updating our dynamic energy infrastructure, noting that we must embrace both modernizing and securing our grid. “The dynamic and changing nature of our domestic resource mix—and not just […]
Sen. Gardner: Energy is the Livelihood for Thousands of Coloradans
In the sixth in the series of videos introducing the Republican members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., today stresses the importance of protecting the parks and lands that every Coloradan treasures while taking steps to grow the state’s economy through smart, responsible energy production. Click here to […]
Sen. Murkowski Examines Energy Infrastructure Proposals as Part of Broad Bill
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today advanced the process to compile broad and bipartisan energy legislation by holding a legislative hearing to receive testimony on 22 proposals to promote the modernization of America’s energy infrastructure. The proposals included measures to ensure the continued operation of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, promote hybrid micro-grid technologies for isolated […]
Cantwell Introduces Bills on Cybersecurity, Grid Modernization, Workforce and Smart Buildings
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, has unveiled several bills to be considered for bipartisan, comprehensive energy legislation. Specifically, Sen. Cantwell addressed cybersecurity in the energy sector, modernizing and securing the grid, expanding the workforce and beginning the transition to cost-saving, smart […]
Sen. Murkowski: Nuclear Energy Crucial to Future of U.S. Energy Policy
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today stressed the importance of nuclear energy as part of the future of U.S. energy policy at the Nuclear Energy Institute’s 2015 Nuclear Energy Assembly in Washington, D.C. Credit: Nuclear Energy Institute During her remarks to hundreds of representatives from the nuclear energy sector and the North American Young Generation […]
Bipartisan Senate Coalition Introduces Bill to End Ban on Crude Oil Exports
U.S. Sens Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., along with 11 of their Senate colleagues today introduced the Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 (S.1312). This bipartisan legislation would modernize federal energy policy by ending the outdated ban on crude oil exports. Murkowski and Heitkamp were joined by Sens. Hoeven, R-N.D., Barrasso, R-Wyo., […]
Sen. Cassidy Stresses Importance of Louisiana Energy Production
In the fifth in the series of videos introducing the Republican members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., today stresses the importance of increasing domestic energy production especially in places like his home state of Louisiana that has vast resources of oil and natural gas both onshore and […]
Sen. Murkowski Introduces Bill to Increase Alaska’s Share of Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Revenues
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, took an aggressive step today to ensure that Alaska receives its fair share of revenue from oil and natural gas production on Alaska’s outer continental shelf (OCS) by introducing the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sale Act (S. 1278). “Alaska’s natural resources are vital to our prosperity” Murkowski said. “With […]