Entergy Texas - Tue February 26, 2019
Entergy Breaks Ground on First Power Plant in 40 Years
The shovels hitting the dirt on Feb. 15 marked a new chapter for reliable, affordable energy across Southeast Texas. Entergy executives, elected officials and community leaders gathered to celebrate a groundbreaking marking the ceremonial start of construction on the Montgomery County Power Station....
Associated Press - Tue February 26, 2019
Council OKs $400M for Harvey Repairs
HOUSTON (AP) Thousands of Houston homeowners still struggling with repairs after Hurricane Harvey hit in 2017 could benefit from up to $400 million in federal grants. The Houston City Council on Jan....
USDOT - Tue February 26, 2019
USDOT Announces $605M Loan for Grand Parkway Project
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced on Feb. 22 that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Build America Bureau will provide up to a $605 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to the Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation (GPTC) in Houston....
Texas DOT - Tue February 26, 2019
Records Set in January for Project Letting
When it comes to dollars and transportation, January 2019 was a record month for the Texas Department of Transportation's Amarillo District — letting four projects totaling $100 million. One of those projects is the first step in relocating State Loop (SL) 335 west to Helium Road, beginning with the construction of frontage roads from FM 2590 to Interstate 40 — known as Segment B-2 Phase 1....
CEG - Tue February 26, 2019
Ritchie Bros.' Houston Sale Attracts Record 7,150 Bidders
Ritchie Bros.' first Texas auction of 2019 was a huge success, building momentum into the company's massive six-day Orlando, Fla., auction. In total, more than 4,800 equipment items and trucks were sold in the Feb....
Associated Press - Wed February 13, 2019
Rail Traffic Rises Amid N.M., Texas Oil Surge
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) Traffic is surging in the railroad industry in southeast New Mexico due to the oil boom in the state and West Texas. The number of rail cars traveling through the Carlsbad area almost tripled during the region's recent oil boom as extraction continued to grow in Permian Basin, the Carlsbad Current-Argus reported....
Port of Corpus Christi - Wed January 30, 2019
USACE OKs $92M Contract for Port of Corpus Christi
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded a $92 million construction contract to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC to deepen and widen the Corpus Christi Ship Channel (CCSC) from the Gulf of Mexico to Harbor Island, as part of the Channel Improvement Project (CIP)....
Jennifer McKevitt - CEG Correspondent - Tue January 29, 2019
Permian Basin's Latest Boom Requires New Infrastructure
As the United States surge in oil production moves from the Dakotas to Texas, new methods of transport have arisen in order to quickly move the output. In particular, an emerging system known as the Crude Oil Pipeline will transfer the oil directly from Orla, Texas, the seeming epicenter of the boom, to the Port of Corpus Christi for quick export....
AASHTO Journal - Tue January 29, 2019
USDOT Awards DART $908M Rail Financing Loan
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Build America Bureau provided the Dallas Area Rapid Transit or DART system with a $908 million Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing or RRIF direct loan on Dec....
El Paso Electric - Tue January 29, 2019
El Paso Electric Plans to Add Hundreds of MWs of Solar Energy, Battery Storage By 2023
El Paso Electric (EPE) has identified generation resource additions needed by the 2022-2023 summer peak season. The generation mix includes utility scale solar, battery storage and natural gas. Through initial resource planning studies, EPE determined that it requires additional generating capacity of approximately 50 MW by 2022 and 320 MW by 2023 for a total of 370 MW....
