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John Funk

John Funk

Midwest Bureau Chief
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Need for Nuclear, Grid Reliability Top Fed Officials’ Concerns

Officials Say Renewables not Enough to Meet Demand; Microgrids Needed for Defense
Jul 26, 2022
John Funk

Officials from the departments of Energy and Defense expressed their concerns about the growing threats to the grid at a D.C. forum.


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Could Hydrogen Supplant Natural Gas in Power Generation?

NECA Panelist: Hydrogen ‘Fits’ Northeastern Needs
Jul 24, 2022
John Funk

The Northeast U.S. could meet its winter peak power needs with LNG rather than relying on oil or coal plants, argues a Houston-based entrepreneur.


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Senate Committee Holds First Hearing on Hydrogen Pipeline

New Pipeline Permits Can Take Years and Millions of Dollars
Jul 19, 2022
John Funk

Fears that FERC’s pipeline regulations will stymie development of a national hydrogen pipeline system pervaded a Senate Energy and Natural Resources hearing.


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TAE: Fusion Reactor Controls 135M-degree Plasma

Company Announces $250M in New Corporate Financing, Commercialization by End of Decade
Jul 19, 2022
John Funk

TAE Technologies said its research reactor had achieved and maintained control of plasma in a fusion reactor at a temperature of 135 million degrees Fahrenheit.


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PJM, AEP Address Ohio PUC on June Storms, Power Cuts

Surge in Demand Followed Storm Damage, Forcing AEP to Reduce Load
Jul 13, 2022
John Funk

Powerful June storms and demand surges in central Ohio forced AEP to cut power to 150,000 customers to prevent further system damage, company executives say.


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Ohio Consumers’ Counsel Asks for Independent Probe of AEP

Demands Independent Audit, Public Hearings of June Outages
Jul 11, 2022
John Funk

The Ohio Consumers' Counsel wants an independent audit, rather than a PUCO review, of AEP's decision last month to cut power after a wind storm.


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Battelle: Multi-state Hydrogen Hubs Will Be Favored by DOE

Ohio, Penn., W. Va. Together Have Better Chance to Win $2 Billion
Jul 7, 2022
John Funk

In the race for $2 billion hydrogen hub funding, the U.S. Department of Energy will insist on $2 billion in matching funds.


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EQT CEO: Shale Gas Key to National Security, Hydrogen Economy

Jun 28, 2022
John Funk

EQT CEO Toby Rice said expansion of hydrogen-ready pipelines to move Appalachian shale gas to liquefaction plants for export is key to future energy security.


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FirstEnergy’s Top Executives Face Job Reviews

Board of Directors Creates Special Review Committee
Jun 21, 2022
John Funk

The FirstEnergy board of directors told the SEC that it had formed a “special review committee” to assess the performance of current top executives.


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NextEra Energy Plans ‘Real Zero’ Carbon Emissions by 2045

Jun 14, 2022
John Funk

NextEra Energy says it plans to achieve zero carbon emissions no later than 2045, without purchasing emissions credits or using carbon-capture technology.


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