CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 21 -- Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Appalachian Power, along with Wheeling Power, submitted its Expanded Net Energy Cost (ENEC) filing yesterday to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) requesting a $297 million upward adjustment in the ENEC rate. The ENEC reimburses the company on a dollar-for-dollar basis for coal and natural gas to fuel power plants and for purchased power. The compan  more

CANBERRA, Australia, April 21 (TNSJou) -- The Australian National University issued the following news release: China's demand for coal imports, including from Australia, will drop significantly by 2025, according to new modelling led by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU). The researchers examined China's plans for decarbonisation as well as investment in domestic railroads in order to reduce dependence on seaborne coal imports and increase the country's energy security.   more

JACKSON, Michigan, April 21 -- Consumers Energy issued the following news release: Consumers Energy and key stakeholders throughout Michigan have agreed on a settlement related to the company's Clean Energy Plan, a sweeping proposal to stop using coal as a fuel source for electric generation by 2025, making the company one of the first in the nation to go coal-free. The agreement, which requires regulatory approval, includes a broad coalition of customer groups, environmental organizations, th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 21 (TNSJou) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: A new study published this week in the journal Nature Communications reveals that low-producing oil and gas wells are responsible for approximately half of the methane emitted from all well sites in the United States while accounting for only 6% of the nation's oil and gas production. The study examines methane emissions from wells that produce less than 15 barrels of oil equivalent a day and   more

LANSING, Michigan, April 21 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: As part of her advocacy for affordable and safe energy for residents across the state, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel entered into a proposed settlement agreement with Consumers Energy Company in its integrated resource planning case (Case No. U-21090) before the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC). The proposed settlement is still subject to final approval by the MPSC. If appro  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 21 -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following news on April 20, 2022: In case you missed it, the Cincinnati Enquirer outlined the high price of GOP gerrymandering today, as Ohioans pay tens of millions of dollars because Republicans refuse to do their jobs and pass fair maps. Jessie Balmert lists the ways Ohioans are paying the price, from $20 million for two primaries to wasted money on mapmakers whose maps were never used to the cost of defending gerrymandered map  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSPol) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release: Today Oil Change International launched the Public Finance for Energy Database (energyfinance.org). This new open-access tool tracks financial flows to fossil fuels and clean energy from G20 bilateral development finance institutions (DFIs), export finance agencies (ECAs), and the multilateral development banks (MDBs). Alongside the database, OCI has launched a briefing that explains why public finance   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 21 -- Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor issued the following news release: Attorney General John O'Connor and 15 other state attorneys general are demanding President Joe Biden stop federal attempts to impose excessive regulations that increase Americans' energy costs. "Americans are paying more at the pump and in the grocery store because Biden is crippling our oil and gas production and transportation. On top of that, he is destroying America's energy ind  more

STANFORD, California, April 21 (TNSJou) -- Stanford University issued the following news release: * * * Integrated reversible power-to-gas systems can also convert hydrogen back to electricity as a backup power source surprisingly economically, new research finds. * * * A major challenge for producers of electricity from solar panels and wind turbines is akin to capturing lightning in a bottle. Both solar and wind increasingly generate electricity amid little demand, when market prices are t  more

VIENNA, Austria, April 21 -- The U.S. Mission to International Organizations issued the following remarks on April 19, 2022, by Alice Caponiti, deputy assistant secretary for reactor fleet and advanced reactor deployment in the office of nuclear energy, U.S. Department of Energy at, the International Conference on fast reactors and related fuel cycles - sustainable clean energy for the future: * * * The United States Department of Energy (DOE) would like to thank the International Atomic Energ  more

DHAKA, Bangladesh, April 21 -- The World Bank issued the following news release on April 19, 2022: The Government of Bangladesh and the World Bank yesterday signed a $250 million financing agreement to support the country's reform efforts to sustain growth following the COVID-19 pandemic and to enhance resilience to future shocks, including climate change. The Bangladesh First Recovery and Resilience Development Policy Credit--the first in a series of two credits--will help Bangladesh build a   more