NEW YORK, May 8 (TNSgov)(TNScapv) -- New Economy Project issued the following news release and letter: 163 organizations from across New York State delivered a letter to Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie urging swift passage of the "New York Public Banking Act" (S1754/A3352) to advance racial and economic justice and ensure that public money works for the public good. The bill, which is co-sponsored by a majority of State Senators and nearly two-th  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- ACS Energy Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it features scientific advances in applied sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 8, Issue 5 edition: Energy Focus: * Best Research Practices in Energy Conversion and Storage: A Virtual Issue Perspectives: * Energy Flows in Static and Programmable Catalysts * Will Cuprous Oxide Really Make It in Water-Splitting Applications? Letters: * A Nonc  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: Advanced Energy United, the national association of businesses working to achieve 100% clean energy and electrified transportation in America, expressed support for the new emissions regulations announced today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding new and existing power plants. "These new regulations constitute an important step towards building a decarbonized energy grid in the Uni  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNStalk) -- The American Public Power Association issued the following agency statement on May 12, 2023: * * * The American Public Power Association appreciates the Treasury Department's release of guidance today on domestic content rules for energy tax credits as modified under the Inflation Reduction Act. APPA continues to review the guidance with a particular eye to ensuring that cost of compliance is not overly burdensome. However, we believe this is a step toward the c  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 12 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release: The Bernalillo County Public Works Division has approved new guidance for stormwater management in solar array facilities. With the passage of the 2019 New Mexico Energy Transition Act and the 2021 Community Solar Act, interest in development of large-scale solar facilities in rural areas is growing and encouraged by Bernalillo County to strengthen and diversify energy resources. The new guidance establish  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on May 12, 2023: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) spoke with students and manufacturing, education, and community partners at the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network's (MAGNET) manufacturing careers exploration event for Ohio high schoolers that his office worked to organize. Brown was joined by students Taliyah Weaver, Michael Hudson, Kayla Rayford, Noah Mattox, and Samuel Jimenez. "Manufacturing is one  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, joined Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) in introducing legislation to bolster hydropower production in the State of Washington and throughout the country. The Community and Hydropower Improvement Act would streamline the permitting process, increase tribal engagement and oversight, expedite low impact projects, c  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to announce new proposed rules to limit polluting emissions from power plants. The regulations are designed to slash greenhouse gas emissions and require fossil fuel plants to invest in clean energy sources, systems that capture and store carbon, or shift to alternative fuels. Plants unable to reduce their emissions in complian  more

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, May 12 -- Dentons, a law firm, issued the following news release: Dentons, the world's largest global law firm, has bolstered its Middle East Energy, Transport and Infrastructure (ETI) practice with the arrival of veteran ETI lawyers Kenny Paton, who relocates to Abu Dhabi from Scotland, and Edward Rose who joined from Jones Day, Saudi Arabia. Associate Khomotso Kekana has also recently joined from Allen & Overy, South Africa. Kenny joins as the Head of Oil and  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 12 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Researchers at Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment and Pratt School of Engineering are co-leading a new National Science Foundation-funded project that aims to boost economic development and climate resilience in coastal North Carolina through nature-based scientific and technological innovations. * * * Researchers at Duke University's Nicholas School of th  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Following urging from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided detailed information about the domestic content bonus under the Inflation Reduction Act for clean energy projects and facilities that meet American manufacturing and material sourcing requirements. This guidance follows a letter Brown led arguing that tax credits must prioriti  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 13 (TNSper) -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB Pritzker announced the following appointments in his administration Workers Compensation Advisory Board Sean Stott will continue to serve as a Member on the Workers' Compensation Advisory Board./* Stott currently serves as the Director of Governmental Affairs for the Laborers' International Union of North America M  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 12 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news on May 11, 2023: State Senator Rachel Ventura advanced a new measure that would create a grant for local governments to help mitigate the impact of climate change. "We need to encourage local governments to plant native trees and grasses, which are proven to help mitigate climate change through carbon capture," said Ventura (D-Joliet). "With the climate crisis that is happening across the world, it is evid  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 13 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, May 15, 2023 CAUSE NO.: 37389-GCA134; ALJ: PAGONIS; TIME: 11:00 A.M.; ROOM: PNC, Room 224 APPLICATION OF WESTFIELD GAS, LLC, D/B/A CITIZENS GAS OF WESTFIELD FOR A CHANGE IN ITS GAS COST ADJUSTMENT CHARGE FOR THE PERIOD JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST 2023. * * * Monday, May 15, 2023 CAUSE NO.: 37399-GCA158; ALJ: PAGONIS; TIME: 11:15 A.M.; ROOM: PNC, Room 22  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on May 12, 2023: The Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today issued Notice 2023-38 for owners of green energy projects, such as wind, solar and energy storage technologies. Domestic content is generally defined as steel, iron or manufactured products that are manufactured or produced in the United States. This notice of intent to propose regulations prov  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, May 13 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2021-00072) on May 12, 2023: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Sebree Solar, LLC For A Certificate To Construct An Approximately 250 Megawatt Merchant Solar Electric Generating Facility And An Approximately 4.5 Mile Nonregulated Electric Transmission Line In Henderson County, Kentucky And Webster County, Kentucky Pursuant To KRS 278.700 And 807 KAR 5:110 ORDER On August   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 12 (TNSgov) -- The Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: A broad coalition of climate and clean energy groups announced a collective vision for Maine to continue to invest in solar projects while benefiting all Mainers and directing millions of dollars of energy savings towards low- to moderate-income (LMI) customers. The coalition is calling on the Legislature to pass a bill that would bring existing sources of federal fundin  more

ALBANY, New York, May 13 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 12, 2023: * * * To: Richard Winter, Delaware River Solar, 140 East 45th Street, Suite 32B-1, New York, NY, 10017, rich.winter@delawareriversolar.com RE: Delaware River Solar - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Richard Winter: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Supplier  more

ALBANY, New York, May 13 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 12, 2023: * * * To: Christian McArthur, Energywell Community Solar, LLC, PO BOX 1288, Green Farms, CT, 06838, christian@energywell.com RE: Energywell Community Solar, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Christian McArthur: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Supplie  more

ALBANY, New York, May 13 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 12, 2023: * * * To: Keith Sandor, Fulton Solar 1, LLC, 88 Queens Quay West, Suite 2500, Toronto, ON, M5J0B8, keith@nexusrenewables.ca RE: Fulton Solar 1, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Keith Sandor: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This  more

ALBANY, New York, May 13 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 12, 2023: * * * To: Keith Sandor, Fulton Solar 2, LLC, 88 Queens Quay West, Suite 2500, Toronto, ON, M5J0B8, keith@nexusrenewables.ca RE: Fulton Solar 2, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Keith Sandor: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This  more

ALBANY, New York, May 13 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 12, 2023: * * * To: Keith Sandor, Fulton Solar 3, LLC, 88 Queens Quay West, Suite 2500, Toronto, ON, M5J0B8, keith@nexusrenewables.ca RE: Fulton Solar 3, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Keith Sandor: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This  more

ALBANY, New York, May 13 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 12, 2023: * * * To: Keith Sandor, Fulton Solar 4, LLC, 88 Queens Quay West, Suite 2500, Toronto, ON, M5J0B8, keith@nexusrenewables.ca RE: Fulton Solar 4, LLC - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Keith Sandor: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This  more

ALBANY, New York, May 13 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 12, 2023: * * * To: Thibaut Delespaul, CVE North America dba Halo Community Solar, 109 W 27th Street, New York, NY, 10001, Thibaut.delespaul@cvegroup.com RE: CVE North America dba Halo Community Solar - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Thibaut Delespaul: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distri  more

ALBANY, New York, May 13 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 12, 2023: * * * To: Valerie Whelan, Hytech Solar, Inc., 6 Washington Avenue, Bay Shore, NY, 11706, Vwhelan@hytechsolar.com RE: Hytech Solar, Inc. - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Valerie Whelan: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is  more

ALBANY, New York, May 13 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on May 12, 2023: * * * To: Dave Tedeyan, Sungineer Solar, 1653 Slaterville Road, Ithaca, NY, 14850, dave@sungineersolar.com RE: Sungineer Solar - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Dave Tedeyan: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform   more

NEWBURGH, New York, May 12 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release on May 11, 2023: * C.A.R.E Program provides childcare financial assistance for the future offshore wind workforce in partnership with United Way of New York * Community Offshore Wind's childcare assistance program will support workforce at proposed steel fabrication facility in the City of Newburgh and Town of New Windsor * Joint venture hosted childcare roundtable   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 13 -- Progress in Photovoltaics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features photovoltaics, solar cell, solar energy, silicon cell, renewable energy, rural electrification, grid-connected system, copper indium diselenide and cadmium telluride, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2023 edition: REVIEW: * Printing technologies for silicon solar cell metallization: A comprehensive review RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Low-cost outdoor spectral irrad  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Senate Budget Committee issued the following testimony by Diana Furchtgott-Roth, director of the Center for Energy, Climate and Environment at the Heritage Foundation, and involving a hearing on May 3, 2023, entitled "Who Pays the Price: The Real Cost of Fossil Fuels": * * * My name is Diana Furchtgott-Roth. I am the director of the Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment at The Heritage Foundation. The views I express in this testimony are my own and should not b  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on May 12, 2023: * * * Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the Treasury Department's new proposed regulations pertaining to solar domestic content requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act: "America's solar energy supply chain is only beginning to recover after the Chinese government and others nearly wiped out sola  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release and letter: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) wrote to U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power urging the Agency to strengthen its commitment to Power Africa, an initiative convening federal resources and private efforts to accelerate the electrification of communities across sub-Saharan Africa. Since 2021, the Biden administration has invested $193 million in  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSgov) -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following statement on May 12, 2023: * * * The U.S. Department of the Treasury released new guidance that will govern the implementation of the domestic content bonus credit in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Under the IRA, clean energy developers using the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) or Production Tax Credit (PTC) are encouraged to build projects using inputs produced in the United States. The domestic  more

LA CROSSE, Wisconsin, May 13 (TNStalk) -- The Dairyland Power Cooperative issued the following agency statement on May 12, 2023: * * * Dairyland complies with all rules and regulations that apply to our operating fleet and is reviewing the EPA's 681-page proposed rule. The rule, as written, will jeopardize reliability, safety and calls for utilization of technologies that are not tried and tested at this scale. It will also, ironically, impede the clean energy transition if facilities such as   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 12, 2023: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Kicks off Infrastructure Week by Highlighting Tremendous Progress Rebuilding America's Infrastructure 18 Months In Announced over $220 billion in funding, now over 32,000 projects across 4,500 communities across the country as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda Just 18 months ago, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - a   more