CHICAGO, Illinois, June 21 -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: ComEd today announced that it was awarded a $14.5 million Middle Mile Grant by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) that will enhance electric grid reliability and resiliency while also helping to increase broadband connectivity in communities on the south and west sides of Chicago that lack equitable access  more

DETROIT, Michigan, June 21 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) and Dakkota Integrated Systems today announced Dakkota's enrollment in MIGreenPower, DTE's voluntary renewable energy program. The enrollment will attribute 100% of the electricity use at Dakkota's Detroit location to DTE's wind and solar parks, which has the environmental benefit equivalent to the carbon captured by more than 1,500 acres of forests annually.1 Dakkota, a Michigan  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: On the latest episode of Tennessee Talks, Ed Rottmann, CEO of Chroma Energy Group, joined Rep. Tim Burchett (TN-02) to talk about the our nation's transition to cleaner energy, the future of our power grid, and what makes East Tennessee great for business. "Chroma energy is doing great work and it's coming right out of East Tennessee," said Rep. Burchett. "This is a dynamic field and   more

RAWLINS, Wyoming, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm today celebrated the groundbreaking of the TransWest Express Transmission Project, a new high-voltage interregional transmission line that will extend from south-central Wyoming through northwestern Colorado and central Utah, ending in southern Nevada. The transmission line will add more than 1,000 jo  more

PASADENA, California, June 21 (TNSjou) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: An international team of researchers has used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to calculate the amount of heat energy coming from the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 c. The result suggests that the planet's atmosphere - if it exists at all - is extremely thin. With a dayside temperature of roughly 380 kelvins (about 225 degrees Fahrenheit), TRAPPIST-1 c is now the coolest rocky exoplanet ever cha  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 21 (TNSper) -- The Citizens Utility Board issued the following news release: Sarah Moskowitz, who during a two-decade career at the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) has advocated for thousands of utility customers and pioneered the group's nation-leading Outreach program, will now head Illinois' top utility watchdog, succeeding David Kolata, who concludes an acclaimed 18- year tenure at the organization's helm, the CUB Board of Directors announced Tuesday. Kolata, who is le  more

ELKHART, Indiana, June 21 (TNSpp) -- Mennonite Church USA issued the following news: Mennonite Church USA Executive Board is strengthening its ongoing commitment to creation care and climate justice by expanding its Peace & Justice ministries to include Mennonite Creation Care Network (MCCN). The transition is the result of a mutual agreement with Everence(R), an agency of MC USA that has previously provided administrative services for MCCN and continues to provide financial support, and Merry  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding two Oregon workforce development and training centers a combined total of $2.5 million. The funding will be used to expand the solar energy workforce in underserved and underrepresented communities, as well as create caree  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding two Oregon workforce development and training centers a combined total of $2.5 million. The funding will be used to expand the solar energy workforce in underserved and underrepresented communities, as well as create ca  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding two Oregon workforce development and training centers a combined total of $2.5 million. The funding will be used to expand the solar energy workforce in underserved and underrepresented communities, as well as creat  more

ALBANY, New York, June 21 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 20, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion and successful energization of the New York Power Authority's Smart Path clean energy transmission infrastructure project in the North Country. The Smart Path project is an upgrade of 78 miles of transmission lines that span from Massena in St. Lawrence County to Croghan in Lewis County. The milestone helps put New York on track to   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 21 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: State Reps. Mike Armanini (R-Clearfield/Elk) and Dallas Kephart (R-Clearfield/Cambria) have been appointed to key positions in the General Assembly's effort to maximize its role in Pennsylvania's energy industry. "Each session, House members are asked their preference for committee assignments, and you don't always get what you request," Kephart said. "I'm one of the few legislators who h  more

ATHERTON, California, June 20 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on June 19, 2023, at a campaign reception: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Steve, thank you. I used to dream of being charismatic. (Laughter.) Anyway. All kidding -- thank you. Thank you, thank you. By the way, there's the real reason we're gathered here: We have two recent college graduates in the front row here. (Applause.) Stand up, guys. No, you got to stand up. I'm going to embarrass you. Stanford and Cal. That's the onl  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 21 (TNSpro) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Fifteen new energy ventures that are building technologies to accelerate the energy transition will work with the Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator as part of the third cohort of the program. The annual 10-week program kicks off on July 25 and will conclude with a Demo Day alongside the 20th Annual Rice Alliance Energy Tech Venture Forum on Sept. 21. As Houston's preeminent energy startup accelerator, t  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, June 21 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release: Lehigh University will soon add a 2.61-megawatt (MW) solar project on its campus as a critical component of its strategy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. Standard Solar recently acquired the Lehigh Valley project from developer EDF Renewables North America, further solidifying the company's commitment to advancing solar energy in Pennsylvania and educational institutions nationw  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following remarks on June 20, 2023, by Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo at the Black Economic Alliance: * * * Thank you so much, Sam, for inviting me to address the Black Economic Alliance's board today. You have been an incredible partner to the Biden-Harris Administration as BEA's President, serving as a sounding board for our proposals to advance racial equity, a thought partner who has brought new ideas to the ta  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 21 (TNSawa) -- The University of Denver issued the following news: Congratulations to the following faculty and staff members who received grants and awards in March and April 2023: Meg Franko, staff at the Butler Institute for Families * Grant from the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (subaward Administration for Children and Families) * Abstract: Since 2016, the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation has administered the Mixed Delivery Preschool Pilot Program to supp  more