CHICAGO, Illinois, June 22 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Board announced conditional awards totaling nearly $26 million in federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) that will fund 18 affordable housing developments in 12 counties throughout Illinois. Once sold to investors, the tax credits will generate an estimated $235 million in private capital to finance the creation and/or   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNStalk) -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary on June 20, 2023: * * * Britain Fires up Coal Plants Due to Lower Output From Renewables and Higher Demand From a Heat Wave Britain recently started burning coal to generate electricity after a heat wave made solar panels too hot to work efficiently. High temperatures reduced the amount of energy generated from its solar panels. Electricity supply was also lower because of depressed wind speeds,  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNStalk) -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary on June 20, 2023: * * * China Will Burn More Coal As It Supplies "Green Energy" Technologies to the World China needs electricity to fuel its manufacturing industry, including producing electric vehicles and their batteries, and coal will be the primary fuel used to generate that electricity. Expanding coal-fired power is China's "only real option in the short term" to meet rising electricity de  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 22 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: A measure from Rep. Jim Boyle, D-Gorham, to require developers of energy storage facilities to establish a decommissioning plan was signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills on Friday. "As Maine continues to lead on renewable energy generation, we need to consider the impacts of the entire lifecycle of the technologies that support this transition," said Boyle. This bill follows a similar measure the Legislature   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 22 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order approving stipulation (No. 2023-00076) on June 21, 2023: * * * VERSANT POWER Request for Approval of Rate Change Regarding Annual Reconciliation of Stranded Cost Revenue and Costs ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION BARTLETT, Chair; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY Through this Order, the Commission approves a Stipulation filed on June 9, 2023, by Versant Power (Versant or "the Company") and th  more

ALBANY, New York, June 22 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that construction has begun on Johnson Park Green Community Apartments, a $28 million development that will create 62 affordable homes, including 31 with supportive services, as well as a new 12,000-square-foot community center for the Cornhill-Johnson Park neighborhood of Utica. "Johnson Park Green Community Apartments will provide affordable, e  more

ALBANY, New York, June 22 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on June 21, 2023: * * * To: Jeffery Tamayo, Greenpoint Solar & Electrical, Inc., 5570 Searsville Road, Pine Bush, NY, 12566, jefferyt@gseny.com RE: Greenpoint Solar & Electrical, Inc. - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Jeffery Tamayo: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Supp  more

ALBANY, New York, June 22 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the text of the following letter on June 21, 2023: * * * To: Jim Kurtz, Saranac Lake Community Solar, LLC, 4700 Pottsville Pike, Reading, PA, 19605, jkurtz@rerenergygroup.com RE: Saranac Lake Community Solar, LLC. - 2022 DER Annual Compliance Dear Jim Kurtz: 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 (U  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 22 (TNSgov) -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: National Wildlife Federation Outdoors has released a six-minute film about the need for sportsmen and women to advocate for responsible renewable energy development that safeguards wildlife, public lands, and sporting traditions. "Hunters and anglers are on the front lines of climate change. We know as well as anyone that we absolutely must transition away from fossil fuels," said Aaron Ki  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 22 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: "Pennsylvania's Energy Policy: Boom or Bust" will be the subject of a House Republican Policy Committee hearing to be held Friday, June 23, in Indiana County and hosted by state Rep. Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana). "In many ways, Indiana County is 'ground zero' for the debate over how Pennsylvania should and shouldn't move forward with regard to its energy policy," Struzzi said.  more

WEINHEIM, Germany, June 22 -- Small, a peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for experimental and theoretical studies of fundamental and applied interdisciplinary research, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 21, 2023 edition: Reviews: * Decellularized Extracellular Matrix for Remodeling Bioengineering Organoid's Microenvironment * Hybrid Nanogenerators for Ocean Energy Harvesting: Mechanisms, Designs, and Applications * Metal-Organic Framework Mat  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 22 (TNSrpt) -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news release on June 21, 2023: The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) today approved an amended Certificate of Environmental Compatibility (CEC) for the Coolidge Expansion Project, a flexible, fast-ramping natural gas plant that will help SRP cost-effectively and reliably meet the region's growing energy needs as the utility works to add more solar, wind and stor  more

NAIROBI, Kenya, June 22 (TNStalk) -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks on June 21, 2023, by Administrator Samantha Power at the Africa Energy Forum: * * * ADMINISTRATOR SAMANTHA POWER: Thank you so much. I really appreciate that. That's really the only way I can get a standing ovation [laughter]. I'm grateful, and I know, whatever Lucy puts her mind to there's basically nothing she can't do. And hearing from you, engaging through the Young African Leade  more