ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 30 (TNStalk) -- The American Chemistry Council issued the following agency statement on June 28, 2023: * * * As the world races to combat climate change, we must recognize the little-known but major role fluoropolymer chemistries have in our transition to clean energy. These uses of fluoropolymers become doubly important considering movements in the United States and abroad to enact unscientific and overly broad restrictions on any fluorine-containing substance, regar  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSres) -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Dept. of Energy Releases Energy & Employment Jobs Report * * * Jobs in the clean energy industry grew by 3.9% last year, outpacing overall U.S. employment and all other forms of energy, according to the Department of Energy's (DOE) U.S. Energy & Employment Jobs Report (USEER) released this week. More than 18,000 new U.S. utility-scale clean energy jobs were added in 2022, bringi  more

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, June 30 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release: Indiana electric customers of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) will see a decrease in their electric bills beginning next month as a result of the company's securitization pilot, which allows for the removal of the remaining value of its A.B. Brown coal plant assets from customer rates. In January 2023, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) approved a financing order for the coal retirement sec  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 30 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: * * * * Wide-ranging plan is proposed under the Natural Gas Innovation Act, a recent landmark state energy law * Proposed projects expected to reduce carbon emissions, promote job creation and leverage millions of dollars in federal clean energy funding * * * CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP), Minnesota's largest natural gas utility, today proposed a wide-ranging set of innovative p  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 30 -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: ComEd today announced it has introduced new enhancements to its private rooftop and community solar calculators to make it easier for customers to learn more about costs, benefits and savings as demand for these options continues to grow and contribute to the goals of Illinois' Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), one of the nation's most ambitious plans for renewable  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSres) -- The Clean Energy Buyers Association issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: * * * Businesses Urge Legislature and Governor to Evaluate Market Reform Options that Would Increase Grid Reliability and Reduce Costs * * * Nine companies and five business and consumer advocacy groups today called for North Carolina lawmakers to establish and fund a state-led committee to study wholesale market competition options, to improve grid reliability and generate  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary: Texas has been enduring an early heat wave that has broken temperature records and strained the state's independent power grid. The Texas power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), and some utilities had called on residents to voluntarily cut back on air conditioning and appliance use. ERCOT expected power use would reach 81,191 megawatts, topping the grid's record pea  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, June 30 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: Southwestern Electric Power Co., an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, has received approval by the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) to move forward with its fuel-free power plan to acquire up to 999 megawatts (MW) of renewable generation resources. The LPSC today approved the terms of a settlement agreement reached on Marc  more