CASPER, Wyoming, July 22 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and U.S. Representative Jodey Arrington (R-TX), along with a bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators recently sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai regarding the Government of Mexico's pursuit of discriminatory policies that favor Mexican state-run energy companies and directly undermine United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) commitments. T  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: More than 125 groups are urging the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Interior Department to develop a new initiative to deploy solar power above the nearly 8,000 miles of canals owned and operated by the federal government. Today's letter to the Interior Department and Bureau of Reclamation said installing solar panels over open-air canals and aqueducts would generate power and reduce evapo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 21 (TNSres) -- Environment Colorado issued the following news release: On the summer solstice, the day with the longest-lasting sun in the Northern Hemisphere, Environment America is helping make sure America doesn't squander the potential of warehouse roofs for solar energy generation. The group launched a campaign Wednesday urging FedEx to develop a plan to install solar panels on the large, flat, sunny roofs of its facilities. In a letter sent to FedEx CEO Raj Su  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 21, 2023: * * * Eligible applicants including states, territories, tribes, municipalities and certain nonprofit organizations are encouraged to submit notices of intent to apply by forthcoming deadlines * * * Today, officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined Congresswoman Valerie Foushee at a press event in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina to discuss the $7 bil  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2023-51) in Internal Revenue Bulletin (No. 2023-30, dated July 24, 2023): * * * This notice publishes the inflation adjustment factor and reference price for calendar year 2023 for the renewable electricity production credit under section 45 of the Internal Revenue Code (section 45 credit). The 2023 inflation adjustment factor and reference price are used in determining the av  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced he is working to deliver major investments to expand affordable, rural, and veterans housing options; renewable energy projects; and transportation and water infrastructure throughout the state. The funding comes through the FY24 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) bill and  more

GOLDEN, Colorado, July 21 (TNSper) -- Colorado School of Mines issued the following news: Ian Lange, associate professor of economics and business and director of the Mineral and Energy Economics program at Colorado School of Mines, has been asked to chair a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) subcommittee on the role of metals markets in the energy transition. An independent agency of the U.S. government, the CFTC regulates the U.S. derivatives markets. Lange will lead a team of stake  more

MORRIS, Minnesota, July 22 (TNSfund) -- University of Minnesota Morris campus issued the following news: * * * A 240kW agrivoltaic solar PV field * * * The Morris Model team was recently notified that they were among 67 winners in the first phase of the $6.7 million Energizing Rural Communities Prize. The competition was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and is focused on supporting innovative partnership and finance plans to help rural or remote communities develop clean energy demons  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Spallation Neutron Source at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory set a world record when its particle accelerator beam operating power reached 1.7 megawatts, substantially improving on the facility's original design capability. The accelerator's higher power provides more neutrons for researchers who use the facility to study and im  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 22 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following news release on July 21, 2023: Consumer renewable energy generation continues to grow, according to electric utility reports filed with the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC). Over the past year, customer-sited renewable generation installations increased approximately 45 percent, and electric generation capacity from these systems increased 51 percent (see chart). Solar photovoltaic panels are the   more