SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 23 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Agenda ID No. 21781) on Aug. 22, 2023. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the Matter of the Application of San Diego Gas & Electric Company (U902E) for Approval of its Proposals for Dynamic Pricing and Recovery of Incremental Expenditures Required for Implementation. And Related Matter. DECISION GRAN  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 21, 2023: * * * We Learn Again That There Is No Free Lunch By William Alan Reinsch This week I want to discuss three developments which, by themselves, are fairly small--except for those directly affected--but that have larger implications for the U.S. economy. Two of them involve unfairly traded goods, and one involves technology transfer, but not in the usual direction. Last w  more

BERLIN, Connecticut, Aug. 23 -- Eversource Energy, a provider of electricity and natural gas, issued the following news: Following major energy efficiency upgrades to 12 community buildings, the Town of New Milford is now saving about 1.25 million kilowatt-hours of power annually - the equivalent of nearly 900 metric tons of CO2 or driving more than two million miles in a gas-powered car. Working with Eversource and their contractor, Energy Systems Group, the town achieved that goal in approxim  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (Rep.) -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network's Kudlow to discuss the Biden Administration's halfhearted reaction to wildfires in Maui, which claimed over 100 lives and caused billions of dollars in damage. Leader Scalise slammed woke regulators who are funneling money into expensive, ineffective green energy options instead of  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 22 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today advanced clean transportation and access improvements in the Bronx including a major milestone in the State's transformative, $1.7 billion Hunts Point Access Improvement Project. Phase Two of the project, which rehabilitated key sections of the Bruckner Expressway and Bruckner Boulevard to create a more direct route to the Hunts Point Market, will be comple  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The National Center for Atmospheric Research issued the following news release: Political, science, academic, and business leaders formally inaugurated a new supercomputer today at the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center (NWSC). "Derecho" will provide researchers across the country with an important new tool to advance understanding of the atmosphere and other Earth system processes. Among the dignitaries who participated in today's formal ribbon cutting w  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 22 -- The National Electrical Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has over $300 billion slated for rail improvements, presenting an opportunity for improvement and modernization unlike any in the history of American railways. This is a policy area that the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has been leading with our Rail Electrification Council (REC). The REC's mission is to pr  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: Wildfire smoke may have a significant impact on the efficiency of solar panels and the overall effort to transition nation's energy production from fossil fuels to more solar based systems, according to research published by Long Zhao, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at South Dakota Mines and director of t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following commentary to The Guardian on Aug. 21, 2023: * * * The US And China Must Unite To Fight The Climate Crisis, Not Each Other Climate change is a global crisis and cannot be solved by any one country alone. If the United States, China and other industrialized countries do not come together to dramatically decrease greenhouse gas emissions, the world we leave our children and future generations will become increasingly un  more