AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 5 -- Rep. Michael T. McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following commentary to the New York Post on Jan. 4, 2024: * * * Last week, the New York Post ran an op-ed, authored by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), criticizing the Biden administration's draconian energy restrictions on growing African economies. Chairman McCaul and Congressman Diaz-Balart write this v  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $70 million in funding to support research into technologies designed to increase resilience and reduce risks to energy delivery infrastructure from a variety of hazards, including cyber and physical threats, natural disasters, and climate-change fueled extreme weather events. This new competitive funding opportunity will be available to public and private sec  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Energy and Fuels, a peer-reviewed scientific journal from the American Chemical Society that says it publishes research in the intersection of chemistry and chemical engineering and non-nuclear energy and fuels, published research articles on the following topics in its Jan. 4, 2024, edition (Vol. 38, Issue 1): Reviews: * An Overview of Low-Temperature Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: Market Conditions, Raw Materials, Reactors, Scale-Up, Process Intensification, Mechanisms, an  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 5 -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley Hoag LLP has announced that Peter Ross has been promoted to Counsel effective January 1, 2024. Resident in the New York office, Ross concentrates his practice in energy law, with a focus on renewable generation, energy storage, transmission, renewable fuels, carbon credits, and sustainable development. His practice also includes drafting and negotiating project agreements for solar, wind, and energy stora  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 5 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, January 8, 2024 CAUSE NO.: 44348-SRA9; ALJ: SCHUSTER; TIME: 9:30 A.M.; COMMISSIONER: FREEMAN; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC PURSUANT TO THE COMMISSION'S ORDERS IN CAUSE NOS. 42359 AND 45253 AND IND. CODE Sec. 8-1-2-42 FOR (1) AUTHORITY TO RECOVER VIA RIDER NO. 70 CERTAIN COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PETITIONER'  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 5 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order to revoke eligibility (Case No. 23-E-0519) on Jan. 4, 2024: * * * Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Seek Consequences against Go Solar/Green NY LLC for violations of the Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers. ORDER TO REVOKE ELIGIBILITY BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On October 17, 2023, the New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) issued   more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 5 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order to revoke eligibility (Case No. 23-E-0521) on Jan. 4, 2024: * * * Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Seek Consequences against Green Visions Solar LLC for violations of the Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers. ORDER TO REVOKE ELIGIBILITY BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On October 17, 2023, the New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) issue  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 5 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order to revoke eligibility (Case No. 23-E-0523) on Jan. 4, 2024: * * * Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Seek Consequences against Max Solar Inc. for violations of the Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers. ORDER TO REVOKE ELIGIBILITY BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On October 17, 2023, the New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) issued an Orde  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 5 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order to revoke eligibility (Case No. 23-E-0527) on Jan. 4, 2024: * * * Proceeding on Motion of the Commission to Seek Consequences against NY Solar Doctors, LLC for violations of the Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers. ORDER TO REVOKE ELIGIBILITY BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On October 17, 2023, the New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) issued   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following agency statement: * * * California slashed the amount of money rooftop solar owners receive from selling their excess power to the grid, a process called net metering. The goal of net metering was to induce homeowners to install rooftop solar panels, which it did, but the policy became regressive as non-rooftop solar owners were subsidizing rooftop solar homeowners. For example, non-rooftop solar owners paid   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release on Jan. 4, 2024: The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced today that Ben Norris, Sara Birmingham, and Kevin Lucas are now vice presidents at the organization. Norris is SEIA's vice president of regulatory affairs, Birmingham is vice president of state affairs, and Lucas is vice president of policy analysis. These experts collectively hold decades of experience in energy policy and en  more