CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Feb. 10 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) has been recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the World's Most Admired Companies for 2024. This is the seventh consecutive year the company has made the list, ranking as one of the top four gas and electric utilities for the third year in a row. "Providing safe, reliable and affordable energy is foundational to serving our customers and communities. It is an honor for Duke Energy to  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 10 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: Lawyers for monopoly power company Duke Energy were on defense at a February 7 hearing before the North Carolina Court of Appeals over state regulators' decision last year, at the utility's behest, to slash financial incentives for residents seeking to adopt rooftop solar. Attorneys for a coalition of clean energy advocacy organizations hammered Duke Energy and the North Carol  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 6 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00354): * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Annual Cost Recovery Filing For Demand Side Management By Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. ORDER On November 15, 2023, Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. (Duke Kentucky) electronically filed its Annual Status Report, Adjustment of the Demand Side Management (DSM) Cost Recovery Mechanism and Amended Tariff Sheets for Gas Rider DSMR and Electric Rider DSM  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 10 -- The Asian American Hotel Owners Association issued the following news release: AAHOA's inaugural HYPE Ownership Conference held this week in New Orleans proved to be worth the hype based on feedback from attendees. Nearly 200 AAHOA Members gathered in the vibrant city of New Orleans for the launch of AAHOA's newest and most exciting initiative: HYPE Ownership: Helping Young Professionals Evolve This groundbreaking, one-of-a-kind event marked the inception of   more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 9 -- Cornell University issued the following news: The effects of a warming climate are already being felt across societies and ecosystems: people become more violent on hot days, plants fix less carbon under heat stress and current electrical grids can't support the heavy loads needed for decarbonization. To address those and many other challenges, Cornell researchers gathered Feb. 1 for a Climate Solutions Roundtable sponsored by The 2030 Project: A Cornell Climate Init  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Feb. 10 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) has been recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the World's Most Admired Companies for 2024. This is the seventh consecutive year the company has made the list, ranking as one of the top four gas and electric utilities for the third year in a row. "Providing safe, reliable and affordable energy is foundational to serving our customers and communities. It is an honor for Duke Energy to  more

SPRING, Texas, Feb. 3 (TNSres) -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: Exxon Mobil Corporation today announced fourth-quarter 2023 earnings of $7.6 billion, or $1.91 per share assuming dilution. Fourth-quarter results included unfavorable identified items of $2.3 billion including a $2.0 billion impairment as a result of regulatory obstacles in California that have prevented production and distribution assets from coming ba  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Feb. 10 (TNSres) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: Bing Yan is working to make today's energy grids easier to manage. Yan, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at RIT, is building a more coordinated system to manage different variables affecting grid energy generation, storage, transmission, and distribution--from extreme weather events to the addition of solar and wind power. Results can streamline an invol  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 3 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: The Biden Administration's decision to pause all approvals of new liquified gas exports, called LNG, could have serious implications for ongoing gas expansion fights in Connecticut. The Department of Energy announced the halt on LNG project approvals on January 26, signaling a positive policy shift after decades of advocacy to stop the buildout of gas exports. During the halt on approvals, the DOE will examine t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following statement on Feb. 9, 2024: * * * Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): "Chair Phillips has been a strong leader at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and is the right choice to lead the agency at this critical moment for America's energy economy. "FERC is considering several reforms that directly impact the solar a  more