PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 24 -- Arizona Public Service Co. issued the following news on Feb. 23, 2024: During a February open meeting, the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) approved a rate adjustment for Arizona Public Service (APS). This will allow APS to continue to meet customers' needs, recover costs spent to maintain and upgrade the electric system, and invest in infrastructure that delivers reliable and resilient power. Starting on or after March 8, 2024, the average residential customer  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Accounts of Materials Research, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it features materials science and engineering, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 23, 2024, edition (Vol. 5, Issue 2): Viewpoint: * Advancing the Manufacture of Metal Anodes for Metal Batteries Article: * Weak Alignment Liquid Crystal Media from Colloidal Dispersion and Self-assembled Oligopeptide for Anisotropic NMR * Quantum Dot-Sensiti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Applied Polymer Materials, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it covers engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to applications of polymers, published research articles on the following topics in its Feb. 23, 2024, edition (Vol. 6, Issue 4): Letters: * Amine-Acrylate Michael Addition: A Versatile Platform for Fabrication of Polymer Electrolytes with Varied Cross-Linked Networks * Preparation and Enantioselective Permeation  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 24 -- The city of Albuquerque issued the following news on Feb. 22, 2024: The City of Albuquerque Sustainability Office and partners Forth, PNM, and Sol Housing have launched the Affordable Mobility Platform (AMP) electric vehicle carshare pilot project today at PAH! Hiland Plaza apartment community. The launch represents the first site in the southwest region in a national community Electric Vehicle (EV) carsharing program.* As the demand for clean emissions vehi  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 24 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 24A-0043CP-EXT Colorado Cannabis Tours IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF CCT HOLDING S LIMOS, LLC DOING BUSINESS AS COLORADO CANNABIS TOURS, FOR AUTHORITY TO EXTEND OPERATIONS UNDER CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY NO. 55977. a. Filing Date and Party: 01/19/2024 Colorado Cannabis Tours Description: Applicati  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 24 -- DTE Energy issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) today announced the company is seeking proposals for renewable energy projects totaling approximately 1,075 megawatts to support DTE Electric's CleanVision Integrated Resource Plan (IRP); continued demand for the company's MIGreenPower program; and Michigan's new renewable energy standard of 60% by 2030. Each of these initiatives are prerequisites for DTE's overarching carbon reduc  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 23 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: Reviled utility Pacific Gas & Electric reported a staggering surge in profits of almost 25 percent for 2023 to an outrageous $2.24 billion, at the expense of captive Californians who were forced to pay some of the highest utility bills in the U.S. last year. While PG&E executives and shareholders celebrate their financial windfall, monthly bills for hardworking ratepayers have ballooned, ex  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across Arizona * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $70 million ($70,541,000) from President Biden's Investing in America agenda for Arizona drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades. This historic funding is part of over $50 billion in  more

TUCKER, Georgia, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Poultry and Egg Association issued the following news release: L & J Farm of Harrington, Del. was one of six farms across the United States to receive U.S. Poultry & Egg Association's Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award during the 2024 International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta. U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) sponsors the annual awards in recognition of exemplary environmental stewardship by family farmers engaged in poultry and  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 24 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2023-00294) on Feb. 23, 2024: * * * NEXAMP, INC, Request for Approval of Certification For RPS Eligibility (Footbridge Solar Facility) ORDER GRANTING NEW RENEWABLE RESOURCE CERTIFICATIONS BARTLETT, Chairman; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY On November 2, 2023, Nexamp, Inc requested certification of a 2.250 MW solar facility located in Harrington, Maine (Footbridge Solar Facility) a  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 24 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2023-00325) on Feb. 23, 2024: * * * STANDARD SOLAR, Request for Approval of Certification For RPS Eligibility (Fort Fairfield Solar Facility) ORDER GRANTING NEW RENEWABLE RESOURCE CERTIFICATIONS BARTLETT, Chairman; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY On December 19, 2023, Standard Solar requested certification of a 5.000 MW solar facility located in Maine (Fort Fairfield Solar Facility  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 23 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology received an equipment donation from General Electric that will give students first-hand, real-world experiences in renewable energy integration and distribution. ENDEAVOR 370, the renewable energy laboratory, has been equipped with micro-wind turbines, solar arrays, converters and energy storage syste  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman hosted a Town Hall at the Franklin Township Senior Center on the Inflation Reduction Act. She was joined by Matt Salton, Federal Campaigns Manager for the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), and Franklin Mayor Phillip Kramer.  The town hall laid out how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) can help consumers and municipalities. It described the IRA's  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: This week, New England's regional grid operator, ISO-NE, filed the results of its eighteenth forward capacity auction with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) The filing outlines commitments by the region's various energy providers - clean energy sources and fossil fuel plants - to supply power for the June 2027 through May 2028 period. Over 900 energy sources cleared the auction, securing million  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 24 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Today the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) voted to allow Arizona Public Service (APS) to raise its rates and burden ratepayers with higher electricity bills, enabling APS to double down on coal and gas. The rate increase will bolster APS shareholder profits while prolonging operation of the utility's outdated Four Corners Generating Station despite cheaper clean energy alternatives. A substan  more