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

MERCED, California, Feb. 24 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: What does the greater Merced community need to know about climate change? How might the Central Valley play a significant role in discussions and solutions about carbon dioxide removal? What new projects are on the horizon, and can they bring economic and community benefits to the region? These questions and more are set to be addressed as part of "Roads to Removal," a lecture and symposium set for Fe  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

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

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

ALAMEDA, Calif., Feb. 23 -- Wind River, a subsidiary of Intel, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Wind River(R), a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems, today announced enhancements for Wind River Studio designed to improve automation at scale, helping communication service providers (CSPs) support their growth of 5G-enabled services at the edge. "There is growing demand for support for increased speed, bandwidth, and ultra-low latency   more