FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 23 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00374): * * * In the Matter of: An Electronic Examination By The Public Service Commission Of The Environmental Surcharge Mechanism Of Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. For The Six-Month Billing Periods Ending November 30, 2020, May 31, 2021, November 30, 2021, November 30, 2022, And May 31, 2023, And The Two-Year Billing Periods Ending May 31, 2020, And May 31, 2022 ORDER On December 8,  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 27 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00006) on Feb. 26, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Purchased Gas Adjustment Filing Of Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. ORDER On January 30, 2024, Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. (Duke Kentucky) filed in accordance with its Gas Cost Adjustment (GCA) tariff its GCA report and a proposed GCA rate to be effective March 1, 2024. Duke Kentucky's previous GCA rate was approved in Case No.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Alcoa Corp., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The comment was written on Feb. 12, 2024, and posted on Feb. 13, 2024. The comment was signed by Heather Hudak, Senior Vice President, Tax. The comment was on Docket No. IRS-2023-0063-0001. * * * Attached are Alcoa's comments in response to REG-107423-23 ("the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" or "NPRM") requesting comments with respect to guidance issued regarding t  more

BELLEVILLE, Illinois, Feb. 27 -- Illinois American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2024: Illinois American Water filed a rate request today with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) reflecting $557 million in water and wastewater system investments to be made through 2025 to continue providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable service. The request reinforces the company's commitment to investing in its water and wastewater systems to rep  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The National Urban League, New York, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of Commerce. The comment was written on Feb. 2, 2024, and posted on Feb. 4, 2024. The comment, on Docket No. DOC-2023-0003-0001, was sent to Brandee Anderson, Senior Advisor for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility. * * * The National Urban League (NUL) submits this letter to the Department of Commerce (DOC) in response to the Request for Information on the draft Business   more

BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 27 -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2024: QUT will host the Bavaria-Queensland Research Alliance Workshop this week which will allow researchers from the two states to explore and develop collaborative projects aligned on critical areas such as greener fuels, energy storage, manufacturing and emission reduction technologies. The three-day workshop program, which begins today (Monday 26 February), is part of the research  more

WURZBURG, Germany, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * The batteries of the future must be both powerful and sustainable. A new joint project, coordinated by the University of Wurzburg, aims to make sodium-ion batteries ready to fulfill for these requirements. * * * There is a promising alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries, namely sodium-ion batteries. In these batteries, it is sodium ions instead of lithium ions that flow back  more