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TNS Tipoffs - Energy Systems Newsletter for Tuesday April 02, 2024 ( 18 items )  

Duke Energy Celebrates Opening Day With the Tampa Bay Rays by Pledging to Raise Funds for Florida Customers Facing Financial Hardships
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, April 2 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: When the Tampa Bay Rays win this season, so do Florida customers. Duke Energy will donate $1,000 to its Share the Light Fund to help families in need for every Rays regular-season game won. The Share the Light Fund is a customer assistance program to help Florida residents pay for utility expenses, such as electric, natural gas, oil or wood. Employees, retirees, customers and Duke Energy shareholders contribute   more

EPRI Welcomes Swati Daji as Chief Financial, Risk, and Operations Officer
PALO ALTO, California, April 2 -- The Electric Power Research Institute issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: EPRI announced today that Swati Daji has joined the executive leadership team as the new executive vice president, chief financial, risk, and operations officer. Daji will be based in Charlotte, N.C., and report to EPRI President and CEO Arshad Mansoor. For more than 30 years, Daji worked at Duke Energy, most recently as senior vice president of Enterprise Strategy and P  more

Ind. Utility Regulatory Commission Issues Agenda for April 3 Meeting
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 2 -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following agenda: * * * TO: Commission Chairman James F. Huston, Commissioners Bennett, Freeman, Veleta and Ziegner FROM: Commission Technical Divisions DATE: March 28, 2024 RE: 30-Day Utility Articles for Conference on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 @ 10:00 a.m. The following thirty-day filings have been submitted to the Commission. Each item was reviewed by the appropriate Commission Technical Divisions and   more

Ky. PSC Issues Order Involving Duke Energy Ky.
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 2 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2022-00251) on April 1, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. To Amend Its Demand Side Management Programs ORDER On March 12, 2024, Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. (Duke Kentucky) filed a motion, pursuant to KRS 278.400, requesting rehearing of the Order entered February 21, 2024, setting requirements for Duke Kentucky's Peak Time Rebate (PTR) Pi  more

Piedmont Natural Gas Files Rate Adjustment in North Carolina for Capital Investments to Better Serve Customers
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 2 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Following significant infrastructure investments in recent years to support the ongoing reliability, safety and growth of its system, Piedmont Natural Gas today filed a request with the North Carolina Utilities Commission to raise its base rates. If approved, Piedmont's requested rate adjustment would become effective in November 2024. Piedmont seeks to recover its prudently incurred costs to comply with feder  more

Duke Energy Celebrates Opening Day With the Tampa Bay Rays by Pledging to Raise Funds for Florida Customers Facing Financial Hardships
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, April 2 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: When the Tampa Bay Rays win this season, so do Florida customers. Duke Energy will donate $1,000 to its Share the Light Fund to help families in need for every Rays regular-season game won. The Share the Light Fund is a customer assistance program to help Florida residents pay for utility expenses, such as electric, natural gas, oil or wood. Employees, retirees, customers and Duke Energy shareholders contribute   more

EPA Receives Public Communication From Hardwood Federation
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency received the following public communication dated March 15, 2024: * * * To: Kersey Manliclic Data Gathering and Analysis Division Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 RE: Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0038: Draft Approach for Implementation of the EPA Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials; Notice of Ava  more

Evergy Plan Maintains Lowest-Cost Approach to Meeting Growing Customer Electricity Demand, Maintaining Reliability and Advancing Sustainability
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 2 -- Energy Inc., a company that says it focuses on producing, transmitting and delivering energy for the benefit of stakeholders, issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Evergy, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVRG) today filed its triennial Integrated Resource Plan with the Missouri Public Service Commission. This outlines the plan to meet customer electricity needs over the next 20 years. It includes additional renewable and dispatchable generation to meet growing cust  more

FAA: NOFO for Office of Airports FY 2023 Supplemental Discretionary Grants
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 1, 2024, entitled "Notice of Funding Opportunity for Office of Airports FY 2023 Supplemental Discretionary Grants." The notice was issued by David F. Cushing, Manager, Airports Financial Assistance Division. COMMENT DEADLINE: May 2, 2024 * * * SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ann  more

Frost & Sullivan: Are You Optimizing Your Growth Strategy to Leverage Key Opportunities in the Machines Industry?
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 2 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: The industrial landscape is undergoing a profound transformation -from predictive maintenance to autonomous functions, artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way machines operate. Furthermore, the growing use of renewable energy is also playing a critical role in shaping the   more

IRS Receives Public Communication From Idealab
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Internal Revenue Service received the following public communication dated Feb. 13, 2024: * * * To: Internal Revenue Service CC:PA:LPD:PR Room 5203 P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044 * The Honorable Lily Batchelder Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy US Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20220 * Mr. William Paul, Esq. Acting Chief Counsel Internal Revenue Service 1111 Constitution Avenue, N  more

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners Announces Investment in The Pasha Group
NEW YORK, April 2 -- Morgan Stanley, a multinational financial services corporation, issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Morgan Stanley Investment Management ("MSIM"), through investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners ("MSIP"), a private infrastructure investment platform within MSIM, today announced it has provided an unsecured term loan to The Pasha Group ("Pasha" or the "Company"), a family-owned maritime transportation company, to support continued i  more

New Framework Streamlines Choices for Hawaiian Electric Customers in Rooftop Solar, Energy Storage Programs
HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 2 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Hawaiian Electric today launched a new framework that streamlines choices for customers participating in the company's rooftop solar energy programs. "Smart Renewable Energy" represents the next step in Hawaiian Electric's push to bring more customer-sited renewable energy resources onto the grid as Hawaii strives to achieve its ambitious clean energy goals. Smart Renewable Energy, also known as   more

NRC: EPA Issues Environmental Assessment for Dresden Nuclear Power Station Unit 2, Unit 3
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 1, 2024, entitled "Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2 and Unit 3; Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact." The notice was issued by Yoira K. Diaz-Sanabria, Chief, Storage and Transportation Branch, Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safe  more

Piedmont Natural Gas Files Rate Adjustment in North Carolina for Capital Investments to Better Serve Customers
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 2 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Following significant infrastructure investments in recent years to support the ongoing reliability, safety and growth of its system, Piedmont Natural Gas today filed a request with the North Carolina Utilities Commission to raise its base rates. If approved, Piedmont's requested rate adjustment would become effective in November 2024. Piedmont seeks to recover its prudently incurred costs to comply with feder  more

ProChem Inc. Announces Expansion With New Facility Addition
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 2 -- The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates posted the following news release from affiliate ProChem Inc: Rockford, IL - ProChem Inc. is pleased to announce the expansion of its facility with the addition of a new building on their existing site. This expansion is a continuation of their 5-year business plan to increase manufacturing space and capabilities. This will also meet the more recent market need to onshore critical raw materials driven by comput  more

SEIA Adds Shoals Technology Group to Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today announced that Shoals Technologies Group is joining its board of directors. Shoals' CEO Brandon Moss has been appointed as a member of the board of directors with Mehgan Peetz, Chief Legal Officer as Shoals' designee. Shoals is a global provider of electrical balance of systems (EBOS) solutions for solar, energy storage, and e-m  more

Spring 2024 Engineering and Computer Science Research Day Winners Announced
SYRACUSE, New York, April 1 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Master's and doctoral students from across the College of Engineering and Computer Science presented their research at the 2024 ECS Research Day. Master's and doctoral students from across the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) presented their research during the 2024 ECS Research Day, held at the National Veterans Resource Center. From fundamental studies to prototype development, a total of 113 poste  more