FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 3 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00413) on April 2, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. For An Adjustment To Rider NM Rates And For Tariff Approval ORDER The Commission, on its own motion, HEREBY ORDERS that: 1. A hearing in this matter shall be held on May 15, 2024, at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time and continuing until called from the bench by the presiding officer,  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 4 -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: The Distributed Renewable Integration and Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) Act (H.B. 1256) was passed by the Maryland General Assembly last night and is now poised to modernize the state's energy management and grid preparedness. Advanced Energy United, a national business association representing over 100 businesses including transmission developers, electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, and charging infras  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 2 -- TESLA, INC., Austin, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 11949089 B2, initially filed Jan. 14, 2020) developed by Ziying Wang, San Diego, California, and Hieu Minh Duong, Rosemead, California, for "Compositions and methods for prelithiating energy storage devices."  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued a proposed rule (6 CFR Part 226), published in the Federal Register on April 4, 2024, entitled "Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act Reporting Requirements." The proposed rule was issued by Jennie M. Easterly, Director. COMMENT DEADLINE: June 3, 2024 Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- ENERSYS ENERGY PRODUCTS, Warrensburg, Missouri, won a federal contract award for $298,167,790 from the Department of Defense Defense Logistics Agency, Columbus, Ohio, for storage batteries. Contract Award Number: SPE7LX24D0049; ueiSAM: ND1VWZCF2NE1; NAICS Code: 335910 ; Product Service Code (PSC): 61; Solicitation Number: SPE7LX23R01080003  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a rule (40 CFR Part 63), published in the Federal Register on April 4, 2024, entitled "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ethylene Production, Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing, Organic Liquids Distribution." The rule was issued by Administrator Michael S. Regan. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: On July 6, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) finalized   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- FIAMM ENERGY TECHNOLOGY USA, Waynesboro, Georgia, won a federal contract award for $127,786,196 from the Department of Defense Defense Logistics Agency, Columbus, Ohio, for storage batteries. Contract Award Number: SPE7LX24D0050; ueiSAM: JF5SQNUUGQW5; NAICS Code: 335910 ; Product Service Code (PSC): 61; Solicitation Number: SPE7LX23R01080003  more

READING, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (FE PA), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) doing business as Met-Ed, Penn Power, Penelec and West Penn Power, will request today a review of its base electric rates by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC). The proposed rate adjustment builds on service reliability enhancements made in recent years by upgrading additional distribution grid  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- PacifiCorp issued a 148-page report on April 1, 2024, entitled "2023 Integrated Resource Plan Update." CHAPTER 1 - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PacifiCorp submitted its Amended Final 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) on May 31, 2023. That plan provides a framework for future actions PacifiCorp will take to provide reliable and valuable electric service for customers with a least-cost, least-risk resource portfolio. The 2023 IRP Update reflects resource planning and procurement a  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Resources for the Future issued a 49-page report in April 2024 entitled "Global Energy Outlook 2024: Peaks or Plateaus?" The report was written by Daniel Raimi, Yuqi Zhu, Richard Newell and Brian Prest. Key Findings At the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Dubai, world leaders agreed to "transitioning away from fossil fuels in the energy system."11 Some advocates, governments, and civil society  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 4 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: * * * Update Scraps Near-Term Renewables, Chains Rocky Mountain Power States To Coal * * * On Monday, April 1, PacifiCorp, the parent company of monopoly utility Rocky Mountain Power issued an update to its 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), doubling down on fossil fuels when decarbonization is urgently needed. Whereas the initial 2023 IRP proposed significant levels of new renewab  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today announced the addition of Gizelle Wray to serve as vice president and general counsel. Wray previously served as SEIA's senior director of regulatory affairs and counsel and has over a decade of experience in legal and regulatory roles across the energy sector. "I'm thrilled to welcome such a sharp legal mind and fierce solar ad  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, April 4 -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: When the New Jersey-based energy group PSEG announced in April 2024 that its PSEG Foundation had awarded Stevens $1.45 million to build a new Stevens Center for Sustainability (SCS) and sweeping programming and research in environmental justice, it was only the latest expression of a close relationship that has continued to grow and strengthen over time. PSEG and its foundation have long partnered with S  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 2 -- CLEARWATER HOLDINGS LTD., Carson City, Nevada has been assigned a patent (No. US 11948742 B2, initially filed Oct. 27, 2021) developed by G. Noah Newmark, Marina Del Rey, California, and Stephen M. Collins, Los Angeles, California, for "Systems and methods for enhancing electrical energy storage."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 2 -- CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida has been assigned a patent (No. US 11945284 B2, initially filed Sept. 13, 2019) developed by Mary D. Saroka, Syracuse, New York, and Jeffrey J. Burchill, Baldwinsville, New York, for "Transportation refrigeration unit with DC generator charging of prime mover energy storage device."  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Utah Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office, Salt Lake City, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The 18-page comment was written on March 26, 2024, and posted on March 27, 2024. The comment was signed by Redge B. Johnson, Director. The comment was on Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0434. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Shaun Ragnauth Climate Change Division Office of Atmospheric Programs U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 P  more