HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 11 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: AES Hawaii has commenced operations on Hawaii's largest solar facility - Kuihelani Solar-plus-Storage on Maui - an impactful renewable energy project generating enough power for 27,000 homes at 8-cents per kilowatt hour, the lowest renewable energy cost in the state. Located on 450 acres in central Maui, between Kuihelani Highway and Maui Veterans Highway, Kuihelani Solar-plus-Storage is producing 60 MW of renewa  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 11 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised the underwriters on an SEC-registered offering by NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. ("NEE Capital") of $1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of its Series R Junior Subordinated Debentures due June 15, 2054 (the "Junior Subordinated Debentures"). The Junior Subordinated Debentures are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by NextEra Energy, Inc. ("NEE"), the parent company  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2024-41) in Internal Revenue Bulletin (No. 2024-24): * * * SECTION 1. PURPOSE This notice modifies section 3.04 of Notice 2023-38, 2023-22 I.R.B. 872, in three ways. First, this notice expands the list of Applicable Projects in "Table 2--Categorization of Applicable Project Components" (Table 2) to include hydropower and pumped hydropower storage facilities. Second, this noti  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, June 5 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00105): * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Pike County Solar Project, LLC For A Certificate Of Construction For An Up To 100 Megawatt Merchant Electric Solar Generating Facility In Pike County, Kentucky ORDER On May 21, 2024, Pike County Solar Project, LLC (Pike County Solar) filed an application seeking a Construction Certificate, pursuant to KRS 278.706, to constru  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: In Detroit today, Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Rewiring America launched a Michigan-specific calculator to help homeowners and renters estimate how much they can save with clean energy incentives and tax credits created by the Biden-Harris Administration's historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and other state, local, and utility programs. The prog  more

ALBANY, New York, June 11 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: Governor Kathy Hochul, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and Equinor Wind US President Molly Morris today announced the start of construction on what will be the nation's largest dedicated offshore wind port at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT). The project will accelerate the clean energy transition, advance progress toward the state's Climate Leadership and Community Protectio  more

NEW YORK, June 11 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on June 10, 2024: New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President and CEO Andrew Kimball, Equinor Wind US President Molly Morris, and the Sustainable South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, L.P. (SSBMT) today announced the start of construction of what will be the nation's largest dedicated offshore wind port at the South Brooklyn Marine Termina  more

ABUJA, Nigeria, June 11 -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following news release: RMI, founded as Rocky Mountain Institute, and the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), a globally focused investment institution set up to receive, manage, and invest funds on behalf of the Nigerian Federation, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to progress climate finance, develop clean energy projects, and propel the broader energy transition goals in Nigeria. This landmark agreement  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Bryan Newland, assistant secretary of the Interior for Indian affairs, from a hearing dated May 23, 2024, entitled "A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for Indian Country": * * * Good afternoon, Chair Merkley and members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to provide a statement on the President's Budget Request fo  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The Senate Budget Committee released the following written testimony by Roger Pielke Jr., a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, from a hearing dated May 22, 2024, entitled "Droughts, Dollars, and Decisions: Water Scarcity in a Changing Climate": * * * Summary: According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), human-caused climate change influences the global hydrological cycle in the context of significant natural climate variability. Influe  more

PASADENA, California, June 10 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: The computing industry's energy appetite is notoriously ravenous. Currently, this results in the industry producing between 2.1 and 3.9 percent of all global carbon emissions. And that is before the true impacts of new energy-consuming applications such as generative AI (artificial intelligence) and upgraded virtual communal spaces have kicked in. The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently an  more

NEW YORK, June 11 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan Renewable Energy Agency (AREA), and the state electricity utility Azerenerji OJSC on the development of a 1GW portfolio of three renewable power projects in Azerbaijan by Masdar. "This landmark project demonstrates Azerbaijan's remarkable progress in sustainable development and a strong commitment t  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Rob Wittman (VA-01), alongside Reps. Jen Kiggans (VA-02), Ben Cline (VA-06), and Morgan Griffith (VA-09), sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urging the U.S. Department of Defense to ensure any solar panels installed on the Pentagon or any U.S. military installation are made in America. China dominates the global solar supply chain, and the Biden administration's green agenda  more