WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on June 27, 2024, by Commissioner Mark C. Christie on a decision (Docket No. EL24-71-000) involving Southern California Edison: * * * I dissent from today's order granting the Construction Work in Progress (CWIP) Incentive and the Abandoned Plant Incentive, which are nothing more than transfers of wealth from consumers to transmission developers and risk from developers to  more

PLAINFIELD, Indiana, June 28 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: * * * * More than 113,000 customers were affected by the storm * 1,170 working to complete power restoration * * * Duke Energy crews continue to make progress bringing customers back to service from Tuesday's powerful storms. As of 9 a.m. Thursday, 91,886 of the 113,327 customers affected have now been restored The hard-hit areas of Bloomington and Terre Haute remain the focus of power restorati  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- ASAE-The Center for Association Leadership issued the following news release: One hundred and eight association executives recently earned their Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential from the CAE Commission of ASAE, joining more than 4,500 industry leaders around the globe. The Spring 2024 class of CAEs successfully completed the CAE examination administered worldwide May 1-14, 2024. They will be honored, along with the December 2023 class of CAEs, during the   more

PLAINFIELD, Indiana, June 28 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: * * * * More than 113,000 customers were affected by the storm * 1,170 working to complete power restoration * * * Duke Energy crews continue to make progress bringing customers back to service from Tuesday's powerful storms. As of 9 a.m. Thursday, 91,886 of the 113,327 customers affected have now been restored The hard-hit areas of Bloomington and Terre Haute remain the focus of power restorati  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: PORTLAND, OR, June 27, 2024 -- The American Clean Power Association (ACP) today announced an important policy effort to promote the current best-in-class safety measures for energy storage technology systems. This includes policy recommendations for local and state governments to use and adopt such safety measures. Today, ACP published a model ordinance framework providing compreh  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 28 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * The Das Family Innovate x LA Student Competition challenges students to develop high-impact urban solutions and compete for a $20,000 prize. * * * By Matilda Bathurst Engineering for environmental stewardship, disaster resilience, urban livability, extreme habitats, transport service systems.... The focus areas of the Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Env  more

NEW YORK, June 27 (TNSres) -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: * * * Jerry Paros' inventions have improved the measurements of geophysical phenomena such as tsunamis, and enhance our ability to understand the complex earth, air and ocean processes that produce climate change. * * * By Marie DeNoia Aronsohn Jerry Paros holding one of Paroscientific's first Seismic + Oceanic Sensors (SOS) circa 2015. These sensors have been transformative for t  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The National Ocean Industries Association issued the following statement on June 27, 2024, by President Erik Milito: * * * As the nation prepares to tune in for tonight's presidential debate, we urge both candidates to recognize and support the pivotal role of domestic offshore energy production. Our industry, encompassing oil and gas, offshore wind, carbon capture and storage (CCS), and other emerging energy segments, stands as a non-partisan pillar of our national eco  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a rule (10 CFR Part 72), published in the Federal Register on June 25, 2024, entitled "List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International HI-STORM 100 Cask System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, Renewed Amendment No. 16." The rule was issued by Raymond Furstenau, Acting Executive Director for Operations. COMMENT DEADLINE: July 25, 2024 * * * SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on June 26, 2024, entitled "In the Matter of Curium US LLC; Confirmatory Order Modifying License." The notice was issued by John B. Giessner, Regional Administrator, Region III. * * * SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a Confirmatory Order to Curium US LLC to memorialize the agreement reached during an alternative dispute resolution mediation session h  more