RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 21 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality (DAQ) is issuing permit modifications to two Duke Energy facilities for the replacement of their coal units with gas turbines, after substantially strengthening the permits based on public feedback. Division staff thoroughly reviewed public comments following two public hearings on the draf  more

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 21 -- Holland and Hart, a law firm, issued the following news: Holland & Hart advised Copia Power (Copia), a Carlyle portfolio company, in a $1.2 billion construction-to-term loan financing to fund the construction of its Harquahala Sun 1 and Harquahala Sun 2 solar plus storage projects, located in Maricopa County, Arizona, outside of Phoenix. The firm served as real estate counsel on the financing, one of the first structured with a non-recourse tax credit transfer brid  more

LOS ALAMITOS, California, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The IEEE Computer Society issued the following news on Dec. 19, 2024: Today the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS) announced that 53 IEEE CS members and 14 IEEE members evaluated by the IEEE CS Fellow Evaluation Committee will be elevated to IEEE Fellow grade in 2025. The grade of IEEE Fellow recognizes exceptional distinction in the engineering profession. The IEEE Board of Directors received 1058 nominations and 338 members were elevated to the 2025  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 21 -- Commonwealth Edison, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Refiled plan meets all requirements and aligns with State's Climate and Equitable Jobs Act * * * The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) yesterday approved, with modifications, ComEd's refiled grid plan presented in March of 2024 after changes to the original plan were requested by the ICC in December of 2023. It prioritizes improvements in system reliability to  more

BELLEVUE, Washington, Dec. 21 -- Puget Sound Energy issued the following news release: * * * Power Purchase Agreement will provide up to 7.8 million MWh of firm hydroelectric power backed by capacity * * * Puget Sound Energy (PSE) is proud to sign on with Brookfield Renewable to receive up to 7.8 million MWh of carbon free energy backed by firm capacity from Brookfield's clean energy portfolio in the Pacific Northwest. The Brookfield Hydro Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) will allow PSE to ac  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- TechNet, a network of technology CEOs and senior executives that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, issued the following news release: * * * Letter to David Sacks Focuses on Five Key Areas: Global Leadership, Infrastructure, Government Efficiency, Regulation, and U.S. Workers * * * TechNet, the national, bipartisan network of innovation economy CEOs and senior executives, in a letter to President-elect Trump's AI Czar David Sacks, urged the incoming Trump A  more

BOULDER, Colorado, Dec. 21 -- Western Resource Advocates issued the following news release: * * * The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada approved NV Energy's 2025-2027 Integrated Resource Plan, including new methane gas units and one of the weakest transportation electrification plans in the region. * * * CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada today approved, in large part, NV Energy's 2025-2027 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), including 400 megawatts of new methane   more