FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 8 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has completed its staff review of Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.'s 2024 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), a long-term forecast outlining the company's strategy for meeting future energy demands. The Commission has issued an order, dated March 21, 2025, entering the Commission Staff's Report on the IRP into the official record. The IRP, filed by Duke Energy Kentucky pursuant to state regulations, details the company's project  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Public Advocates Challenge Major US Electric Grid Operator's Discriminatory Energy Plan Washington, D.C. - A regional electric grid operator that spans 15 central states, MISO, has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve its discriminatory energy plan, the Expedited Resource Addition Study (ERAS) process, that would allow utilities to cut in line to advance their pr  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from Clean Air Task Force, Boston, Massachusetts: * * * To: William Hohenstein Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Chief Economist Re: Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agricultural Crops Used as Biofuel, 90 Fed. Reg. 5,497 (Jan. 17, 2025). Docket No. USDA-2024-0003. * * * Clean Air Task Force ("C  more