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TNS Tipoffs - Energy and Gov't Newsletter for Friday July 25, 2025 ( 18 items )  

Arrington Passes One Big Beautiful Bill, Secures Trump's 'America First' Agenda
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Passes One Big Beautiful Bill, Secures Trump's 'America First' Agenda * After four years of incompetence, lawlessness, chaos, and overreach, a new day has dawned in this great country and hope is on the horizon with the One Big Beautiful Bill. In the November 2024 election, the American people made their voices unmistakably clear: they want a strong country, competent leaders, common se  more

Constellation's Deal With Calpine Approved by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 25 -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, issued the following news release: * * * Constellation's Deal with Calpine Approved by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Approval advances Constellation's plan to establish leading provider of energy products and services for American families and businesses * BALTIMORE (July 24, 2025) - Constellation (Nasdaq: CEG) today announced it has receiv  more

Dartmouth Researchers Participate in Latest NASA Missions
HANOVER, New Hampshire, July 25 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Dartmouth Researchers Participate in Latest NASA Missions Satellites launched July 23 will study Earth's radiation belts and magnetic shield. * From a launch pad at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, physics and astronomy professor Robyn Millan watched as NASA's latest mission soared into the sky. The ever-smaller dot ascending into space capped years of planning, design, construction, and logi  more

E2: $22 Billion in Clean Energy Projects Cancelled in First Half of 2025; $6.7 Billion Cancelled in June
WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSrep) -- Environmental Entrepreneurs issued the following news release: * * * E2: $22 Billion in Clean Energy Projects Cancelled in First Half of 2025; $6.7 Billion Cancelled in June * 5,300 jobs lost to June cancellations; 16,500 jobs lost in 2025 * GOP districts see $11.7 billion in investments, 11,700 jobs disappear * $2.1 billion in new investments announced in June don't offset cancellations, closings * Businesses canceled, closed, and scaled back more than $22  more

EIA: Resource Advisory - Understanding Electricity Generation Capacity in the United States
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release: * * * Resource Advisory: Understanding electricity generation capacity in the United States The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) publishes monthly data on operating, planned, and retired electricity generating capacity in the United States. All EIA resources that discuss electricity capacity rely on data that power plant builders and operators report to EIA   more

FERC Approves Grid Reliability Standards Applicable to Inverter-Based Generators
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * FERC Approves Grid Reliability Standards Applicable to Inverter-Based Generators FERC today approved reliability standards aimed at protecting grid reliability as intermittent power generation technologies increase penetration of the grid. The standards are the latest in the Commission's series of grid reliability orders pertaining to what are c  more

FERC: Summaries | July 2025 Commission Meeting
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: * * * Summaries | July 2025 Commission Meeting These are summaries of orders voted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at its July 24, 2025, public meeting. Links to each order will be provided below once the order is issued. The summaries are produced by FERC's Office of External Affairs and are intended to provide only a general synopsis of the orders. These  more

Hearing Wrap Up: Congress Must Act to Advance Nuclear Energy
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Congress Must Act to Advance Nuclear Energy The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing yesterday titled "The New Atomic Age: Advancing America's Energy Future." During the hearing, members heard from witnesses about the advent of small and micro modular nuc  more

Heinrich Blasts Trump Administration for Raising Electricity Costs on American Families Amidst Growing Energy Demand
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Blasts Trump Administration for Raising Electricity Costs on American Families Amidst Growing Energy Demand * WASHINGTON -- In his opening statement during a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on rising energy demand, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, raised the alarm on the energy affordability crisis facing working famili  more

Heinrich Criticizes Trump Administration for Working to Stall Energy Projects and Raise Costs on Families
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Criticizes Trump Administration for Working to Stall Energy Projects and Raise Costs on Families * WASHINGTON -- During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on energy demand growth, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, pressed Jeff Tench, Executive Vice President of Vantage Data Centers and Rob Gramlich, CEO and Founder of Gri  more

Heinrich Criticizes Trump Administration for Working to Stall Energy Projects and Raise Costs on Families
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Heinrich Criticizes Trump Administration for Working to Stall Energy Projects and Raise Costs on Families During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on energy demand growth, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, pressed Jeff Tench, Executive Vice Presi  more

House Passes Five Natural Resources Bills Honoring Law Enforcement and Firefighters, Creating Economic Opportunities for Rural Communities and Enhancing Water Supply
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * House Passes Five Natural Resources Bills Honoring Law Enforcement and Firefighters, Creating Economic Opportunities for Rural Communities and Enhancing Water Supply This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed five bills that support job creation, economic development and reliable water supplies for rural communities, as   more

Liccardo Leads Introduction of the New Democratic Coalition's Innovation Agenda
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-California, issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Liccardo Leads Introduction of the New Democratic Coalition's Innovation Agenda The Innovation Agenda will unleash American potential and cultivate stronger relationships between Washington and Silicon Valley. * Today, the New Democrat Coalition Innovation & Technology Working Group, led by Working Group Chair Sam Liccardo (CA-16), AI Task Force Chair Valerie Foushee (NC-04), a  more

NYCEDC Unveils New York City's First Freight-Focused Electric Vehicle Charging Facility, New Welcome Center, Workforce Development Hub Within Hunts Point Food Distribution Center in Bronx
NEW YORK, July 24 -- The New York City Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: * * * NYCEDC Unveils New York City's First Freight-Focused Electric Vehicle Charging Facility, New Welcome Center and Workforce Development Hub Within the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center in the Bronx * MN8 Energy's Winning Proposal to Include Over 40 Light, Medium & Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Charging Stations * New Welcome Center to Include 10,000 Square Feet of Indoor Space and Featur  more

Rep. Simpson Works to Ensure the Lava Ridge Wind Project is Blown Away
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Works to Ensure the Lava Ridge Wind Project is Blown Away * WASHINGTON --This week, the House Committee on Appropriations voted to advance the Fiscal Year 2026 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson-Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee-authored language to prohibit any funds to approve constructi  more

Scientists and Engineers Craft Radio Telescope Bound for the Moon
UPTON, New York, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Scientists and Engineers Craft Radio Telescope Bound for the Moon * UPTON, N.Y. -- The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has completed the "major item of equipment" phase for the Lunar Surface Electromagnetics Experiment-Night (LuSEE-Night), a moon-based radio telescope set to make history. Comprising the overall design of the tele  more

Smart Surfaces Coalition Launches Tools to Inform Resilient Infrastructure Policies and Investments
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 24 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * Smart Surfaces Coalition Launches Tools to Inform Resilient Infrastructure Policies and Investments * The Smart Surfaces Coalition released an updated suite of web-based tools to support strategic adoption of Smart Surfaces, a term that encompasses a set of resilient infrastructure technologies that cost-effectively mitigate urban he  more

UAH Researcher Wins $681K NSF CAREER Award to Study the Interaction of Shockwaves and Solar Wind Turbulence in the Sun's Heliosphere
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, July 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH researcher wins $681K NSF CAREER award to study the interaction of shockwaves and solar wind turbulence in the sun's heliosphere By Russ Nelson Dr. Lingling Zhao, an assistant professor in the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has been awarded a $681,356 National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development  more