PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 8 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * ACC Supports Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion; Electricity Capacity in Arizona Steadily Increasing Year-to-Year Phoenix, Ariz. -- The Arizona Corporation Commission stands in support of the recent collaboration among the state's three largest electric utilities in committing to the Transwestern Pipeline Desert Southwest Expansion Project. The new natural gas pipeline will help  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump's EPA Administrator Peddles False Solutions for New England Energy Prices, Markey Leads Region's Senators to Call Out Trump Admin Policies as the Real Cause of Rising Energy Costs Boston (August 7, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), J  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * California Supreme Court Rejects Deference to Regulators on Rooftop Solar Rollback * SAN FRANCISCO-- In a victory for renewable energy, the California Supreme Court ruled today that an appeals court should not have deferred to state utility regulators who decided the latest rooftop solar policy complies with state law. The updated policy slashed the credit new solar users ge  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Environmental Protection Network issued the following news release: * * * Termination of EPA's Solar for All Grants Betrays Public Health, Energy Justice, and Economic Opportunity The Environmental Protection Network denounces in the strongest terms the abrupt and arbitrary efforts to terminate EPA's $7 billion Solar for All program, a vital initiative designed to deliver affordable, resilient solar energy to nearly one million low-income households across every state, t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * In 'huge win,' California Supreme Court orders re-review of CPUC's anti-rooftop solar changes EWG readies for next stage of legal battle over state's rollback of popular clean energy program * SAN FRANCISCO - California's Supreme Court today delivered a major win to environmental groups challenging regulators' decision gutting the state's popular rooftop solar incentive program.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * EPA Rescinds Solar For All Funding * Washington, D.C. \- Today, the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator posted a video on social media, announcing the agency will rescind all $7 billion of Solar For All grants. The Solar For All grant was passed into law as part of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022 to expand access to affordable and reliable solar energy to low-income regions   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 8 -- Evergy Inc., a company that says it focuses on producing, transmitting and delivering energy for the benefit of stakeholders, issued the following news release: * * * Evergy Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results, Declares Quarterly Dividend and Reaffirms 2025 Guidance * Second Quarter 2025 GAAP EPS of $0.74, compared to $0.90 in 2024 * Second Quarter 2025 Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP) of $0.82, compared to $0.90 in 2024 * Declares quarterly dividend of $0.6675 per share   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 8 -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule for Aug. 11-15, 2025: * * * Monday, August 11, 2025 CAUSE NO.: 37394-GCA167; ALJ: KRESGE; TIME: 9:30 A.M.; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 VERIFIED PETITION OF INDIANA GAS COMPANY, INC. D/B/A CENTERPOINT ENERGY INDIANA NORTH ("CEI NORTH") FOR APPROVAL OF CHANGES IN ITS GAS COST ADJUSTMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH I.C. 8-1-2-42(g) and 8-1-2-42.3. * * * Monday, August 11, 2025 CAUSE NO.: 3  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission, Augusta, has denied a request of Versant Power, Bangor, Maine, to waive a rule concerning small generator interconnections. The order (Docket No. 2025-00112), issued on August 6, 2025, rejects the utility's attempt to apply an additional screening standard to projects seeking to connect to its system. The decision is part of a larger ongoing discussion about grid reliability and the growth of distributed energy resources, particularly   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 8 -- The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda items for Aug. 14, 2025: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2024-187 * IP7138/ESS-24-279 Snowshoe BESS, LLC In the Matter of the Application of Snowshoe BESS, LLC for a Site Permit for the up to 150 MW Snowshoe Energy Storage Project in Olmsted County, Minnesota. 1. Should the Commission adopt the Administrative Law Judge's Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendatio  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 8 -- The AFL-CIO North America's Building Trades Unions issued the following news release: * * * NABTU, TVA, and Tennessee Department of Labor Launch "Forever Family" Apprenticeship Partnership to Empower Foster Youth North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU), the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development have announced a groundbreaking workforce development initiative: the Forever Family Apprentice Partne  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * NC Democratic Lawmakers Urge EPA to Reverse Termination of Solar Energy Grants for Low-Income Communities * Today, Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Alma Adams (NC-12), Valerie Foushee (NC-04), and Don Davis (NC-01) condemned the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) reported plans to rescind $7 billion in funding from the Solar for All program, which was created to expan  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 -- The New York City Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * NYCEDC Unveils Next Cohorts for Two Groundbreaking Initiatives, Advancing Regulatory Innovation for Climate Technologies with Key Partners Through NYC Mass Timber & Resilient Energy Studios, NYCEDC, In Partnership with Newlab, NYC Department of Buildings, and NYC Fire Department, Advance Regulatory Wayfinding and Innovation in Energy Storage and Low-Carbon Construction An  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 8 -- Oncor Electric Delivery issued the following news release: * * * ONCOR REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2025 RESULTS DALLAS (August 7, 2025) -- Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (Oncor) today reported net income of $259 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to net income of $251 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase in net income of $8 million was driven by overall higher revenues primarily attributable to updated interim rates to   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 8 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * PGE Energizes 475 MW of Battery Energy Storage to Boost Grid Reliability and Keep Costs Low for Oregonians Portland General Electric (PGE) today announces the completion of three new utility-scale battery energy storage systems, adding 475 megawatts (MW) and more than 1.9 gigawatt hours (GWh) of dispatchable capacity to serve the Portland metro area. To  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * TVA Board of Directors to Host Public Session and Quarterly Meeting in Knoxville, Tenn., on Aug. 21 Release Summary * What: Board of Directors quarterly business meeting * When: 9 a.m. ET on Thursday, August 21 * Where: TVA Auditorium, 400 W. Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, Tenn. * KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors invites the public to join them  more

MENLO PARK, California, Aug. 7 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * The United States just got a new X-ray laser toolkit to study nature's mysteries Some of science's biggest mysteries unfold at the smallest scales. Researchers investigating super small phenomena - from the quantum nature of superconductivity to the mechanics that drive photosynthesis - come to the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to use the Linac Cohe  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 8 -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * UH Researchers See Future Power Problems in Texas New White Paper Warns the State's Power Grid Faces Growing Strains By Jonathan Adams Power demand is quickly increasing across Texas, and new University of Houston research suggests the state's power grid, in its current form, is not up to the challenge. As data centers pop up around the Lone Star State, electric vehicles become more commonplace, industries  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 7 -- The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * Irving R. Newhouse Building earns LEED Platinum certification Highest designation recognizes green building methods, energy conservation. * The Irving R. Newhouse building on the Washington State Capitol Campus has earned a Platinum certification from Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). The Department of Enterprise Services (DES) led the pr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, Olympia, has approved 2025 renewable energy reporting of Avista Corp. dba Avista Utilities, Spokane, Washington, affirming the company's calculation of its target and its plan to meet it. The approval comes after a review of the company's report filed in May. This determination was made in the matter of "Avista Corporation d/b/a Avista Utilities, Renewable Energy Target Progress Report under RCW 19.285.070 and WAC 480-  more