FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 26 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * Ameresco and City of Olympia, Washington Break Ground on Nearly $17 Million Building Retrofit Project at Olympia Armory * FRAMINGHAM, MA and OLYMPIA, WA and - September 26, 2025 - Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy solutions provider dedicated to helping customers navigate the energy transiti  more

DARWIN, Australia, Sept. 26 (TNSjou) -- Charles Darwin University issued the following news: * * * Research reveals how Australians really feel about the world's largest proposed solar farm Australians are substantially supportive of renewable megaprojects, but their approval begins to wane if the produced energy doesn't benefit them, according to a new study examining social acceptance of the proposed world's largest solar plant. The study by Charles Darwin University (CDU) examined the pu  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 27 -- Clean Wisconsin issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Public Service Commission approves first new Wisconsin wind farm in 14 years The Public Service Commission (PSC) voted Thursday to approve the Badger Hollow Wind Energy Center, a 118 MW wind project in Iowa and Grant Counties. It's the first wind farm approved since 2011 and is a significant win for clean energy, local farmers, and Wisconsin communities. "The environmental, economic, an  more

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 27 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 25A-0332R City of Longmont IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF THE CITY OF LONGMONT FOR AUTHORITY TO INSTALL CONCRETE SURFACING MATERIAL AND CONCRETE SIDEWALK FOR A DETACHED SIDEWALK AT TRACKS OWNED BY GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF COLORADO, LLC CROSSING COUNTY ROAD 26, USDOT NO. 849321F, IN WELD COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO. a. Fil  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 27 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: * * * Customer-sited rooftop solar and energy storage on Hawaiian Electric grids reaches historic milestone In fiction or the real world, 1 gigawatt is a heck of a lot of power * Hawaiian Electric has reached a historic clean energy milestone with the amount of customer-sited rooftop solar and battery storage connected to its grids surpassing 1 gigawatt of generating capacity -- the equivalent of about 100 mi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12611) on Sept. 25, 2025, by public finance analyst Nicholas E. Buffie: * * * Expiration and Carryforward Rules for the Residential Clean Energy Credit P.L. 119-21, the FY2025 reconciliation law commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, repealed the residential clean energy credit (RCEC) for expenditures made after calendar year 2025. Since the enactment of P.L. 119-21   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: OP-ED from Senator Lummis in CSD: Wyoming Baseload Energy is Trump's Secret Weapon in AI War Against China * Cheyenne, WY - Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) this week published an op-ed in Cowboy State Daily discussing how fulfilling President Trump's bold AI initiative will require vast amounts of Wyoming baseload energy. That's good news for Wyoming and for our economy. Read the full o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * IOWA VOTER: "Get Ready for Higher Electricity and Gas Prices" Thanks to Miller-Meeks and Nunn * Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn are facing blowback for voting to kill energy tax credits, jacking up energy prices and putting Iowa construction jobs at risk. In a new letter to the editor, an Iowa voter notes that ending the tax credits will " have a negative effect on worker  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 27 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Sophie Warren, D-Scarborough: * * * New, balanced reforms to Net Energy Billing program to take effect On Wednesday, October 1, new electric rates for CMP and Versant customers will take effect, following common sense reforms made to Maine's Net Energy Billing (NEB) program during the First Special Session of the 132nd Legislature. Together, the new laws (LD 1777 and LD 1792) are est  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13034) on Sept. 25, 2025. The white paper is written by natural resources policy specialist Laura B. Comay, energy policy specialist Corrie E. Clark and public finance specialist Donald J. Marples: * * * Offshore Wind: Status and Issues for the 119th Congress The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended (OCSLA, 43 U.S.C. Sec.1337(p)), authorizes the Secretary of the Inte  more

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 26 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Researchers see opportunity in addressing NY climate goals * The New York State Legislature introduced ambitious goals for addressing climate change with the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Researchers at the ILR School's Climate Jobs Institute (CJI) say that despite shortfalls in progress after six years, the state can still meet those goals - while improving working conditions and equi  more

STANFORD, California, Sept. 27 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University issued the following news: * * * Study reveals roadmap for carbon-free California by 2045 A new study shows California can go carbon-free mostly using current and emerging solutions - but to get there, it must overcome regulatory challenges and scale technologies at an unprecedented pace. In brief * California will need to more than double its electricity generation capacity to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045. * Half of emis  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept. 26 -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Solar power provides route to safer surgery at Nigerian hospital Work has begun on installing solar panels and batteries at an Ile Ife hospital - allowing surgery to continue to function safely and effectively. * The University of Birmingham and Global Hospital have joined forces to install solar power at a Nigerian hospital - providing medical staff with the power required to continue delivering   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 26 -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * University of Pittsburgh Launches First-of-Its-Kind Undergrad Degree in Natural Gas, Renewables, and Oil Engineering "GRO" program prepares students for a rapidly changing global energy market * The University of Pittsburgh is launching a groundbreaking undergraduate degree in Natural Gas, Renewables, and Oil Engineering (GRO), designed to prepare the next genera  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association posted the following news release: * * * US Energy Storage Installations Reach New Quarterly Record in Q2 with 5.6 GW * * Utility-scale leads with 4.9 GW, 63% YOY growth * Residential installations rise 8% QOQ * Headwinds could result in 10% drop in installations for utility-scale in 2027 Houston/ WASHINGTON, D.C., September 26, 2025 -- The U.S. energy storage market set a record for quarterly growth in  more