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TNS Tipoffs - Energy and Gov't Newsletter for Wednesday October 29, 2025 ( 11 items )  

AI and other tech are consuming our electric grid
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 28 [Category: Economics] -- Policy Matters Ohio, a nonpartisan policy research institute, posted the following news release: * * * AI and other tech are consuming our electric grid * This piece originally appeared on Cleveland.com on October 19, 2025 Across Ohio, technology companies are racing to build data centers massive facilities necessary for digital technologies ranging from artificial intelligence to cryptocurrency. And a handful of billionaires are raking in  more

Ansari, Huffman Demand Answers as Trump Administration Shuts Down SNAP and Paychecks, Keeps Big Oil Flush with Cash
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ansari, Huffman Demand Answers as Trump Administration Shuts Down SNAP and Paychecks, Keeps Big Oil Flush with Cash * WASHINGTON - Today, Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) and Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (CA-02) demanded answers from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on why their agen  more

As President Trump Illegally Terminates Renewable Energy Initiative, Including $156 Million Investment in Missouri, Reps. Cleaver and Fletcher Lead Effort Demanding Administration Reverse Decision
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * As President Trump Illegally Terminates Renewable Energy Initiative, Including $156 Million Investment in Missouri, Reps. Cleaver and Fletcher Lead Effort Demanding Administration Reverse Decision * Renewable energy investment would have provided solar projects to 900,000 households in disadvantaged communities, saving families $350 million every year on energy costs (Washington, D.C.) - U.S.   more

CARB Validates Negative Carbon Landfill Gas Using ABC's Biogas Carbon Accounting Tool
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The American Biogas Council issued the following news release: * * * CARB Validates Negative Carbon Landfill Gas Using ABC's Biogas Carbon Accounting Tool Some of the biogas captured from the Yolo County Landfill in California is now certified carbon negative by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), thanks to the use of LoCI Controls' technology and the American Biogas Council's (ABC) Biogas Carbon Accounting Tool (CAT). The carbon accounting tool recognizes all th  more

CenterPoint Energy Announces Updated Generation Plan That Prioritizes Customer Affordability, Reliability and Local Economic Growth
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 29 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release: * * * CenterPoint Energy Announces Updated Generation Plan that Prioritizes Customer Affordability, Reliability and Local Economic Growth EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Oct. 27, 2025 - Today, CenterPoint Energy's Indiana electric utility announced its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), a forward-looking 20-year generation roadmap that prioritizes customer affordability and reliable service while supporting potential local   more

Huffman, Ansari Demand Answers as Trump Administration Shuts Down SNAP and Paychecks, Keeps Big Oil Flush with Cash
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman, Ansari Demand Answers as Trump Administration Shuts Down SNAP and Paychecks, Keeps Big Oil Flush with Cash * Lawmakers Seek Answers on Potentially Illegal Spending During Trump Shutdown as Millions are Set to Lose Nutrition Assistance and Miss Paychecks Washington, D.C. - Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and Energy and Mineral Resources Subcom  more

Huffman, Ansari Demand Answers as Trump Administration Shuts Down SNAP and Paychecks, Keeps Big Oil Flush With Cash
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2025: * * * Huffman, Ansari Demand Answers as Trump Administration Shuts Down SNAP and Paychecks, Keeps Big Oil Flush with Cash Lawmakers Seek Answers on Potentially Illegal Spending During Trump Shutdown as Millions are Set to Lose Nutrition Assistance and Miss Paychecks * Today, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huff  more

Lawmakers, Consumer Advocates, Organized Labor and Workforce Equity Advocates, and the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition Urge Passage of the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 [Category: Energy] -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * Lawmakers, Consumer Advocates, Organized Labor and Workforce Equity Advocates, and the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition Urge Passage of the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act * SPRINGFIELD, Ill. As Illinois' fall veto session resumes today, a broad coalition including organized labor, clean energy industries, and environmental and consumer advocates are calling on le  more

N.Y. PSC Schedules Hearing on Oxbow Hill Solar Power Project
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (TNSdok) -- The New York State Public Service Commission has requested public comments and announced a hearing regarding a petition filed by Oxbow Hill Solar LLC, New York. The filing, titled "Petition of Oxbow Hill Solar, LLC for an Order Granting a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, Pursuant to Public Service Law Section 68, and Lightened Regulation" (Case No. 25-E-0541), seeks utility authorization for the construction and operation of an up to 140-megawatt p  more

Rockwell Automation Announces Strategic Collaboration With Energy Observer for E03: Pioneering Sustainable Maritime Innovation
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 28 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and information company, issued the following news release: * * * Rockwell Automation Announces Strategic Collaboration With Energy Observer for E03: Pioneering Sustainable Maritime Innovation * Rockwell Automation recently announced its continued collaboration with Energy Observer, supporting the development and launch of the Energy Observer 3 (EO3) watercraft. This next-generat  more

Smart Heat Pumps Could Take Pressure Off Grid and Cut Bills, Say Southampton Scientists
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Oct. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southampton issued the following news: * * * Smart heat pumps could take pressure off grid and cut bills, say Southampton scientists Heat pumps could play a significant role in stabilising the nation's electricity supply by providing demand flexibility, according to research by the University of Southampton. The study tested how homes using smart heat pumps could automatically adjust their usage to balance the grid during peak deman  more