LONDON, Canada, Oct. 30 -- Western University issued the following news: * * * 'Electrified' house created by Western researchers slashes energy bills Carbon emissions reduced by more than half in pilot house By Jeff Renaud Western engineers have amalgamated the function and force of photovoltaics (PV) technology with a heat pump and a thermal battery to create a fully electrified - and energy efficient - new house. The end game is to eliminate the need for fossil fuels, achieving real net-  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 31 -- Arizona Public Service Co. issued the following news: * * * APS Uses 'Growth Pays For Growth' Model to Develop New Natural Gas Plant Arizona Public Service (APS) announced plans today to develop a site west of Gila Bend, Ariz., capable of adding up to 2,000 megawatts (MW) of reliable, flexible generation to the state's energy portfolio. The Desert Sun Power Plant will be a state-of-the-art natural gas facility designed to meet Arizona's rapidly growing needs, supp  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Carbajal Joins Senator Padilla in Demanding Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) joined a bicameral letter led by U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) to demand President Trump and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum immediately cease any plans to open new offshore oil and gas leases in U.S. federal waters off  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Community Members Testify in Utah and Wyoming, Demanding Rocky Mountain Power Invest in Clean Energy * SALT LAKE CITY and LARAMIE, Wyo. Last night, clean energy advocates and community members rallied at hearings in Utah and Wyoming to speak out against Rocky Mountain Power's latest energy plan, known as an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The 2025 IRP, filed by the utility's parent company  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 29 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, issued the following news release: * * * Constellation and Xpansiv to Launch Clean Energy-Based Certificate Trading Innovative collaboration between companies will provide annual EFECs from clean energy centers in PJM region * BALTIMORE, NEW YORK (October 29, 2025) - Constellation (Nasdaq: CEG), the nation's largest producer  more

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 30 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell Atkinson postdoctoral fellows aim to improve food security, climate, clean water * The 2025 cohort of Cornell Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellows seek to protect seaweed farms in the Philippines, improve food security in the African Sahel, map the climate benefits of New York state wetlands, and develop novel technologies that can co-create clean energy and desalinated water. The Cornell Atkinson Center for   more

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 30 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Could Mobile Batteries Enable Electric Construction Vehicles and Enhance Grid Resilience? * The researchers are also studying the mobile batteries as a source of backup power in the event of a grid outage. These batteries, which range from 250 kWh to 600 kWh, contain enough energy to keep a moderately sized office building powered for a couple of hours. If you had several mobile ba  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Development of Campus Plan Continues with a Focus on Sustainability * Campus Planners from DLR Group, the integrated design firm the College selected to partner with on developing its Comprehensive Campus Plan, returned to Bryn Mawr last week for a second engagement with the community. They conducted interactive exercises with groups comprising students, faculty, and staff, this time with a focus on sust  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Duke's Cayuga Coal Plant Could Permanently Close * INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) approved plans that could lead to the retirement of Duke Energy's aging and increasingly expensive Cayuga coal plant. But, as a condition of approval of replacement generation, Duke is required to study the feasibility of operating coal and gas units simultaneously at th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Huffman, Pallone, Padilla, Booker Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases Lead sponsors of West Coast Ocean Protection Act and Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act condemn efforts that would devastate coastal communities * Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Lofgren Joins Over 100 Lawmakers in Demanding Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) and House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.-06), led o  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 30 [Category: BizEnergy] -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * New SRP Pricing and Price Plan Changes Take Effect * Changes to SRP pricing and price plans that were approved earlier this year by the SRP Board of Directors will take effect with the November 2025 billing cycle. These changes support ongoing reliability, expand low-income bill assistance and provide super off-peak pricing that takes ad  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Oct. 30 (TNSjou) -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * Climate report: Earth on dangerous path but rapid action can avert the worst outcomes 2024 was the hottest year on record and likely the hottest in at least 125,000 years, according to an annual report (https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biaf149/8303627?login=false) issued by an international coalition led by Oregon State University scientists. "Without   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Booker, Huffman, Pallone Demand Trump Reverse Plan to Open New Offshore Oil and Gas Leases * Lead sponsors of West Coast Ocean Protection Act and Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act condemn efforts that would devastate coastal communities WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with House Natural Resources Committ  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Settlement Reached in Duke Energy Progress Rate Increase * Columbia, S.C. - The Sierra Club, Duke Energy Progress, and other stakeholders reached a settlement agreement this week on the utility's proposed rate increase before state regulators. The Sierra Club only signed onto the large load settlement agreement with Duke related to new customers like data centers, and did not oppose other   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 31 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * 'Really bizarre and exciting': The quantum oscillations are coming from inside U-M researchers and a really strong magnetic field help answer a question about the 'new duality' in materials physics * As someone who studies materials, Lu Li knows people want to hear about the exciting new applications and technologies his discoveries could enable. Sometimes, though, what he finds is just too   more