COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 9 -- AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * AEP Ohio Proposes to Decrease Electric Rates for Customers in Settlement AEP Ohio today filed an agreement at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to decrease electricity distribution rates for its customers. The settlement, which must be approved by the PUCO, would decrease distribution rates by $58.7 million overall. The average AEP Ohio residential cust  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (TNSjou) -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release: * * * Lunar spacecraft exhaust could obscure clues to origins of life Exhaust methane could travel pole-to-pole in under two lunar days, half of it settling in regions potentially harboring original ingredients of earthly life * Over half of the exhaust methane from lunar spacecraft could end up contaminating areas of the moon that might otherwise yield clues about the origins of earthly life, a  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Jan. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Appalachian Voices and Google collaborate to develop community resilience hubs in Southwest Virginia * NORTON, Va. Appalachian Voices and Google are excited to announce a collaboration to install solar and energy storage technology to create community resilience hubs in the towns of Duffield and Dungannon in Southwest Virginia. Google awarded grant funding to Appalachian Voic  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lee Leads Bipartisan Permitting Reform Legislation to Cut Red Tape for Residential Solar, Other Home Energy Systems * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Susie Lee (NV-03), Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), Paul Tonko (NY-20), and Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the bipartisan Streamlining Home Installation of New Energies (SHINE) Act, which would make local permitting for residential solar and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * California senator introduces 'balcony solar' bill to lower energy bills for millions of households SACRAMENTO - A bill introduced Monday in the California Senate offers a practical, affordable and clean path to relief from historically high electricity prices that hurt middle- and working-class households. Senate Bill 868 would eliminate red tape and set statewide safety standards  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: BizEnergy] (TNSrpt) -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * Governor Pritzker Sets National Example by Signing Legislation to Prevent Further Utility Bill Spikes, Handle Rising Energy Demand Illinois' Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act represents leadership in the face of clean energy rollbacks * SPRINGFIELD, IL Governor JB Pritzker once again showed Illinois's national leadership today in signing the Clean and Reliable Grid  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association posted the following news release: * * * Governor Pritzker Signs Landmark Energy Storage Bill to Keep Costs Low and Strengthen the Grid * WASHINGTON, D.C. January 8, 202 6 - The American Clean Power Association (ACP) today celebrated Governor Pritzker's signing into law The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA), a bipartisan measure to lower energy costs, strengthen grid reliability, and accelerate the s  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * New Study: Texas Households Could Save $1,851 Over 10 Years by Better Using Existing Energy Resources Failing to leverage proven technologies could cost Texas $18.9 billion * AUSTIN, TX - As utilities once again seek to raise electric rates, a new study commissioned by the Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA) finds that better use of existing, customer-owned energy technol  more

HONG KONG, Jan. 8 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * PolyU research finds frequent Arctic wildfires could cut snow cover by 18 days, impacting global climate and ecology * The correlation between Arctic wildfires and abnormal snow cover under global warming is of growing concern. A comprehensive quantitative assessment by researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has shown that increasingly frequent seasonal wildland fires acros  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dina Titus Applauds Passage of FY2026 Appropriations Package * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada's First Congressional District, a senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced securing $4.8 million for community project funding on behalf of Southern Nevada. All five of Congresswoman Titus's Community Funding Project requests receive  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Jan. 9 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Soaring over Antarctica: UH balloon mission seeks to decode universe's mysteries Link to launch video (Credit: NASA/Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility): https://go.hawaii.edu/pPD. *Note: at approx. 2:47, some solar panels were deployed from a stowed configuration to the flight configuration. They have to be stowed in front of the lower antennas during launch, and then they are lowered to   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: Energy] -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * Solar and Storage Industry Statement on Governor Pritzker Signing the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act * SPRINGFIELD, IL Today Governor JB Pritzker signed the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act, a law that will help Illinois families and businesses save $13 billion on their electricity bills over 20 years. The law sets a target of deploying 3 gigawatts of   more

MENLO PARK, California, Jan. 8 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * This exotic form of ice just got weirder * By Erin Woodward Key takeaways: * Using X-ray free-electron lasers and specialized instruments to mimic the extreme conditions inside giant ice planets, researchers studied the structure of superionic water. * The team found clear signatures of multiple packing structures existing simultaneously under uniform conditions in supe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science issued the following commentary: * * * 2025 Office of Science Year in Review: Advances in Discovery Science Over the past year, DOE's Office of Science has made major advances in a variety of scientific areas. By Shannon Brescher Shea For the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science, 2025 was a year of unveiling scientific instruments and developing plans for future discoveries. From quantum to fusion, researchers s  more

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, Jan. 8 [Category: BizLaboratory Sciences] -- UL Solutions, a company that says it delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, issued the following news release: * * * UL Solutions Debuts Testing and Certification Framework for Safer Plug-In Solar Across the United States * * UL Solutions has launched a dedicated testing and certification program for plug-in solar systems, also known as balcony solar,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse: Trump Administration's Vindictive Attacks on Clean Energy Have Halted Permitting Reform Negotiations U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), slammed the Trump Administration on the Senate Floor for its vindictive attacks on clean ener  more