WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Barrett: Congress Is Lowering Energy Costs. Michigan Needs to Follow Suit * In case you missed it, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) wrote an op-ed published today in the Lansing State Journal () discussing his work to unleash affordable, reliable American energy and lower utility bills for Michiganders, including reforms in the Working Families Tax Cuts. He contrasts that work to increase competitio  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Denver Foundation announced its 2026 policy positions for its fifth Colorado legislative session, prioritizing legislation aimed at advancing affordability, housing and environmental justice for Metro Denver residents. The foundation is monitoring HB26-1046, which would regulate earned wage access services, citing concerns that the proposed framework falls short of existing consumer lending protections, while supporting HB26-1003 to broaden Colorado's small business  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 18 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy Clean Energy Program Exceeds Enrollment Targets in North Carolina * Cisco, United States Cold Storage Inc. and Daimler Truck North America among early participants to advance sustainability goals * Green Source Advantage Express (GSA Express), Duke Energy's newest clean energy program for large business customers in North Carolina, has surpassed initial enrollment targets, highlighting st  more

NEW YORK, March 18 (TNSrpt) -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * U.S. Saw Record New Clean Power Capacity Last Year in Spite of Delays, Cancellations Washington, D.C. - A new report finds that the U.S. saw a record amount of new clean power capacity come online last year - but also saw significant project cancellations and delays, in part due to hostile federal government policies, that kept the sector from fulfilling its potential at a   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * California balcony solar bill sails through key Senate committee EWG applauds step toward affordable, safe and simple solar for renters and apartment dwellers * SACRAMENTO - The Environmental Working Group today praised the California Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee for advancing Senate Bill 868 by a unanimous 12 0 vote. The bill would allow Californians t  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Daines Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Unlock Geothermal Power, Lower Energy Costs * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Steve Daines introduced the bipartisan Geo POWER Act to help accelerate geothermal technologies and deliver clean, affordable electricity across the country. "We're on the verge of harnessing a new wave of geothermal energy to meet surging e  more

MANCHESTER, England, March 17 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Light-activated material offers new approach to carbon dioxide conversion * Scientists have developed a new material that can use sunlight and water to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbon monoxide (CO) - a key building block for making fuels, plastics, pharmaceuticals and other everyday chemicals. The finding, led by The University of Manchester, could support the development of futu  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 17 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Nanoscale hotspots in OLEDs may shorten their lifespans in phones, TVs Concentrated rivers of current create flickering hotspots in conventional amorphous OLEDs, but crystalline designs may not have this problem Key takeaways * Electrical charge carriers are funneled into "rivers" by the hilly energy landscape of amorphous materials, creating hotspots of light emission where they cross. * Some hots  more

LAUREL, Maryland, March 17 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * NASA's Parker Solar Probe Makes a Model Debut at National Air and Space Museum * A replica of the spacecraft at the center of the groundbreaking, award-winning NASA mission that "touched the Sun" is now on public display. A full-scale model of Parker Solar Probe -the history-making spacecraft designed, built, operated, and managed at the Johns H  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * NERC Gives a Grim Assessment of Long-Term Reliability * Key Takeaways 1 The North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) released its long-term assessment and projects a grim outlook based on current utility plans that are focused on retiring firm capacity and adding weather-dependent renewable capacity. 2 Huge projected demand increases, combined with the increas  more

GUILFORD, England, March 17 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * New renewable energy solutions could halve carbon emissions from off-grid buildings * Off-grid buildings in warm climates could cut their carbon emissions by more than half and reduce energy costs to just $0.15 per kilowatt-hour through a combination of rooftop solar panel shading and thin layers of heat-absorbing material in the roof, according to new research from the University of Surrey. The  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Pallone Blasts Trump & Congressional Republicans for Raising Energy Prices and Undermining Grid Reliability Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today's Energy Subcommittee hearing on "Winter Storm Fern Lessons: Supplying Reliable Power to   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 17 [Category: BizEnergy] -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * SRP and Invenergy Announce First Agreement on Solar and Storage Project to Help Meet Valley Energy Demand * Salt River Project (SRP), a not-for-profit public power utility serving the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, and Invenergy, North America's largest privately held independent power producer and energy infrastructure developer, t  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Subcommittee on Energy Holds Hearing on the Lessons Learned from Winter Storm Fern Today, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, led a hearing titled, Winter Storm Fern Lessons: Supplying Reliable Power to Meet Peak Demand. "In spite of generous subsidies and favorable public policy choices,   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 17 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news: * * * With Robotics Innovation Center, CMU and Hazelwood Partners Sustain Community Collaborations * The Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Innovation Center (opens in new window) (RIC) hummed with energy on Monday as it partnered with Hazelwood Local to host a family-friendly open house. The event, on the heels of the RIC's opening celebration (opens in new window) last month, showcased robot demons  more