HOUSTON, Texas, April 3 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * "Perfectly symmetrical" 2D perovskites boost energy transport * Rice University scientists and collaborators have created a new type of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor that comes closer than ever to a "perfect" crystal. The findings, reported in the journal Nature Synthesis, could open new possibilities for solar cells and other optoelectronic devices. The new semiconductor belongs to a class of material  more

JUNO BEACH, Florida, March 30 (TNSxrep) -- Florida Power and Light, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, issued the following news release: * * * Annual Distribution Reliability Report: FPL customers experienced lowest-ever frequency of outages in 2025 Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) matched its best reliability performance on record in 2025 and achieved the lowest outage frequency in company history, according to its Annual Distribution Reliability Report filed with the Florida Public Service  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 4 -- The Washington State Department of Commerce issued the following news on April 3, 2026: * * * Commerce invests more than $60 million in clean energy and grid resilience projects across 32 Washington counties Across Washington, communities are turning clean energy plans into reality. * From rural towns to urban neighborhoods, nearly 100 projects are moving forward with support from a $60.3 million investment by the Washington State Department of Commerce. Span  more

NEW YORK, April 3 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * Arizona Energy Task Force Calls for Streamlining Build-out of Clean Power to Curb Costs Statement from Kevin Moran, Associate Vice President of Regional Affairs for the Environmental Defense Fund and member of Gov Hobb's Energy Promise Task Force * (PHOENIX) The Arizona Energy Promise Task Force, established by Governor Hobbs, released a set of 31 consensus-driven recommendations to  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 30 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Michigan Orders Utilities to Integrate Community Power Networks Decision warns future investments may be rejected if they fail to account for distributed, customer-centered solutions * In a landmark decision in the Consumers Energy rate case, the Michigan Public Service Commission signaled a significant shift in how utilities must plan for the future - elevating the role of commun  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Energy] -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * MnSEIA, SEIA, and CCSA Statements on the Approval of Xcel Energy's Capacity Connect Proposal * SAINT PAUL, MN - The Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association (MnSEIA), the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), and the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) released the following statements today responding to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission's app  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * Nevada Regulators Approve NV Energy's Entry into the Extended Day-Ahead Market * The decision comes at a pivotal time as the West weighs competing market pathways CARSON CITY, NV-Today, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) approved NV Energy's proposal to join the Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM), marking a milestone moment for the future of Western energy markets. EDAM   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on April 3, 2026: * * * Shapiro Administration Awards More Than $11 Million in Keystone Grants to 27 Public Libraries to Improve Library Facilities The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) today awarded more than $11 million to 27 libraries in 15 counties to improve public library facilities. Supporting public libraries is part of the Shapiro Adm  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news on April 3, 2026: * * * Shapiro Administration Takes Steps to Add More Energy Generation and Battery Storage to the Grid, Protect Pennsylvanians from High Energy Costs DEP seeks submissions for new energy generation or storage projects to continue to build Pennsylvania's energy independence and lower energy costs for Pennsylvanians * The Pennsylvania Department of Environme  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 [Category: Science] -- The Carnegie Institution for Science posted the following news: * * * The depths of Neptune and Uranus may be "superionic" * Washington, DC- The interiors of ice giant planets like Uranus and Neptune could be home to a previously unknown state of matter, according to new computational simulations by Carnegie's Cong Liu and Ronald Cohen. Their work, published in Nature Communications, predicts that a quasi-one-dimensional superionic state of carbon  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * Trump and Vought Propose Budget Worsening Cost-of-Living Crisis While Hardworking People Struggle to Put Gas in their Car and Food on the Table, Trump and Vought Want a Record Level of Spending on a War Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose * Today, President Trump released his fiscal year 2027 budget request. The Trump adminis  more