NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 9 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Amazon expands, and Entergy Mississippi stands ready to deliver benefits for all our customers * Haley Fisackerly, Entergy Mississippi president and CEO, was among the speakers at the April 9, 2026 event announcing Amazon's data center expansion plans in Madison and Hinds counties. This week's announcement by Amazon that they are doubling their investment in Mississippi is good news fo  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 9 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on April 8, 2026: * * * Hobbs' Energy Plan Puts Solar Deals Ahead of Housing, Taxpayers, and Lower Energy Costs Governor pushes state-land solar expansion, green contracts for government buildings, and more political favoritism while Arizona families face a housing shortage and high gas prices * House Majority Leader Michael Carbone criticized Governor Hobbs' newly released energy plan putting utili  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 9 [Category: BizEnergy] -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * Arizona Utilities Offer Grant Funding to Coal Plant Communities to Support Economic Development, Infrastructure and Planning Efforts * Five organizations serving Arizona communities impacted by the transition away from coal-fired power plants will receive grant funds to support their local economies from the Utility Grant Funding Program  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, April 10 -- Booz Allen Hamilton, an information technology information company, issued the following news release on April 9, 2026: * * * Booz Allen Advances Orbital Warfare for Space Domain Investment in Portal Space Systems supports secure next-gen space capabilities * Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) today announced that its corporate venture capital arm, Booz Allen Ventures, has invested in Portal Space Systems, a U.S.-based space technology company developing rapidly m  more

TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan, April 9 -- Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities issued the following Q&A on April 8, 2026, by rural clean energy specialist Nicholas Jansen and Communications Director Jeff Smith with Ed Rivet, executive director of the Michigan Conservative Energy Forum: * * * Clean energy siting series: Q/A with Ed Rivet, Executive Director, Michigan Conservative Energy Forum With this article, we launch a series of interviews with people involved in expanding clean energy in  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 9 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Investing in local talent to power Arkansas's energy future * Entergy Arkansas's commitment to strengthening the communities it serves was on full display at the recent vendor fair supporting the proposed Jefferson Power Station and Arkansas Cypress Solar projects. Designed to connect local and regional businesses with upcoming contracting opportunities, the events underscored Entergy's   more

LIVERMORE, California, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * LLNL delivers advanced gamma-ray spectrometer for NASA's Dragonfly mission to explore Titan Hundreds of millions of miles away from Earth, the landscape of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, bears a striking resemblance to our own planet -- but with dunes of hydrocarbon sands rather than silica sands, and rain, rivers, lakes and seas of liquid methane and ethane   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * Michigan Utilities Must Consider Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) Going Forward, Warns MPSC * The Commission noted testimony from Advanced Energy United, Michigan EIBC, and the Institute for Energy Innovation in forewarning utilities they must consider virtual power plants LANSING, MI - Michigan utilities were forewarned they must consider virtual power plants (VPPs) before seeking to pr  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 9 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Most US Wind and Solar Projects Win Permits Within About a Year, UMass Amherst Researchers Find * A new study analyzing hundreds of renewable energy projects across the United States co-led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst finds that most wind and solar facilities under state jurisdiction receive permits within roughly a year and that 9 in 10 are ultimately approved.   more

ALBANY, New York, April 10 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * UAlbany Students Receive Hands-On Training in Powering the Grid By Bethany Bump You're on deadline working on an important project when you hear a thunderstorm. "What is your confidence level that you're going to be able to work uninterrupted with your power with severe weather coming?" Terry Benton asked an auditorium of UAlbany students who showed up to NY Creates' Albany NanoTech Complex last month   more

BOULDER, Colorado, April 9 -- The University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business issued the following Q&A on April 8, 2026, by Katy Marquardt Hill with professor of entrepreneurship Jeff York: * * * Why climate action is one of today's biggest business opportunities Can startups help solve climate change and make money doing it? As federal policy grows less predictable, entrepreneurs are stepping in to fill the gap with new ideas, technologies and business models. CU Boulder Today s  more