CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- The Citizens Utility Board, a nonpartisan consumer watchdog group that advocates for utility customers, issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * CONSUMER ALERT: AMEREN ILLINOIS CUSTOMERS FACE ANOTHER EXPENSIVE SUMMER, CUB URGES UTILITY TO KEEP CUSTOMERS CONNECTED Ameren Illinois customers face a second consecutive summer of high bills, the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) said Thursday, spreading the word about the utility's June 1 electricity price. C  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- The Citizens Utility Board, a nonpartisan consumer watchdog group that advocates for utility customers, issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * CONSUMER ALERT: COM ED SUMMER POWER PRICE ELEVATED DUE TO DATA CENTER ENERGY DEMAND, CUB URGES UTILITY TO KEEP CUSTOMERS CONNECTED Consumer watchdog calls on General Assembly to pass POWER Act to protect customers from data center costs * Commonwealth Edison customers face a second consecutive summer of  more

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 23 -- The David Suzuki Foundation posted the following news release: * * * David Suzuki's 90th birthday benefit concert helps protect nature * Event brought musicians, celebrities, activists and Indigenous leaders together to bolster the environmental movement Suzuki has championed for decades VANCOUVER | TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORIES OF THE xwm@thkw@y@m (MUSQUEAM), Skwxwu7mesh (SQUAMISH) AND s@lilw@tal (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) FIRST NATIONS, May 23, 2026 - The   more

WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11793). The white paper is written by energy policy specialists Corrie E. Clark, Mark Holt and Lexie Ryan. Here are excerpts: * * * Indian Energy Programs at the Department of Energy Indian energy programs at the Department of Energy (DOE) are carried out primarily by the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs (IE) and the Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF, former  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 22 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Flip the switch: Two more Maize Rays solar sites now operational Two additional solar arrays on the University of Michigan North Campus are now generating power, continuing the expansion of the Maize Rays initiative and bringing total on-campus solar generation to 2.5 megawatts across seven locations on U-M's Ann Arbor and Dearborn campuses. The new installations are part of the university's broader ef  more