DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 16 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. (the "Company") on an SEC-registered offering of $375 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.10% Senior Notes due February 15, 2035. The Company, a North Carolina corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Duke Energy Corporation, is a regulated public utility primarily engaged in the distribution of natural gas to over 1.2 mi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * The Power Line is a newsletter series that reviews key stories in the electric power sector--ranging from grid reliability, transmission issues, and emergent technology and business models. The Power Line will highlight the connections and relevance between the sector's technical, local, and often esoteric stories to high-level public policy conversations on climate  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- George Washington University issued the following news: "Wind turbines generated more electricity than coal-burning power plants across the United States in March and April, outstripping the dirtiest fuel for two consecutive months for the first time, according to the Energy Information Administration. The crossover in wind and coal generation is the latest milestone in the country's energy transition as renewables rise and coal declines. In recent years, breakthroughs in  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Atlas Renewable Energy, a leading international renewable power company, on the development and financing of its first battery storage project. The project, known as "BESS del Desierto" is located in Chile and will have an installed capacity of 200 MWs at four hours and 800 MWh of aggregate storage capacity. This is one of Chile's first large-scale battery storage pr  more