WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: LAS VEGAS Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis and White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi visited Las Vegas today to announce the advancement of multiple clean energy projects in Nevada that will create good-paying jobs, lower families' energy costs, and help meet the Biden-Harris administration's renewable energy goals. The announcement comes as the Administration has rel  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 10 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision denying petition for modification of decision (Agenda ID No. 22817) on Sept. 9, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Revisit Net Energy Metering Tariffs Pursuant to Decision 16-01-044, and to Address Other Issues Related to Net Energy Metering. DECISION DENYING IVY ENERGY PETITION FOR MODIFICATION OF DECISION  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 10 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (Res E-5330) for Sept. 12, 2024: * * * California Contractors State License Board for Solar Energy System Disclosure Document PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Modifies the inputs and assumptions used to calculate the Commission-required bill savings estimates provided to potential Investor-Owned Utility residential solar customers by licensed contractors. Following Commission adoption of thi  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following study on August 9, 2024 entitled "Shorting the Great Lakes Grid". The study was written by Joshua Antonini and Jason Hayes. * * * This report explains why electricity consumers and policymakers should be concerned about their electricity becoming more unreliable in the future. It analyzes the electricity plans of the large, investor-owned utilities in seven Great Lakes states: Michigan, Indiana, W  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 10 -- The New York Department of Public Service issued the following letter on Sept. 9, 2024: * * * To: Shannon Scarbrough, Sustainability Program Manager, 694 Maple Street, Waterbury Center, VT 05677, Shannon.scarbrough@greenbackercapital.com Re: Hecate Energy Albany 1 LLC and Hecate Energy Albany 2 LLC - Article 10 Certificate. Dear Shannon Scarbrough: On August 27, 2024, the Department of Public Service (DPS) received your request for minor change (11) to Complian  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) released a report titled "The World China Made: 'Made in China 2025' Nine Years Later," which reviews the successes and failures of Communist China's "Made in China 2025" industrial policy. It is the sequel to Rubio's 2019 report titled "'Made in China 2025' and the Future of American Industry." "The Chinese Communist Party controls the largest industrial base in the world. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Washinton, D.C. Today, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 8631 Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act, introduced by Congressman Carlos Gimenez with unanimous and bipartisan support. "The United States must decouple from Communist China in all facets of our lives. The Decoupling from Foreign Adversarial Battery Dependence Act prohibits the Department of Homeland Se  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following Q&A with Amir Verdi, associate professor of agricultural and urban water management, Darrel Jenerette, professor in the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences and director of UCR's Center for Conservation Biology, and Francesca Hopkins, associate professor of climate change and sustainability: * * * UCR experts on scorching sun and stressed stems * * * By Jules Bernstein With tempe  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 9 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: WESTBY, WIS. The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering is a partner in a major new project led by Dairyland Power Cooperative that will create well-paying jobs, significantly reduce emissions and lower energy costs for rural Wisconsin communities. Dairyland Power Cooperative, based in La Crosse, Wis., was selected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to receive grant and loan   more