WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news on Sept. 10, 2024: As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of six projects totaling $11.6 million funded by the Inflation Reduction Act in the second round of a program that will improve planning, siting, and permitting processes for large-scale renewable ene  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 11 -- Bracewell, a law firm, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bracewell LLP represents Sol Systems LLC in its acquisition from Tenaska of 2 GW of utility-scale hybrid solar and storage projects. The portfolio spans multiple states within the Midwest and continues Sol's strategic collaboration with Tenaska. The projects each exceed 100 MW and are slated for operations between 2028 and 2029. This acquisition is part of Sol's strategic growth plan to sca  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: At the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) Board of Directors meeting, area leaders presented the 2024 Climate and Energy Leadership Awards to the City of Bowie's Food Waste Diversion Program, DC Department of Energy and Environment's Building Energy Performance Standards, Prince William County Public Schools' Environmental Literacy Program, a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: This summer, the Biden-Harris Administration brought together over 100 people in person and thousands more virtually to participate in the first White House Summit on Environmental Justice in Action. Community leaders, health experts, faith leaders, academics, federal agency representatives, and senior Administration officials gathered to highlight progress, celebrate loc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, an organization that engages Republican policymakers and the public in solutions to address the nation's energy, economic and environmental security, issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2024: * * * "Without question, the current permitting system is inconsistent with the environmental benefits of the advancement of clean energy," said CRES President Heather Reams. "In fact, according to the American Clean Power Associat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP) will engage communities in energy planning, natural disaster preparedness, and analysis of renewable technologies, including solar, wind, battery storage, and heat pumps. * * * Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) welcomed 25 new coastal, remote, and island communiti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES Today, the EPA approved the inclusion of Southern California's Warehouse Indirect Source Rule (ISR) in the state's air plan. This innovative policy is addressing the region's notorious smoggy skies by cutting pollution from the trucks traveling to and from warehouses, electrifying warehouses, and creating local clean energy jobs. "The green light from the EPA is a clear signal to oth  more

TAMPA, Florida, Sept. 11 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release: * * * Roughly 80 experts, community members discussed solutions to skyrocketing costs, climate crisis * * * Tonight, roughly 80 people joined the Hillsborough Affordable Energy Coalition for an expert press conference and community workshop on solutions to the widely and deeply felt skyrocketing electricity costs and climate crisis. Community members came together in discussion groups to move on an Afford  more

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Today, Governor Polis and the Colorado Energy Office received $1.96 million from the U.S Department of Energy through Renewable Energy Siting Through Technical Engagement and Planning (R-STEP) to streamline the development of solar, agrivoltaics, wind, battery energy storage, geothermal projects, and other critical clean energy infrastructure across Colorado by improving sit  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Sept. 12 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00243) on Sept. 11, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Kentucky Power Company For (1) An Order Approving The Terms And Conditions Of The Renewable Energy Purchase Agreement For Solar Energy Resources Between Kentucky Power Company And Bright Mountain Solar, LLC; (2) Authorization To Enter Into The Agreement; (3) Recovery Of Costs Through Tariff P.P.A.; (4) Appr  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * 2024 Climate Smart Communities Certification Marks 10-Year Anniversary of Program Local Actions and Projects Support New York State's Efforts to Implement Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the latest round of communities to achieve certification as part of New York State's Climate Smart Communities Certification pro  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * 100 MW Project Expected to Create More than 170 Jobs and Power 13,000 Homes 16th Large-Scale Renewable Energy Project Approved by ORES Since 2021 * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission (ORES) has issued a final siting permit for the Alfred Oaks solar farm. The project, located in the T  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA will host a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to discuss the upcoming Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's icy moon Europa. The briefing will be open to media and will air live on NASA+ and the agency's website, plus Facebook, X, and YouTube. Learn how to stream NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. Participants in   more

GOLDEN, Colorado, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory issued the following news release: The economic impact of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) topped $1.9 billion nationwide in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, according to a study by the University of Colorado Boulder's (CU Boulder's) Leeds School of Business. Every state in the nation felt an impact from direct or indirect spending connected to NREL, but the econo  more

BOULDER, Colorado, Sept. 12 -- The city of Boulder issued the following news: Manufactured home communities provide an opportunity to live in Boulder at a relatively affordable cost, and the city is committed to preserving this housing option and supporting the people who live there. Boulder is home to around 1,350 manufactured homes located in five mobile home parks, including: * Boulder Meadows * Mapleton * Orchard Grove * Vista Village * Ponderosa Manufactured housing is the most affo  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Selection of 2,878 megawatts from three projects will power the equivalent of 1.4 million Massachusetts homes and over 125,000 Rhode Island homes * * * Rhode Island and Massachusetts announced today the selection of 2,878 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind in the first coordinated procurement of its kind. As a part of the procurement, Massachusetts selected 2,678 MW in total from  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: ANAHEIM, Calif. and WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is unveiling new digital tools to enhance its member services and advocacy as the solar and storage industry grows into America's dominant energy sector. SEIA's digital refresh includes a revamped website (http://www.seia.org/), a cutting-edge podcast called Good Energy, and soon, an all-new mobile application  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nomination hearing for Mr. Scott Nathan, nominee to be chief executive officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the Honorable John R. Bass, nom  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 11 -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: Global law firm White & Case LLP and GKC Partners have advised Kalyon Enerji Yatirimlari A.S. on a Euros249 million (US$272 million) UK Export Finance (UKEF)-supported facility arranged by Standard Chartered Bank to finance the construction of solar power plants at seven separate sites across Turkiye, the second-largest solar project in the country to date, which together have the potential to produce sufficien  more