FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Nov. 2 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2024-00285) on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. To Become A Full Participant In The PJM Interconnection LLC, Base Residual And Incremental Auction Construct For The 2027/2028 Delivery Year And For Necessary Accounting And Tariff Changes COMMISSION STAFF'S SECOND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO DUKE ENERGY KENTUCKY, INC. Duke Energy Ke  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued a 32-page report in October 2024 entitled "Better Buildings Initiative Progress." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY We are at a critical crossroads in our nation's use of energy. Our need to advance clean, reliable energy solutions that allow for strong economic growth is paramount. Through the Better Buildings Initiative, DOE partners with hundreds of leading organizations to advance and demonstrate realworld solutions. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 1, 2024, entitled "Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Project Cypress Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hub; Notice of Potential Floodplain and Wetland Involvement, DOE/EIS-0567." SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) pursuant to the National Environ  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Yesterday, LA Department of Water and Power (LADWP) put out its long-awaited Draft Environmental Impact Review (EIR) for plans to retrofit the Scattergood gas facility to burn a mix of methane and hydrogen. Andrea Vega, Senior Southern California Organizer for Food & Water Watch released the following statement: "As expected, the Draft EIR put out by LADWP fails to take into account the true em  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) released its initial plan Thursday for converting the Scattergood Generating Station into a facility capable of burning a combined blend of hydrogen and methane gas for power. The Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) describes "significant and unavoidable impacts" regarding air quality and pollutants, raising red flags for Sierra C  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Nov. 1 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) will host final Energy Roadshow presentations of the fall semester in Rock Springs Wednesday, Nov. 13. Interested members of the public will have two opportunities to learn about the Sweetwater Carbon Storage Hub Project and Class VI Database project from UW SER and Frontier Carbon Solutions representatives. A lunchtime meeting will be from noon-1  more

SPOKANE, Washington, Nov. 2 -- Whitworth University issued the following news: Whitworth Assistant Professor of Political Science Aaron Hitefield and two of his students, Dylan Richardson '25 and Ziona Rose '25, will head to Baku, Azerbaijan, this month to attend the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 29). Hitefield was able to attend the conference in person in Dubai last year, and Richardson attended virtually. But this time, both  more