ALBANY, New York, April 16 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces $12 Million is Now Available to Support Innovative Electric Grid Technologies Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $12 million is now available to support innovative technologies in New York that help to improve the efficiency of delivering clean energy to the state's electric grid. Today's announcement will accelerate the development of new and emerging electric gr  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 17 -- The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda items for April 24, 2025: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2025-063 ** E015/M-24-344 Minnesota Power In the Matter of the Petition of Minnesota Power for Approval of Investments and Expenditures in the Boswell Solar Project for Recovery through Minnesota Power's Renewable Resources Rider under Minn. Stat. Sec. 216B.1645. Should the Commission approve Minnesota Power's recove  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 17 -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce posted the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Canadian Manufacturer to Invest $9.3 Million in High Point for First U.S. Manufacturing Operation Governor Josh Stein announced that Opsun Corporation, a manufacturer of structures for solar panels, will create 20 new jobs in Guilford County. The company will invest $9.3 million to build its first United States production facility in High Point. "This anno  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 17 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has initiated an investigation into distributed generation and the state's net metering program. The investigation will examine the costs and benefits of distributed energy resources for New Hampshire's electric grid. The PUC aims to gather data and assess whether the current net metering tariff, known as NEM 2.0, effectively balances the interests of customer-generators (those who both produce and consume e  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 17 -- The Universities of Wisconsin issued the following news on April 16, 2025: * * * Regents approve Universities of Wisconsin auxiliary rates for 2025-26 In a virtual meeting, the Board of Regents for the Universities of Wisconsin reviewed and approved the 2025-26 auxiliary rates at each UW university. While the rate adjustments vary across the universities, the proposal will increase the average segregated fees for students at a four-year campus by 3.5% (or $55)  more