FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 7 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.'s request for confidential treatment of certain customer data related to its Annual Budget Billing program. The decision shields customer lists from public disclosure, citing privacy concerns. Duke Kentucky filed three separate petitions with the PSC, seeking to protect information submitted in response to the Commission Staff's requests for information in Case No. 2024-00114. Thes  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published its final site-specific environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed 20-year license renewal of Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3. Located in Seneca, South Carolina, the plant is operated by Duke Energy Carolinas. The NRC's evaluation considers various alternatives, including the no-action option, constructing a new nuclear facility, utilizing natural gas, and a combination of energy sourc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following news: * * * Addicted to War: Undermining Russia's Economy The West should revisit the sanctions plan and hit Russia's economy where it's most vulnerable. By Alexander Kolyandr Executive Summary * Despite initial predictions that sanctions would cripple it, Russia's economy has shown unexpected resilience, with a modest contraction in 2022 followed by growth in 2023 and 2024. Nonetheless, sanctions and the w  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 7 -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: * * * Global Cost of Renewables to Continue Falling in 2025 as China Extends Manufacturing Lead: BloombergNEF New York/ London, February 6, 2025 - The cost of clean power technologies such as wind, solar and battery technologies are expected to fall further by 2-11% in 2025, breaking last year's record. According to a latest report by research provider BloombergNEF (BNEF), new wind and solar farms  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 7 -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following news release: * * * Govt to make it easier to build new nuclear reactors Ministers should focus on renewables and better energy storage - not overblown, costly hype offered by the nuclear industry Reacting to government plans to make it easier to build mini nuclear power stations in England and Wales, Friends of the Earth's head of policy, Mike Childs, said: "Nuclear power is extremely expensive and creates a legacy of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Battery Council International issued the following news release: * * * On National Battery Day 2025, "Homegrown" Energy Storage Industry is More Critical than Ever Our American Battery Industry Collectively Powers Roughly 20% of the U.S. Economy U.S. battery companies have a 125+ year track record of delivering reliable energy storage to our nation. But don't take that for granted. On National Battery Day 2025, it's more important than ever to acknowledge the critical r  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Nearly 8 in 10 Virginians support HBCU funding; 69% oppose university presidents serving on governing boards. * * * Today, the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University released findings on key policy issues from its latest Commonwealth Poll, conducted between Dec. 18, 2024, and Jan. 15, 2025. Abortion rights Over 60 pe  more