WASHINGTON, March 18 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is Helping Kentucky Kentucky is benefiting greatly from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted by congressional Republicans and President Trump in 2017: 317,100 Kentucky households are benefiting from the TCJA's doubling of the child tax credit. Every income group in every Kentucky congressional district received a tax cut. Nationwide, a typical family of   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 20 -- The Indiana Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the following weekly hearing schedule: * * * Monday, March 24, 2025 CAUSE NO.: 46193; ALJ: SEYFRIED; TIME: 2:30 P.M.; COMMISSIONER: HUSTON; ROOM: PNC, Room 222 (Attorneys' Conference) VERIFIED PETITION OF DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC ("DUKE ENERGY INDIANA") PURSUANT TO IND. CODE CHS. 8-1-8.5, 8-1-8.8, AND IND. CODE Sec.Sec. 8-1-2-0.6 AND 8-1-2-23 FOR (1) ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AN  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 20 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved the fuel adjustment clause (FAC) charges billed by Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. for the period of May 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023, concluding an electronic examination of the company's fuel procurement practices. The PSC initiated the review on August 2, 2024, in accordance with Kentucky regulation 807 KAR 5:056, to assess the operation of Duke Energy Kentucky's FAC over the six-month period. The exam  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 20 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has issued its first request for information to the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Office of Rate Intervention, as part of the ongoing case regarding Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.'s application for an electric rate adjustment. The request, issued in Case No. 2024-00354, mandates that the Attorney General provide detailed information related to the testimony of witness Richard Baudino, who p  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 20 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials issued the following news: * * * Colorado Energy Office Releases Colorado Carbon Management Roadmap By Camille Norton, NASEO On February 26, 2025, the Colorado Energy Office released the Colorado Carbon Management Roadmap, a guide focused on the development and implementation of carbon management. In 2023, Governor Jared Polis signed the Carbon Management Act (HB23-1210), directing the Colorado Energy Office   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 20 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * EPA Grants West Virginia State Primacy Over Class VI Wells By Kelsey Jones, NASEO On February 18, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would be granting West Virginia state primacy in the permitting and regulation of Class VI wells and projects involving the underground sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2). The final rule will be submitted to the   more

DENVER, Colorado, March 20 -- Holland and Hart, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Holland & Hart Advises Clearway Energy Group on Four EPC and Service Agreements for Battery Energy Storage Systems in Utah Holland & Hart represented Clearway Energy Group (Clearway), a leading integrated clean energy company with the 5th largest renewable operating fleet in the US, in the negotiation of four Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) agreements with Rosendin Electric, Inc. for  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kirkland Advises Bildmore Clean Energy on $53 Million Preferred Equity Commitment with Peregrine Energy Solutions Kirkland & Ellis advised Bildmore Clean Energy in connection with a $53 million preferred equity commitment with Peregrine Energy Solutions LLC, an integrated multi-technology clean energy platform with a focus on utility-scale storage, for a 150MW batte  more

PORTLAND, Marine, March 20 -- Ocean Renewable Power Co., a company that says it develops technologies which generate electricity from tidal, river and ocean currents, issued the following news release: * * * ORPC Files FERC Draft Pilot License Application for Cook Inlet, Alaska, Project Site Submittal marks significant milestone for United States' tidal energy industry Portland, Maine, U.S., March 19, 2025 - ORPC, an internationally recognized developer of marine energy solutions that harnes  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 20 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release: * * * PGE Renewable Development Fund awardee breaks ground on new senior house development, powered by solar Renewable Development Fund awards announced for 2024 applicants Two Portland-area nonprofits -- Northwest Housing Alternative and Urban League of Portland -began construction on a new senior housing development. This project will be equipped with renewable solar ene  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association posted the following news release: * * * REPORT: Energy Storage's Meteoric Rise Breaks Another Record * Annual energy storage installations increase 33% YoY * Residential installations hit new record for second straight quarter * 2025 installations projected to increase 25% HOUSTON/ WASHINGTON, D.C., March 19, 2025 -- The U.S. energy storage market set a new record in 2024 with 12.3 gigawatts (GW) of insta  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 20 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * Schneider Electric Opens New Data Center and Microgrid Testing Labs By Jasmine Xie, NASEO Schneider Electric, a NASEO Affiliate member, unveiled new data center and microgrid research laboratories in February 2025, both based in Andover, Massachusetts. The data center laboratory features high-voltage testing environments and 3D-printing stations for power distribution units (  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 20 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * Utah Unveils "Operation Gigawatt" By Cassie Powers, NASEO On October 8, 2024, Governor Spencer Cox shared "Operation Gigawatt," an initiative to double Utah's power production over the next ten years. Operation Gigawatt is a comprehensive strategy to tackle the gap between energy supply and demand while protecting the state's natural resources. "Energy is the engine that driv  more

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, March 20 -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * What are the factors driving changing power bills, and are there any opportunities for reductions? 20 March 2025 (IEEFA Australia) | As Australian households process last week's news of rising power bills, a new briefing note examines the factors driving up the cost of electricity over the longer term, and opportunities to prevent bill rises. On 13 March, the Austral  more