TNS Tipoffs - Energy and Gov't
Arizona Auditor General: Crane Elementary School District
PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Arizona Auditor General issued the following performance audit report (No. 26-208) entitled "Crane Elementary School District."
Here are excerpts:
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Members of the Arizona State Legislature
The Honorable Katie Hobbs, Governor
Governing Board
Crane Elementary School District
Dale Ponder, Superintendent
Crane Elementary School District
Transmitted herewith is a report of the Auditor General, A Performance Audit of Crane Elementary School Distr
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Avangrid Generates Enough Electricity for 2.6 Million Homes During First Half of 2026
ORANGE, Connecticut, Aug. 5 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Avangrid, an energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, posted the following news release:
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Avangrid Generates Enough Electricity for 2.6 Million Homes During First Half of 2026
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Company operates over 11 GW of capacity across the country
ORANGE, Conn. -August 5, 2026 -Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that it generated enough electricity during the first half of 2026 t
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Bard College Residences Honored With Passive House Certification for Energy Efficiency
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, Aug. 6 -- Bard College issued the following news release:
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Bard College Residences Honored With Passive House Certification for Energy Efficiency
Bard College is pleased to announce that all four of the residence buildings of its North Campus Residence Complex on the College's Annandale campus have achieved the Passive House Certification from the Passive House Institute (PHI), an organization that sets rigorous energy-efficient building standards. Certific
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Constellation Announces Board Chairman Transition and New Board Appointment
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 6 -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2026:
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Constellation Announces Board Chairman Transition and New Board Appointment
Constellation (Nasdaq: CEG) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected President and Chief Executive Officer Joe Dominguez to serve as Chairman of the Board, effective Aug. 4, 2026, and appointed Roger Cran
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Delhi's Power Sector is Transition-ready, But Needs Rooftop Solar, Storage, and Market Enablers to Meet Rising Demand Peaks, Finds IEEFA-Ember Study
LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Aug. 6 (TNSbrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release:
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Delhi's power sector is transition-ready, but needs rooftop solar, storage, and market enablers to meet rising demand peaks, finds IEEFA-Ember study
The city's reliable power distribution, strong policy support, and growing distributed renewable energy resources provide a solid foundation for an energy transition pathway.
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Delhi's power sector has establish
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Duke Energy Progress Reaches Agreement With North Carolina Public Staff and Other Stakeholders to Deliver a Lower-Cost Path to Power North Carolina's Future
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 6 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release:
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Duke Energy Progress reaches agreement with North Carolina Public Staff and other stakeholders to deliver a lower-cost path to power North Carolina's future
* Customer and stakeholder feedback informs more cost-effective way to reliably serve North Carolina's customers
* Duke Energy will contribute another $10 million to help customers most in need
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After listening carefully to customer and stakehold
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Environmental Defense Fund: New York Strengthens Regulations to Cut Pollution From Power Plants and Invest in Clean, Affordable Energy
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on Aug. 5, 2026:
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New York strengthens regulations to cut pollution from power plants and invest in clean, affordable energy
Updates will ensure the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative continues to deliver essential funding for bill-lowering clean energy and energy efficiency programs
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Today, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York State Energy Research and Develo
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ICYMI - Gov. Cooper's Green-Energy-New-Deal Obsession Once Again Takes Money From NC Taxpayers as Billion-Dollar Electric Vehicle Deal Crumbles
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 6 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2026:
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ICYMI - Gov. Cooper's Green-Energy-New-Deal Obsession Once Again Takes Money from NC Taxpayers as Billion-Dollar Electric Vehicle Deal Crumbles
RALEIGH - This week, a national news outlet confirmed that Roy Cooper's billion dollar electric vehicle manufacturing plan is in shambles. Chatham County Commissioners terminated an Electric Vehicle (EV) agreement that failed
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ICYMI: Ranking Member Heinrich and Energy Secretary Granholm Interview With Heatmap News on Energy Costs, Permitting Reform, and AI Data Centers
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2026:
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ICYMI: Ranking Member Heinrich and Energy Secretary Granholm Interview with Heatmap News on Energy Costs, Permitting Reform, and AI Data Centers
During an interview with Heatmap News' Robinson Meyer, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee,
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Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis: Costing Australia's Green Iron Export Ambitions
LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Aug. 6 (TNSbrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release:
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Costing Australia's green iron export ambitions
Investment required to kick start industry rivals mining boom
Key Takeaways:
* Green iron is capital intensive. Replacing Australia's metallurgical coal exports with green iron by 2040 would require annual investment of AUD170 billion, close to the mining boom peak.
* Such a high level of investment requires
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Rep. Crane Listens to and Advocates for Rural Arizonans
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Eli Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following news:
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Rep. Crane Listens to and Advocates for Rural Arizonans
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Last week, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) traveled across rural Arizona to meet with constituents, key stakeholders, and industry leaders. Unfortunately, Congress is not in session to finish critical work on behalf of the American people. However, Rep. Crane is using the district work period to strengthen relationships, hear directly from Arizonans, and advance p
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