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Jan 16, 2026 at 9:15 PM
ComEd Files Four-Year Grid Plan to Sustain Reliability, Maintain Affordability and Adapt to Rising Energy Demands
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ComEd today presented to the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) its second multi-year grid plan (MYGP) containing ComEd’s plans for critical investments to the grid in years 2028-2031. The plan builds upon the energy company’s previous plan to strengthen the grid to continue delivering safe and affordable electric service and nation-leading reliability for ComEd’s customers amid the challenges of increasingly extreme weather and rising energy demands. “A reliable, affo...
Jan 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Silgan to Release Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Earnings Results on February 4, 2026
NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SILGAN TO RELEASE FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2025 EARNINGS RESULTS ON FEBRUARY 4, 2026...
Jan 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
McGrath Fourth Quarter Earnings and Conference Call Scheduled for February 25, 2026
LIVERMORE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McGrath RentCorp (“McGrath” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: MGRC), a leading business-to-business rental company in North America, today announced plans to release financial results for its fourth quarter ending December 31, 2025, after the close of regular market trading on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. McGrath RentCorp will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) on February 25, 2026, to discuss the fourth quarter results. The c...
Jan 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM
AI Accelerates North American Utility Modernization
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Utilties in North America are adopting AI-enabled and data-driven technologies to modernize grids and be more responsive to customers, ISG says....
Jan 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM
QTL Certifies Three LED Lighting Families with Environmental Product Declarations
MILFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QTL Lighting announced today its PERI, ESSENTIALS, and MICRO 5 LED lighting families earned third-party certified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). The three product lines join a growing list of EPD-rated QTL solutions, helping architects, designers, and specifiers make more informed sustainability decisions, without compromising performance. EPDs are standardized, transparent reports that describe a product’s carbon impact across its full life cycle, i...
Jan 16, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Essential Utilities Elevates Alexis Rodriguez to Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development
BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) announced today it named Alexis Rodriguez as Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development. Rodriguez has been with Essential for five years. He joined the company in 2020 as manager in the Strategy and Corporate Development team. In his new role, Rodriguez will lead the execution of Essential’s strategic initiatives, as well as the execution of Aqua’s growth opportunities. For this new role, he will report to Aqua Pr...
Jan 16, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Nominations open for The MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2026 by AEON Environmental Foundation and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
TOKYO & MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nominations open for The MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2026...
Jan 15, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Green Oceans Raises Alarm Over National Security and Aviation Safety Risks from Offshore Wind Projects
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today in federal court, Judge Carl Nichols granted Empire Wind’s request to resume offshore construction (Case no. 1:26-cv-00004-CJN). Green Oceans, a nonprofit national environmental and public-interest organization, expressed concern that the ruling allows construction to proceed despite unresolved national-security and aviation safety risks associated with large offshore wind installations. Empire Wind, owned by Equinor, consists of 54 turbines, beginning 12 naut...
Jan 15, 2026 at 7:46 PM
EverGen Infrastructure Announces Closing of New FCC Credit Facility and $1.9 Million Private Placement
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EverGen Infrastructure Corp. (“EverGen” or “the Company”) (TSXV: EVGN) (OTCQB: EVGIF), is pleased to announce the closing of its previously announced $13.0 million asset-level debt facility with Farm Credit Canada (“FCC”) through its wholly owned subsidiary Fraser Valley Biogas Ltd. (“FVB”), the repayment of the majority of the Company’s corporate debt facility, and the closing of the second tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private p...
Jan 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I Squared Capital Launches ANZA Power with USD $300 Million Commitment to Deliver Reliable, Clean Energy in Australia and New Zealand
SYDNEY & MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--I Squared Capital, a leading global infrastructure investor, has launched ANZA Power, a next-generation independent power producer (IPP), established to deliver reliable and sustainable energy solutions across Australia and New Zealand. Through its ISQ Growth Markets Infrastructure Fund II, I Squared has committed USD $300 million to help enable ANZA Power to provide clean, dispatchable power that supports a lower-carbon power system while maintaining grid resil...
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