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BioTown Biogas Activates Digester and Processing Facility, Becoming One of the Largest Renewable Natural Gas Producers in North America

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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BioTown Biogas (“BTB”), a leading renewable energy producer in the waste-to-value energy market, is today activating its new digester and processing facility, one of the largest on-farm biodigesters in the world.

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  • BioTown Biogas (“BTB”), a leading renewable energy producer in the waste-to-value energy market, is today activating its new digester and processing facility, one of the largest on-farm biodigesters in the world.
  • BTB sources food waste, dairy manure, beef manure, and other agriculture waste to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) and renewable electric power.
  • “With the commissioning of this renewable energy facility, BioTown Biogas and the State of Indiana are claiming our position on the leading edge of a new era in clean energy production.
  • Northern Indiana Public Service Company (“NIPSCO”) will provide the facility’s renewable electric power offtake, and United Energy Trading and others will provide the RNG offtake.

Atmos Energy Leads Energy Utilities in Customer Satisfaction as Overall Industry Remains Stable, ACSI Data Show

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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Residential customer satisfaction with the energy utilities industry is steady at 72 (on a scale of 0 to 100), according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index Energy Utilities Study 2022-2023 .

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  • Residential customer satisfaction with the energy utilities industry is steady at 72 (on a scale of 0 to 100), according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index Energy Utilities Study 2022-2023 .
  • Satisfaction with natural gas service is unchanged at 75 and remains ahead of electricity, which increases 1.4% to 72.
  • “All things considered, the 2023 results suggest energy utilities are continuing to provide relatively high levels of customer service.”
    Atmos Energy replaces CenterPoint Energy in first place, while CPS Energy makes significant progress
    Atmos Energy leads all energy utilities providers after improving 1% to an ACSI score of 77.
  • “Residential customer satisfaction relies heavily on a utility’s ability to provide reliable service and restore power following an outage,” added Morgeson.

Benjamin Felton joins Portland General Electric as Chief Operating Officer

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Monday, March 20, 2023
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PORTLAND, Ore., March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Portland General Electric (PGE) (NYSE:POR) announced the appointment of Benjamin (Ben) Felton as the company's new Chief Operating Officer, effective April 3, 2023. In his role, Felton will lead the utility operations groups, including generation, distribution, engineering, project management, environmental, construction, safety and other operations-focused areas.

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  • PORTLAND, Ore., March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Portland General Electric (PGE) (NYSE:POR) announced the appointment of Benjamin (Ben) Felton as the company's new Chief Operating Officer, effective April 3, 2023.
  • In his role, Felton will lead the utility operations groups, including generation, distribution, engineering, project management, environmental, construction, safety and other operations-focused areas.
  • Felton comes to PGE with more than 30 years of energy industry experience with Consumers Energy, NiSource and DTE.
  • Felton holds a degree in Business Management and received a Master of Arts in Business Administration and Management from Spring Arbor University.

NiSource announces leadership changes and additions

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
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MERRILLVILLE, Ind., March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NiSource (NYSE: NI) today announced the appointment of Michael Luhrs to the NiSource executive leadership team, along with a reconfiguration of leadership responsibilities for several others on that team.

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  • MERRILLVILLE, Ind., March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NiSource (NYSE: NI) today announced the appointment of Michael Luhrs to the NiSource executive leadership team, along with a reconfiguration of leadership responsibilities for several others on that team.
  • Michael Luhrs is joining NiSource's executive leadership team on March 27 as executive vice president of strategy and risk and the company's chief commercial officer.
  • "Michael is an incredible leader who brings an unmatched depth of knowledge in customer experience and solutions," said NiSource President and CEO Lloyd Yates.
  • Following these changes, the NiSource executive leadership will consist of the following members and roles, effective March 27:
    Michael Luhrs, executive vice president of strategy and risk, and chief commercial officer
    "All of the changes we are announcing today are designed to provide development opportunities for our leadership team and to provide them broad-based functional leadership experience," Yates continued.

Brent Archer to retire from NiSource

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Friday, March 10, 2023
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MERRILLVILLE, Ind., March 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NiSource (NYSE: NI) today announced the appointment of Jennifer Montague to the role of president and chief operating officer, Columbia Gas of Virginia, effective May 1, following the retirement of Brent Archer.

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  • Jennifer Montague appointed president and chief operating officer, Columbia Gas of Virginia
    MERRILLVILLE, Ind., March 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NiSource (NYSE: NI) today announced the appointment of Jennifer Montague to the role of president and chief operating officer, Columbia Gas of Virginia, effective May 1, following the retirement of Brent Archer.
  • "Brent has been an outstanding leader and a valuable member of the NiSource and Columbia Gas teams for the past 37 years," said Lloyd Yates, NiSource president and chief executive officer.
  • "We thank Brent for his many years of service and wish him all the best in his next chapter," Yates concluded.
  • She joined the company in 2018 as vice president of communications and external affairs for Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), a NiSource company, before assuming her current role.

Terrestrial Energy Names Former CEO of TVA and PG&E to Board of Directors

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
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Mr. Johnson is a prominent energy industry executive with extensive experience in the electric and nuclear utility sectors.

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  • Mr. Johnson is a prominent energy industry executive with extensive experience in the electric and nuclear utility sectors.
  • Terrestrial Energy is developing a nuclear power plant using proprietary Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) fission technology for zero-carbon industrial cogeneration.
  • We are pleased to welcome Bill as an independent director to our Board.”
    In addition to his roles at TVA and PG&E, Mr. Johnson previously was Chairman, President and CEO of Progress Energy.
  • He has served as officer and director for multiple leading energy companies and currently serves on the board of directors of TC Energy and NiSource.

This Week in Energy News: 9 Stories You Need to See

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Friday, February 24, 2023
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NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the energy and natural resources industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

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  • The electrical energy is then conditioned and stored in a series of iron-air batteries.
  • The entire solar project is a 1,469 kilowatt solar system and is expected to produce roughly 2.4 million kilowatt hours of green energy per year.
  • In addition to these popular releases, several must-read earnings reports crossed the wire this week, including the quarterly results for Chesapeake Utilities and NiSource .
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NiSource to release financial results and host conference call on February 22

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Monday, February 6, 2023
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MERRILLVILLE, Ind., Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) today announced that the company will host a conference call at 11 a.m.

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  • MERRILLVILLE, Ind., Feb. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) today announced that the company will host a conference call at 11 a.m.
  • ET (10 a.m. CT) on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, to review its fourth quarter 2022 financial results and provide a general business update.
  • NiSource will release its fourth quarter 2022 financial results before U.S. financial markets open on February 22.
  • All interested parties may listen to the conference call live on February 22 by logging onto the NiSource website at www.nisource.com .

Buoyant Ventures Closes $76M Debut Fund, Targeting Digital Solutions to Combat Climate Change

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Thursday, February 2, 2023
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CHICAGO, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Buoyant Ventures, an early-stage venture fund investing in digital solutions to climate risk, has announced the close of its debut fund with $76 million in commitments with an additional $5.7 million raised in co-investments, making the fund's total assets under management $81.7 million. According to Pitchbook, this is the largest first-time female-owned venture fund outside of the coasts.

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  • "Buoyant is investing in companies across a broad set of industries that can deliver near- term solutions to climate change.
  • "Digital technologies will play a vital role in identifying and mitigating the risks associated with climate change.
  • Buoyant Ventures is investing in climate intelligence tools to help industries manage the climate transition.
  • "There is an urgent need for innovative solutions that help us adapt to climate change and mitigate its worsening impacts," said Allison Myers, general partner, Buoyant Ventures.

NEW RECORD SET FOR 2023 LAUNCH OF FILL A GLASS WITH HOPE® FRESH MILK CAMPAIGN BY FEEDING PA FOOD BANKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AMERICAN DAIRY ASSOCIATION NORTH EAST AND PA DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION

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Friday, January 6, 2023
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HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today American Dairy Association North East, Feeding Pennsylvania and the PA Dairymen's Association announced a new record of over $201,000 raised to kick off the 2023 Fill a Glass with Hope® campaign at the PA Farm Show. Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding joined the festivities with former NFL wide receiver Torrey Smith, a two-time Super Bowl Champion with the Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens.

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  • Feeding Pennsylvania and their nine-member food banks solicited sponsors to kick-start the 2023 campaign (all donors listed below), raising a record of over $201,000.
  • Funds will be used to purchase fresh milk at a reduced price from their local dairy processors.
  • "Feeding Pennsylvania, PA Dairymen's Association and American Dairy Association North East have been creative and resourceful partners in meeting the needs of Pennsylvania families who struggle with food security," said Redding.
  • Also in attendance were Feeding PA food bank leaders, PA Dairy Princess Royalty, government leaders, sponsors, dairy industry leaders and PA's popular celebrities Nancy & Newman.