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Group: Biomass plans moving too fast: 'Standard' study

Mar 15 - The Record-Eagle, Michigan - A local environmental group is increasingly worried that Traverse City Light & Power is on an unstoppable fast track to building a local wood-burning power plant, but the public utility insists a decision hasn't been made. More...

Deadline set to end Comanche noise: A fix costing $1.5 million is expected to be in place by the end of April.

Mar 12 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Patrick Malone The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. - The hum from the Comanche Power Plant has been all the buzz around Pueblo. More...

Coal brings Wyoming, Queensland together

Mar 13 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Bill McCarthy Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne - Though they are on opposite sides of the world, Wyoming and Queensland, Australia, have something in common. More...

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Utilities may get time on coal

Mar 13 - Tulsa World - A delay in federal climate legislation will give utilities time to develop systems to burn coal with fewer carbon-dioxide emissions, says Mike Morris, CEO of American Electric Power Co., the nation's largest producer of electricity from coal. More...

Waste Management converts gas from trash into electricity

Mar 14 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Joe Taschler Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - The gas given off by rotting garbage is suddenly chic. More...

Cutting-edge machine makes big bales of energy: The new biomass machine cuts brush to burn while opening habitat for sharp-tailed grouse and deer.

Mar 13 - Duluth News-Tribune (Duluth, Minn.) - Minnesota Power has agreed to test the brush bales as biomass fuel for its Hibbard steam and electric generating plant in Duluth. More...

Siemens to concentrate 60-Hz gas turbine production in Charlotte Initial investment approximately $135 million

Siemens Energy, Inc. - Siemens expands its strong presence in the United States by building a new production plant for 60-Hertz gas turbines at its existing facility in Charlotte, North Carolina. more...

Siemens Creates Global 60-Hertz Turbine Hub in the U.S.

Siemens Energy, Inc. - In line with its ongoing U.S. investment efforts, Siemens (NYSE: SI) announced today that it will build a new 60-Hz gas turbine production plant at its existing facility in Charlotte, North Carolina. more...

Duke to burn wood with coal at 2 plants: Move will help utility comply with N.C.'s green-energy law; sawdust, chips to be used.

Mar 10 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Bruce Henderson The Charlotte Observer, N.C. - Duke Energy plans to run two of its coal-burning power plants partly on wood, a switch that will help the utility meet North Carolina's green-energy law. More...

Isle of Wight officials worry coal plant would hurt county's economic development efforts

Mar 10 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Allison T. Williams Daily Press, Newport News, Va. - Although Old Dominion Electric Cooperative's proposed coal-fueled power plant would be an economic boon for Surry County, Isle of Wight officials fear the project would hinder the abilities of neighboring localities to attract new industry and tourists. More...

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