Utility Business

NRG to trim a third of work force by June

Up to 70 employees, roughly a third of the work force, at NRG Energy's Connecticut plants will be laid off in June. more...
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Siemens Creates Global 60-Hertz Turbine Hub in the U.S.

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...

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

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. The initial investment will be approximately $135 million. more...

Statkraft and Siemens announce framework agreement for photovoltaic projects in Italy Siemens to build solar power plants with a total capacity of 40 megawatts

Siemens Energy and the Norwegian utility Statkraft have signed an agreement to build solar plants in Italy. With a total capacity of 40 megawatts (MW), this is the largest PV framework agreement Siemens has negotiated in Europe to date. more...

Siemens to expand power supply network in the United Arab Emirates

Siemens Energy has received an order worth approximately EUR30 million from Dubai-based Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) as part of power supply network expansion. The order from the United Arab Emirates covers the supply of a turnkey substation in Fujeirah, one of the northern emirates. more...

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Generation & Storage

DEC acts to cut fish kills at utilities: Equipment would save aquatic life in rivers; but cost is a major concern

Power plants could face costly new requirements intended to prevent water intakes from killing massive amounts of fish and fish eggs, under a proposal announced Wednesday by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. more...
Filed under Distributed & Cogeneration

EPA Recognizes Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance With 2010 Energy Star(R) Sustained Excellence Award ; NEEA earns award for protecting the environment through energy efficiency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) a 2010 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award in recognition of its continued leadership in protecting our environment through energy efficiency. NEEA, an ENERGY STAR partner since 1998, will be honored for its long-term commitment to energy efficiency. This is NEEA's seventh ENERGY STAR award for its exceptional market transformation work in the residential and commercial sectors: more...
Filed under Environmental, Emissions & Carbon Mgmt

Capital Power's Quality Wind Project awarded Energy Purchase Agreement by BC Hydro

BC Hydro announced today that Capital Power Corporation's ("Capital Power," or "the Company") (TSX: CPX) Quality Wind Project ("Quality Wind," or "the project") has been selected for the award of an Energy Purchase Agreement ("EPA"). more...
Filed under Wind

Race to win Swedish wind power fight steps up: This week two competing wind power firms have announced plans for stock exchange listing and to raise new cash, including PG Gyllenhammar's Arise.

The race to build new wind power stations intensified this week as both O2 Vind and Arise Windpower eye massive capital hike through stock exchange listing. more...
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Grid (T&D)

BRIEF: Cielo Vista residents suffer power outage

EL PASO -- More than 5,000 customers lost power Wednesday night in the Cielo Vista area and other parts of the East Side. more...
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End-Use

Wind towers and solar panels help power Jacksonville strip mall: With solar panels, they help power Southside mall.

The twin 30-foot-high towers in front of a strip mall on the south side of Atlantic Boulevard near St. Johns Bluff are hard to miss -- especially when the wind is blowing and both structures are spinning and generating power. The towers, called Windspires, and an array of solar collectors on the rooftops of two buildings at Discovery Plaza provide power to the shopping center's common areas, including parking lot lights, security lights, walkway lights and sign lighting. "People are curious," said Brad Willis, manager at Dick's Wings & Grill, a restaurant tenant at Discovery Plaza. more...
Filed under Energy Efficiency

Loblaw to install solar panels on rooftops of four stores

Loblaw Companies, a Canadian food retailer, has reported that it will install solar panels on the rooftops of four stores in Ontario as pilot projects. Select Loblaw stores in Ajax, Orleans, Toronto and Whitby will reportedly install photovoltaic panels to leverage solar energy and provide green power to local communities and the province of Ontario. Loblaw plans to work with Northland Power Income Fund to install photovoltaic panels on the roofs of the four pilot stores to generate renewable power. more...
Filed under Energy Efficiency

Ameren asks customers to take energy-saving pledge: Change in bulbs can also reduce utility costs

An Illinois electric utility is asking customers to pledge to use less energy by swapping out one incandescent light in their homes with a compact fluorescent light that is qualified by Energy Star. Ameren Illinois says Wednesday is the Great Energy Efficiency Day and they're asking customers to take the Energy Star Pledge. more...
Filed under Energy Efficiency

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