Utility Business

California Public Utilities Commission Decision Allows Tradable Renewable Energy Credits

The decision had been a long time in coming. The legislature had authorized the CPUC to allow the use of TRECS in 2006. more...
Filed under Policy, Regulatory & Legal

Some FirstEnergy customers get reprieve

Rates for FirstEnergy Corp. customers who had previously been grandfathered into special electric and water heating discounts went down on Wednesday under a new filing with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. more...
Filed under Business & Corporate

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Generation & Storage

Report: Many power plants emitting more mercury

Many of America's coal-fired power plants lack widely available pollution controls for the highly toxic metal mercury, and mercury emissions recently increased at more than half of the country's 50 largest mercury-emitting power plants, according to a report Wednesday. more...
Filed under Environmental, Emissions & Carbon Mgmt

Virginia Power to upgrade 13 plants

Virginia is virtually getting a power plant that doesn't use any fuel, thanks to Dominion Virginia Power. more...
Filed under Distributed & Cogeneration

Governors push wind standards

A coalition representing governors of 29 states -- including Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry -- is urging the federal government to take steps to boost wind energy, such as a renewable electricity standard requiring utilities to produce at least 10 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2012. more...
Filed under Wind

SunPower to Build 1-Megawatt Solar Power System for Yolo County

Yolo County, SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) today announced that SunPower will design and construct a 1-megawatt solar power system at the Yolo County Justice Center in Woodland, Calif. more...
Filed under Solar

Massena dam studies deemed complete

The Massena Electric Department has cleared a major hurdle in its efforts to build a hydroelectric dam on the Grasse River. more...
Filed under Hydro

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Grid (T&D)

Central Hudson Conducting Self-Assessment Phase of Storm Response

In the aftermath of the most significant storm event in its history, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, subsidiary of CH Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:CHG), is conducting a formal and comprehensive self-assessment to enhance the effectiveness of its storm emergency plan and to identify opportunities where performance may be improved in future emergencies. more...
Filed under Grid Operations

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End-Use

Davis to be more energy-efficient

Davis County facilities will soon become a lot more energy-efficient, thanks to some federal grant money from last year's stimulus package. more...
Filed under Energy Efficiency

Harman helps create smarter charge

Recharging your electric car won't have to be down time thanks to a system exhibited by Stamford-based Harman International and Germany's RWE Group at the 80th International Motor Show, which started March 4 and ended Sunday in Geneva, Switzerland. more...
Filed under Electric Vehicles

State armories get energy upgrades to cut costs

Alliant Energy Corp., Johnson Controls Inc., Honeywell International Inc. and Energy Performance Specialists have completed work on nearly 80 armories, maintenance shops and other state-owned military buildings to save on energy costs. more...
Filed under Energy Efficiency

State of Maine Joins EnerNOC DemandSMART(TM) Demand Response Network

EnerNOC, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENOC), a leading provider of clean and intelligent energy management applications and services, today announced that the executive branch facilities of the State of Maine (the State) have joined its DemandSMART network. more...
Filed under Demand Response

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