The California Energy Commission today approved the construction of the Abengoa Mojave Solar Project, the second solar thermal project to be licensed in California in as many weeks. more...
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The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) today approved the New York portion of an approximately seven mile 345 kV transmission line from New Jersey to midtown Manhattan. more...
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Old Dominion Electric Cooperative announced Wednesday an 18 to 24 month delay building what would be Virginia's largest coal-fired power plant. more...
Filed under Fossil & Biomass
Portland General Electric Company (NYSE: POR) today announced the final phase of its Biglow Canyon Wind Farm is complete, and all 217 turbines of the project are available to generate power for PGE customers. more...
Filed under Wind
There was the sun and the wind -- and now comes the power of water. If the promise of this fledgling energy technology holds true, it could eventually be as affordable and viable as fossil fuel and nuclear power. more...
Filed under Future & Alternative Generation
Northeast Weld County took an official step Wednesday toward becoming a major energy hub for Colorado. more...
Filed under Wind
Clean Energy Systems (CES) has been selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) for $30 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funding to accelerate development of zero emission power plants using a variety of fuel sources. more...
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There were reports Tuesday of about 750 downed power lines, most in Detroit, where dozens of fires raged across the city that night, and across other areas of Wayne County, DTE Energy spokesman John Austerberry said today. more...
Filed under Grid Operations
Westerville Mayor Kathy Cocuzzi knew something was wrong when residents went up to her and whispered, "I support the meters," as though afraid to say it in public. more...
Filed under Metering
Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) today announced that Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), the nation's third-largest electric utility, will be the first customer for its Edge Control Node (ECN) 7000 series running the Echelon Control System (ECoS) software platform. more...
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Exalt Communications today announced that Rushmore Electric Power Cooperative (Rushmore EPC), an electrical generation and transmission cooperative providing wholesale power to eight distribution members in western South Dakota, has deployed Exalt microwave backhaul systems to deliver T1 and Ethernet traffic throughout its network and support IP initiatives such as SmartGrid. more...
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Leaders from federal, state and local governments, the automotive industry and electric utilities met Wednesday in Tennessee - soon to host what is believed to be one of the nation's largest electric vehicle charging networks - to discuss a national transition to electric transportation. more...
Filed under Electric Vehicles
If you're thinking of buying a plug-in electric vehicle, steer your web browser to www.sce.com/pev to find Southern California Edison's (SCE) new online "Plug-in Car Rate Assistant." more...
Filed under Electric Vehicles
Pepco Energy Services, a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: POM) and a leader in energy savings performance contracting, has been chosen by Prince William County, Virginia, Public Schools to implement a comprehensive energy savings performance contract project for the C.D. Hylton Senior High School. more...
Filed under Energy Efficiency
Duke Energy Indiana employees will get a peek at the potential future of electricity on wheels today, with an opportunity to see and test-drive a Think City all-electric car. more...
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ECOtality, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECTY), a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, will reveal today the details of the company's EV infrastructure implementation plans during a panel at the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Fuels Solution Forum. more...
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