Solar | EERE Network News - February 2, 2012 -

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) could generate 7,000 megawatts (MW) of solar energy on four military bases located in the California desert, according to a DOD study.

Business & Corporate | DETROIT, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire

The DTE Energy Board of Directors has declared a $0.5875 per share dividend on its common stock payable April 15, 2012, to shareholders of record at the close of business March 19, 2012.

Annoucement | February 2, 2012 (News Release)

Customer service continues to be an ongoing and top priority for electric, gas and water utilities across the industry to this day. The overall goal is to continue to increase customer satisfaction and enhance the customer service experience, while still delivering and earning revenues from their services.

Business & Corporate | Feb 2 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Jeffrey Tomich St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Patriot Coal Corp. recorded a $38.3 million fourth-quarter loss that included civil penalties related to the settlement of a selenium pollution lawsuit in West Virginia and restructuring costs.

International | CANOGA PARK, Calif., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has signed a negotiation framework agreement with two energy industry leaders to design, construct and operate a commercial-scale advanced gasification demonstration plant in China's central eastern Henan Province.

Annoucement | Sunnyvale, California - February 2, 2012 (News Release)

Vitria Technology, Inc., the industry's leading Operational Intelligence company, announces that Dr. Dale Skeen, CTO and co-founder, will present a Solution Showcase on smart grid assurance at Energy Central's Utility Analytics Summit in Orlando, Florida on February 15, 2012.

Annoucement | MCLEAN, Va. - Feb. 2, 2012 (News Release)

SAIC develops and implements energy programs to benefit customers' financial performance, market reputations, and to give them a competitive advantage. SAIC's energy management programs help unlock new value in enterprises by integrating sustainability into strategic business planning.

Wind | SAN DIEGO, CA, Feb 02, 2012 -- MARKETWIRE

enXco Service Corporation (eSC), an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company has signed a long-term Operations and Maintenance Agreement with TPW Petersburg Wind, LLC for the 40.5 megawatt wind power project located in Boone County, Nebraska.

International | Feb 2 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Yomiuri Shimbun

The government plans to limit future rises in electricity charges by asking power companies to revise their labor cost calculation methods to use wage levels up to 20 percent lower than those currently used to assess costs, according to sources.

Business & Corporate | NEW YORK, Feb 02, 2012 -- BUSINESS WIRE

Fitch Ratings has assigned an initial rating of 'A-' to the following San Miguel Electric Cooperative, TX (SMEC) outstanding senior secured bonds.

Solar | SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), in partnership with SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), Joint Venture Silicon Valley, and Wells Fargo, installed solar parking canopy systems, totaling 2.1 megawatts (MW), at its three bus maintenance divisions.

Solar | WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire

Siemens Government Technologies, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center has awarded a $16.8 million task order to implement energy-conserving upgrades, including a 4.465 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power generating system--the largest to date for the U.S. Army--at the White Sands Missile Range, N.M.

Solar | NORCROSS, Ga., Feb 02, 2012 -- BUSINESS WIRE

Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announced that it is powering a 1 megawatt (MW) solar farm at the Chattanooga Airport.

Policy, Regulatory & Legal | Feb 02, 2012 -- Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks

Committee leaders today expressed concern that President Obama's Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to impose a back door energy tax though its proposal to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, despite the rejection of cap-and-trade legislation by both Congress and the American people.

Business & Corporate | MILWAUKEE, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire

Susan Martin has been appointed executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Wisconsin Energy Corporation (NYSE:WEC), effective March 1.