Environmental, Emissions & Carbon Mgmt | May 21, 2012 -- DEFENSE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS/ContentWorks

It's a question everyone's heard more than once, paper or plastic? If the right response is the environmentally responsible one, which would it be?

Annoucement | EnergyBiz Magazine - May 21, 2012 (News Release)

Raymond L. Orbach's, a former top leader in the U.S. Department of Energy, plans to harnesses the resources of many of the schools on the University of Texas at Austin campus to solving vexing energy issues. Read his comments in an exclusive interview in the current issue of EnergyBiz magazine.
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Wind | Governors' Wind Energy Coalition - May 21, 2012 -

The Governors' Wind Energy Coalition today welcomed Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber as the new chairman and vice chairman of the Coalition.

Business & Corporate | May 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Ed Marcum The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn.

TVA is investigating an incident of a "hangman's noose" recently found at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant near Athens, Ala., one of several such incidents at TVA facilities over the last four years.

Business & Corporate | NEW YORK, May 21, 2012 -- BUSINESS WIRE

Fitch Ratings has upgraded the Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) to 'BBB' from 'BBB-' and upgraded CNP's senior unsecured rating to 'BBB' from 'BBB-'.

Business & Corporate | May 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Sam Kennedy The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.

Rates for PPL Electric Utilities' default customers will inch up next month under a filing the company submitted Friday to state regulators.

Solar | May 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Richard Craver Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.

A Charlotte renewable-energy company is preparing to begin work in June on its second -- and largest -- solar farm in Surry County.

Business & Corporate | May 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Amanda Kelley The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Santee Cooper, the state's largest power company, is considering raising their rates. The decision comes from the board of directors on Monday to open a public comment period on the change that would adjust rates an average of 3.5 percent in each of the next two years, according to company spokeswoman Mollie Gore.

International | NEW YORK, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ --

China Hydroelectric Corporation ("China Hydroelectric" or the "Company"), an owner, developer and operator of small hydroelectric power projects in the People's Republic of China ("China"), today announced the Company has received tariff increases at four more of its hydroelectric power projects.

Annoucement | HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. - May 22, 2012 (News Release)

Target Rock Advisors, LLC (TRA) today released the first quarterly update of its ten energy utility industry Sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Indexes, originally launched on February 14, 2012.

Annoucement | Atlanta - May 22, 2012 (News Release)

Chartwell Inc., a leading provider of specialized information designed to help utilities improve their customer satisfaction, has announced that San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) will serve as host utility for its 15th annual EMACS - The Customer Experience Conference, October 9-12 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego.

Annoucement | Cary, North Carolina, May 21, 2012 (News Release)

ABB Automation & Power World 2012, held in Houston, Texas from April 23-26, exceeded projected event attendance expectations.

Environmental, Emissions & Carbon Mgmt | May 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - David Giuliani Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill.

A company's plan for wind turbines in southeastern Whiteside County would likely harm endangered species, a state official says.

Distributed & Cogeneration | FLINT, Mich., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

The Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) today unveiled its new hydrogen fuel cell bus and opened their alternative fuel facility in Grand Blanc Township.

Business & Corporate | NEW YORK, May 21, 2012 -- BUSINESS WIRE

Fitch Ratings has assigned ratings of 'BBB+' to Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC's (Oncor) issuances of $400 million 4.10% senior secured notes due June 1, 2022 and $500 million 5.30% senior secured notes due June 1, 2042. The Rating Outlook is Stable.