Green Energy Management Completes Successful Installation of Energy Efficient Lighting at Co-Op City

Energy Efficiency | BATON ROUGE, La., May 20, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE
Green Energy Management Services, Inc. (OTCBB: GRMS) announced today the successful installation of energy efficient lighting for Riverbay Corporation, also known as Co-Op City in the Bronx, NY, one of the world's largest cooperative living facilities with more than 15,000 residential units.

Novato-area 'solar farm' heads for county panel

Solar | May 20 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Nels Johnson The Marin Independent Journal, Novato, Calif.
Veteran Green Point Nursery owner Jim Balestreri says critics of the plan for a "solar farm" at his 20-acre Olive Avenue business are waging a turf war for his property.

Cupertino Electric Completes First Phase of 21-Site Solar Project Totaling 5.9 Megawatts for Clovis Unified School District

Solar | CLOVIS, Calif., May 20, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE
The Energy Alternatives Division of Cupertino Electric, Inc. today announced the completion of the first phase of a parking lot canopy and playground shade structure-based solar system for Clovis Unified School District spanning 21 sites and totaling 5.86 megawatts (MW).

Council members mull future of solar garden

Solar | May 20 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Monica Mendoza The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
For a moment, it might have seemed that the sun had set on the expansion of a Colorado Springs community solar garden project.

Consumers Energy Awards $4.3 Million To Help Michigan Businesses And Schools Save Energy And Money

Energy Efficiency | JACKSON, Mich., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire
Consumers Energy awarded $4.3 million in incentives through its Business Solutions program to fund 835 projects in the first quarter of 2013 to help Michigan businesses and schools become more energy efficient.

Yarmouth worries over power plant

Distributed & Cogeneration | May 20 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Kelley Bouchard Portland Press Herald, Maine
The pending sale of Maine's largest power plant is expected to contribute to rising property taxes in Yarmouth, but town officials are more concerned about the long-term impacts of the transaction now that talks have broken down with the corporate owners of Wyman Station.

Letters show rift over San Onofre nuclear repairs

Nuclear | May 20 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Abby Sewell Los Angeles Times
In a flurry of letters late last year, Southern California Edison and the manufacturer that designed the steam generators at the now-dark San Onofre nuclear power plant appeared to be at odds over a long-term plan to repair the troubled facility.

PPL investing $1B in power line upgrades

Grid Operations | May 20 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, Pa.
Pocono-area residents should see more PPL trucks, crews and contractors working in the area.

$55M NorthWestern power plant ready to go

Fossil & Biomass | May 20 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Jeff Natalie-Lees American News, Aberdeen, S.D.
A new $55 million power plant south of Aberdeen is ready to provide electricity during peak demand.

Thousands in Taiwan protest nuclear power project

International | TAIPEI, May 20, 2013 -- Xinhua
About 10,000 people took to the street in Taipei on Sunday to protest against further development of nuclear power on the island.

Nation's largest uranium mine planned for N.M.

Nuclear | May 20 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Michael Hartranft Albuquerque Journal, N.M.
It's been more than a dozen years since the last uranium ore was mined in New Mexico, but a Canada-based company and a Japanese partner propose to break that spell soon.

Power play in Lafayette sparks challenge to Xcel franchise agreement

Business & Corporate | May 20 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - John Aguilar Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.
There is a movement afoot in Lafayette to pull away from long-time power provider Xcel Energy, in the hopes of reducing the city's reliance on coal-produced electricity while bolstering its use of renewable energy.

Proposals seek to reduce power plant water pollution

Policy, Regulatory & Legal | May 20 - Muskogee Phoenix (OK)
Federal environmental regulators have proposed a range of options designed to reduce toxic pollutants discharged by certain power plants close to waterways.

Lima Energy nearing reality? A slow, ardous, winding journey

Fossil & Biomass | May 20 - Lima News (OH)
With fresh funding, construction of the Lima Energy gasification plants seems to be nearing reality.

Falmouth turbine removal up for vote

Wind | May 20 - Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA)
Linda Davis supported building and paying for two town-owned wind turbines when the project came before voters at town meetings between 2007 and 2009.

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