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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fossil & Biomass | May 20 - Lima News (OH)

With fresh funding, construction of the Lima Energy gasification plants seems to be nearing reality.

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.

Annoucement | Aurora, CO, May 17, 2013 (News Release)

The Utility Analytics Institute is pleased to announce that ONZO, a leading advanced-analytics solution provider, has recently joined the Institute - the industry's leading analytics powerhouse comprised of over 25 utility and technology-company members, who are driving analytics research, dialogue, and education for the industry.

Wind | May 18 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - David Giuliani Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill.

A third of Lee County Board members have taken a stand on the controversial proposal for a wind farm in the county's southwestern corner.