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Opposition building to FirstEnergy power plant deal

May 17 - "Charleston Gazette, The (WV)" - With a Public Service Commission hearing now less than two weeks away, critics are flooding the commission with arguments against Ohio-based-FirstEnergy's proposal to transfer its Harrison Power Station to a West Virginia subsidiary. more...
Filed under: Policy, Regulatory & Legal

Supreme Court fines former PSC commish

May 17 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Montana Standard, Butte - The Montana Supreme Court has upheld the ruling that former Public Service Commissioner Brad Molnar violated state ethics laws and should pay $20,700 in fines and costs -- some five years after the case began. more...
Filed under: Policy, Regulatory & Legal

PSC agrees to We Energies plan for Upper Peninsula coal plant

May 17 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Thomas Content Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - We Energies customers won't have to foot the bill for pollution controls that will be installed at a Marquette, Mich., coal-fired power plant, under a plan approved Thursday. more...
Filed under: Policy, Regulatory & Legal

Proposal would ban Madison from investing in fossil fuel companies

May 17 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Dean Mosiman The Wisconsin State Journal - Mayor Paul Soglin and City Council members are proposing a resolution that would ban the city from investing in fossil fuel companies and ask others to do the same. more...
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Globeleq Inaugurates Nicaraguan Wind Project

LONDON, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire - Globeleq, the emerging markets power company, has inaugurated its 44 MW Eolo de Nicaragua S.A. more...
Filed under: International

MDU Resources Names Executive Vice President of Business Development

BISMARCK, N.D., May 17, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE - MDU Resources Group (NYSE: MDU) announced today that Dennis L. more...
Filed under: Business & Corporate

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The Greener Side of Online Bill Payment

By Eric Leiserson
On: May 17, 2013
Going green has become a topic of ongoing importance, with consumers increasingly seeking out businesses that employ environmentally responsible practices. Many environmental initiatives, including the more...
Filed under: Billing & Customer Care

Competing Views on the Permissible Scope of In-House Expert Witness Discovery at FERC: Without Guidance, FERC Litigants Face Risk and Uncertainty.

By Jason Gray
On: May 16, 2013
Attorneys' work product, mental impressions, legal theories, and conclusions generally fall within a zone of privacy and, therefore, are protected from disclosure. In addition, attorneys more...
Filed under: Policy, Regulatory & Legal

The Race to the Patent Office

By John Haran
On: May 6, 2013
It has always been advantageous for inventors in the cleantech or renewable energy industry (hydropower, biofuels, wind power, solar power, etc.) to file a patent more...
Filed under: Policy, Regulatory & Legal

5 Emerging Recruiting Trends in the Energy Management Industry

By Matthew Cohen
On: April 29, 2013
Now more than ever, consumers, businesses, and utilities are taking control of the energy production and consumption. We realize that our natural resources are not more...
Filed under: Human Resourcess

Energy Theft Goes Global

By Sarah Battaglia
On: April 22, 2013
When you hear the phrase "electricity theft," you may automatically picture places like India or Brazil where the number of power outages is astounding. Unfortunately, more...
Filed under: Business & Corporate
 

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