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Debate over Marin plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions heats up

Nov 18 - Marin Independent Journal - A plan for a local government authority to compete with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. More...

Stimulus grants go to green economy

Nov 19 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Jim Morrill The Charlotte Observer, N.C. - Three Charlotte-area companies are among those that will benefit from more than $2.5 million in federal stimulus money coming to North Carolina to foster jobs in the so-called green economy, officials announced Wednesday. More...

Indiana to share $4 million Labor Department grant

Nov 19 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Bowdeya Tweh The Times, Munster, Ind. - Indiana is among three states sharing a $4 million grant from the U.S. More...

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Commission hears arguements for and against Appalachian Power rate increase

Nov 19 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Debra McCown Bristol Herald Courier, Va. - A 77-year-old Abingdon, Va., man broke down and sobbed before the three-member State Corporation Commission during a public hearing Wednesday on a proposed 16 percent electric rate increase by Appalachian Power. More...

Bristol, Tenn., utility is cutting December electric bills 20 percent

Nov 19 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Roger Brown Bristol Herald Courier, Va. - Some 33,000 area customers of Bristol Tennessee Essential Services got an early holiday present Wednesday when the company announced that consumers will pay 20 percent less on December electric bills this year. More...

Good news on gas: DU bought supplies low, saving customers money

Nov 19 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Catherine Godbey The Decatur Daily, Ala. - Decatur Utilities spent spring and summer preparing for the winter as officials lived by the motto "buy low." And once gas prices plummeted, they bought and bought and bought. More...

Study to focus on retraining for clean energy jobs

Nov 19 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Todd Spangler Detroit Free Press - The Department of Labor is providing $4 million for a study of displaced autoworkers in hopes of identifying opportunities to retrain them for work in alternative energy fields. More...

Indiana Gas and Electric Utilities and Allconnect Form Partnership

ATLANTA, Nov 19, 2009 -- BUSINESS WIRE - Allconnect, Inc. -- the leading comparison shopping and connections marketplace for essential home services -- has announced a partnership with Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), Northern Indiana Fuel and Light (NIFL), and Kokomo Gas and Fuel that will provide a value-added, free service for customers relocating to new residences. More...

Reilly leaving NIPSCO for Florida courts post

Nov 18 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Keith Benman The Times, Munster, Ind. - NIPSCO Director of Communications and Public Affairs Colleen Reilly is leaving the utility company for a new job. More...

Duke consumers to be asked to pay for smart grid without assurance of useful benefits

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Nov. 19, 2009 - Duke Energy Ohio today filed a settlement to cover the costs of the next phase of its plan to implement a smart grid. More...

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ELECTRICITY IMPORTS HIT FRANCE'S ENERGY AUTONOMY - NUCLEAR FALLS SHORT!

Blogger Photo By Mark Goldes - Friday, November 20, 2009 By Sofia Bouderbala, AFP PARIS -- France has for decades been fiercely proud of its world-beating more...

Perhaps a Glimpse of the Future

Blogger Photo By Bill Opalka - If what happens on the coasts of the U.S. helps set trends in culture and business, then perhaps this week more...

REGULATORS TO THE RAMPARTS - They Must Lead!

Blogger Photo By Martin Rosenberg - Rep. Peter Welch of Vermont set the tone for the gathering this week of our nation's state utility regulators in more...

Intelligence for the Utility as Well as the Grid

Blogger Photo By Bart Thielbar - What comes first – the smart meter or the ability to capture and effectively utilize the information available from the more...

Gems from Silicon Valley and GreenBeat 2009

Blogger Photo By Kate Rowland - Today’s GreenBeat 2009 conference in San Mateo, California, brought together venture capitalists, analysts, electric utility executives and smart grid solutions more...
 
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