Pricing
Will Customers Pay More for ‘Green?’
Will people pay to go green? That's a key question - maybe the question - for any company committed to sustainability. At Walmart, ...
Carbon Disclosure Raises Stock Prices, Study Finds
Companies that voluntarily issue press releases disclosing their carbon emission information see their stock prices rise significantly in the following days, according to a ...
Utility Asks for 15% Rate Hike; Efficiency Spend to Double
Utility Ameren Missouri is planning a 14.6 percent rate hike next year to reimburse investments in renewable energy, efficiency and reliability.
The subsidiary of Ameren ...
Analyst: U.S. Tariffs, Solar Price Rises ‘Likely’
As the Chinese solar power industry considers filing a retaliatory trade case against the U.S., IDC research manager in renewable energy Jay Holman said ...
Lee Disrupts Power, Raises Oil Prices
Hundreds of thousands are without power after former tropical storm Lee pushed through the deep south over the holiday weekend.
As many as 200,000 lost ...
AEP Says EPA Rules Will Raise Businesses’ Rates 10-35%
Proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations would cost AEP $6 billion to $8 billion by the end of the decade and raise electricity ...
...CARB Approves Nation’s Biggest Cap-And-Trade Plan
California regulators voted yesterday to approve the most comprehensive U.S. cap yet on greenhouse gases and create the biggest carbon market in the country, ...
Ship Recycling Gains Steam
With steel prices in the $300 a ton range and scrap rebounding after its significant downturn, ship recycling is booming these days, American Recycler ...
Expect Slightly Higher Prices for Gasoline, Electricity
Prices for motor gasoline and residential electricity are expected to rise slightly in the short term, while natural gas pricing remains stable for now, reports ...
Climate Bill Would Save $19B, CBO Reports
The climate bill being discussed in Congress would cut $19 billion off the national debt, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in a finding ...
RGGI Auction Price Falls, Again
RGGI has announced the results (PDF) of the second quarterly auction of carbon dioxide allowances in 2010. The auction, held Wednesday, June 9th, yielded ...
Carbon Market Poised for Growth, More Cases of Carbon Credit Fraud
The fast-track growth of the global carbon trading market, which grew at a compound annual growth rate of 89 percent from 2005 to 2009, has ...
Insurers Matching Policies to Green Building Trend
While some insurers are offering discounts for energy efficient and sustainable buildings, others say that any such discounts need to ...
2010 Solar Pricing To Be About Half the 2008 Cost
By the end of the year, the levelized cost of adding solar should be about half what it was in ...
National Grid Again Rejects High Costs of Offshore Wind
National Grid for the second time has turned down a proposal from a Rhode Island offshore wind developer that wants ...
Lower Renewable Energy Benchmark May Discourage Production
As more utilities begin offering customers the ability to purchase electricity generated from renewable sources, other utilities may benefit from ...
U.S. Cap-and-Trade Creates Winners and Losers among Largest Emitters
Under the Kerry-Boxer cap-and-trade bill, ExxonMobil would face an annual charge of $5.9 billion to purchase carbon allowances, while electricity giants like Exelon and Pacific Gas ...
Cost of Installed Solar Fell 30% in Past Decade
The cost to install solar has dropped 30 percent over the past 10 years, according to the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley ...
Tariff on Solar Imports May be Challenged
A recent decision to impose tariffs on a type of Chinese solar panels could eventually extend to other such imports, raising the cost of ...
Tesco Tackles Food Waste with Ethylene-Absorbing Strips
