Utilities

Contract Wins: SolarCity PV, Delta and DOE, Allure Energy

Contract Wins: SolarCity PV, Delta and DOE, Allure EnergyCampus Crest Communities has partnered with SolarCity to install more than 9,000 solar panels on student housing facilities in Greeley, Colo.; Flagstaff, Ariz.; and Las ...

May 21, 2012

Energy Efficiency Gaining Ground in Inefficient States, ACEEE Says

Energy Efficiency Gaining Ground in Inefficient States, ACEEE SaysEnergy efficiency is gaining momentum in states that have traditionally been behind the curve in pushing such technology, according to research by the American Council ...

May 17, 2012

EL Pro AEP Sustainability Report: Carbon Emissions Rise 1.5%, Revenues up 4.8%

AEP Sustainability Report: Carbon Emissions Rise 1.5%, Revenues up 4.8%American Electric Power's total CO2 emissions rose just shy of 1.5 percent from 2010 to 2011, while revenues rose 4.8 percent over that time period, ...

May 9, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL, Korea ETS, Fracking Rules, Clean Energy Standard

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL, Korea ETS, Fracking Rules, Clean Energy StandardHere's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items. TransCanada is expected to reapply for its ...

May 4, 2012

Lime Energy, Central Hudson Contract to Provide 5,000 Commercial Lighting Retrofits

Lime Energy, Central Hudson Contract to Provide 5,000 Commercial Lighting RetrofitsCentral Hudson Gas & Electric is implementing a commercial lighting program, under a four-year contract with Lime Energy ...

May 3, 2012

National Grid, PacifiCorp Among Latest Green Button Commitments

National Grid, PacifiCorp Among Latest Green Button Commitments National Grid, PacifiCorp, PPL, TXU Energy and Chattanooga EPB yesterday committed to provide more than 8 million businesses and households with easy access to their ...

May 3, 2012

City Sports Taps World Energy for $300,000 in Energy Savings

City Sports Taps World Energy for $300,000 in Energy SavingsSporting goods retailer City Sports says it expects to save more than $300,000 in energy costs over the next three years by implementing a ...

April 26, 2012

Nation’s Dams Could Provide Another 12 GW of Electric Power

Nation’s Dams Could Provide Another 12 GW of Electric PowerExisting dams across the U.S. could provide more than 12 GW of additional electric generating capacity, the equivalent of roughly 15 percent ...

April 19, 2012

NV Energy Cooling System to Cut Water Use by 281m Gallons a Year

NV Energy Cooling System to Cut Water Use by 281m Gallons a YearNV Energy's coal-fired Reid Gardner Station north of Las Vegas will reduce its water withdrawals by more than 281 million gallons annually with a Nalco ...

April 13, 2012

UMass Medical School, National Grid Partner for 7.5MW Cogeneration Plant

UMass Medical School, National Grid Partner for 7.5MW Cogeneration PlantThe University of Massachusetts Medical School plans a 14,000-square-foot cogeneration expansion of its existing power plant, using a $5.6 million check from National Grid - ...

April 12, 2012

Ebay Installs Solar Panels after Utah Lobbying Victory

Ebay Installs Solar Panels after Utah Lobbying VictoryEbay has installed its largest renewable energy project - a 665 kW solar installation at its Topaz data center in South Jordan, Utah - enabled ...

April 11, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Biofuels, Herbicide Ruling, MA Energy Bill

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Biofuels, Herbicide Ruling, MA Energy BillHere's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes eight items. Six biofuel trade associations filed a ...

April 11, 2012

EPA Proposes Carbon Regulations for New Power Plants

EPA Proposes Carbon Regulations for New Power PlantsThe EPA has released its first proposed Clean Air Act standard for carbon pollution from new power plants. Under the Carbon Pollution Standard for New ...

March 28, 2012

Best Buy Sells Constellation Electric Service In-Store

Best Buy Sells Constellation Electric Service In-StoreBest Buy and Constellation Energy have launched a pilot program at a Chicago store that makes it possible for shoppers to switch their energy service ...

March 23, 2012

Aide Solar Launches Quasi-Mono Solar Module Range

Aide Solar Launches Quasi-Mono Solar Module RangeAide Solar has released its Quasi-mono solar module portfolio, comprised of 21 additional models, for the commercial and utility markets. The company says the modules fuse ...

March 20, 2012

Sears, LG, Xcel, Lowe’s Among Energy Star Winners

Sears, LG, Xcel, Lowe’s Among Energy Star WinnersSears Holdings Corporation has won the Energy Star Corporate Commitment Award in recognition of what the EPA-run program calls its superior achievements in energy efficiency. Sears ...

March 16, 2012

Siemens, EnerNOC, Schneider Among 10 Enterprise Smart Grid ‘Vendors to Watch’

Siemens, EnerNOC, Schneider Among 10 Enterprise Smart Grid ‘Vendors to Watch’C3, CA Technologies, ecova, EnergyCAP, EnerNOC, Lucid, Phoenix Energy Technologies, Schneider Electric, SCIenergy and Siemens are the enterprise smart grid vendors to watch because of ...

March 14, 2012

Pollution Control Market to Top $9bn by 2017, Report Says

Pollution Control Market to Top $9bn by 2017, Report SaysThe global air pollution control equipment market should grow significantly once utility, oil and gas companies comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulations such as the ...

March 7, 2012

GSA Auctions 24MW of Demand Response

GSA Auctions 24MW of Demand ResponseThe U.S. General Services Administration's Energy Division has successfully carried out its first auction of demand response, with support from energy management firm World Energy ...

March 5, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Offshore Wind, Clean Energy Standard, 10 Coal-Fired Plants to Retire

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Offshore Wind, Clean Energy Standard, 10 Coal-Fired Plants to RetireA planned six-year $180 million Department of Energy initiative is targeting the potential of offshore wind energy. Four offshore wind energy installations will have access ...

March 2, 2012