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A plurality of Boulder , Colorado, voters say they would support a renewal of the Utility Occupation Tax, which funds the city's now five-year-old bid to separate from Xcel Energy and form a municipal electric utility, a Daily Camera poll has found. But backing for the movement is declining overall, the news outlet has found.
Later this month, the Louisville Metro Government plans to formally intervene in a request before the Kentucky Public Service Commission (Case No. 2016-00347) from Louisville Gas & Electric (LG&E) to raise utility rates , according to a December 2 report on WFPL News, the local National Public Radio affiliate.
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) slashed 85 percent from Black Hills Energy’s request to increase electric rates at a meeting last week (Docket No.16AL-0326E), according to a December 2 report in The Denver Post.
A lot of information has been amassed about how communities can cut energy use. Two goals of the CEP are to make sure that data is effectively implemented and shared.
Energy efficiency is expected to be at the center of planning and construction of the replacement building for the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) headquarters. The site of the new facility has not yet been chosen. ConstructionDive says that “the building will likely feature the energy-efficient features for which federal ... Read more »
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Ameresco will construct a 2.4 MW solar facility in the town of Sturbridge, MA, according to the company. The project is being built under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) that calls for half of the energy provided by the array to be used by the town in the form ... Read more »
The standard for which new coal plants could come into the market has been if they could capture and sequester the carbon dioxide output. But that threshold for new plants could change during Trump’s reign.
A new chemical management tool, ZDHC Chemical Gateway, aims to help chemical producers, brands and textile and footwear suppliers make better sourcing decisions. But is the chemical tool market already saturated?
Developing sustainable urban infrastructure represents a $3.7 trillion a year business opportunity for companies.
Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) will pay the city of Baltimore about $24 million annually to use its underground conduit system – an expense the utility already has indicated that it could very well pass on to customers, according to a report in the December 2 edition of The Baltimore Sun.
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The Electric Markets Research Foundation (EMRF) released preliminary results on December 2 of a research study on The Sustainability of Net Metering, indicating that the value of solar diminishes as more rooftop solar is added to the grid – and that the costs of net metering to customers without rooftop solar become so significant over time that it is not
Property Assisted Clean Energy financing is making progress on the commercial side. But obstacles and uncertainties--including a potential change in approach by the incoming administration--cloud the future.
The Denver City Council’s Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness subcommittee moved forward with an ordinance that would require commercial and multifamily buildings larger than 25,000 square feet to measure and report energy use, according to Denverite. The proposal is slated for a vote of the full city council on Dec. ... Read more »
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) elected new officers last month. The Chairman now is Chris Drew, the executive Vice President of Burnham Holdings. The Vice Chairman is Chris Peel (President and Chief Operating Officer, Rheem); Ron Duncan (President, Magic Aire) and the Immediate Past President is Dough Young ... Read more »
The Renewable Fuel Standard is unlikely to meet its goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions or expanding the nation’s renewable fuels sector, according to two Government Accountability Office reports.
Exelon Generation and Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) announced on November 30 that they had reached an agreement with Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner (R) on the controversial Future Energy Jobs Bill (SB2814), House Amendment 3. Under the terms of the agreement, the parties are mandating an overall cost cap on all measures within the bill.
Caesars Entertainment formally applied to the Nevada Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on November 23 (Docket Nos. 16-11035 and 16-11034) to withdraw as a retail customer of NV Energy and “to purchase energy, capacity, and … ancillary services from a provider of new electric resources.”
Shell plans to link executive bonuses to greenhouse gas emissions and take other actions to reduce its carbon footprint.
The EPA will stay the course on vehicle emissions and fuel efficiency standards that the agency says will halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2025.
Airside energy efficiency, which makes use of something that is free, is especially valuable in cool environments.
There traditionally has been tension between landlords and owners on one side and tenants on the other. This is true in both the commercial and residential sector. The basic question is the extent to which the landlord must make improvements that benefit the tenants. Improvements require capital investment which, of ... Read more »
The Melink Corp.’s 5.25MW solar farm in Canover, NC has begun operations. The company says that the farm, which is near Charlotte on land owned by the Rock Barn Country Club & Spa, became operational on November 18. The energy produced by the solar farm will be sold to Duke ... Read more »
Central Ohio's electric utility wants to support automakers with a new credit on their bills, according to a November 29 report in Columbus Business First.
Duke Energy Progress customers in the Tar Heel State will have more disposable income this holiday season, as fuel costs will decrease effective December 1, following approval by the North Carolina Utilities Commission (Docket No. E-2, SUB 1023).
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr sent out a warning on November 29 to area businesses about a telemarketing fraud scheme in which scam artists pose as representatives from Georgia Power and threaten to shut off the business’ power unless a payment is made immediately.