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A review released by the Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) on June 21 has found that competitive retail energy suppliers in New Hampshire actively are posting more than 70 different residential plans at prices highly competitive with default rates offered by the state’s utility distribution companies.
On July 27, the Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA) filed (Docket No. C-2014-2427655) a petition to intervene with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) in a complaint case against Blue Pilot Energy, a Las Vegas-based retail energy broker/marketer doing business in the Keystone State.
On June 28, the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) authorized Westar Energy (Docket No. 16-WSEE-3 7 5-TAR) to lower its Transmission Delivery Charge (TDC), which will result in savings of about $18 million over the next 12 months to its 700,000 residential, commercial, and industrial ratepayers.
Many approaches to gathering energy data from buildings and the equipment running within them are available. The challenge is finding ways to benefit from the mountain of data that is created. Ways must be found to use the data to build business cases and be understood by the C-level executives who ultimately must sign off on projects.
The Energy Trust of Oregon said this week that last year it saved its participating customers, which are a mix of businesses and consumers, $362 million on energy bills.
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Mercy Housing and Promise Energy have entered a partnership to increase access to solar energy in the affordable housing market, according MultifamilyBiz.com.
In the investment fund’s ongoing efforts to increase recycling rates and divert waste, the Closed Loop Fund has invested $3.25 million to support single-stream recycling in Memphis, Tennessee. The fund estimates this investment will reduce more than 48,000 tons of waste from the landfill and avoid over 17,000 tons of ... Read more »
With summer now here, it’s a good time to be thinking about tips to keep your home cool while keeping your energy bills under control. Fortunately, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has been busy lately working on updating the standards for various types of cooling equipment.
While the "Three Amigos" are meeting in Ottawa to discuss ways to limit their carbon emissions, a different group of friends -- or shall we say 'adversaries' -- are meeting in California to ditch its remaining nuclear plant -- that provides 8 percent of the state's electricity and that is also carbon free.
Eighty-one percent of S&P 500 companies published a corporate responsibility or sustainability report in 2015.
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Verónica García Molina, EMEA Technical Service and Development Manager, Tarragona Global Water Technology Center R&D Manager Alfred Arias, Dow Ibérica Innovation Support & Learning Leader Dow Water & Process Solutions ————————————————- Situated in a water-stressed region of Spain, the Camp de Tarragona petrochemical complex and surrounding municipalities face competition for ... Read more »
Mars has achieved zero waste to landfill at all of its global factories, according to the company’s most recent sustainability report, published today.
On June 23, the leaders of 32 national and state environmental advocacy groups sent a letter to Travis Kavulla, president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), asking for “frank discussions … of the rapidly evolving electricity rate-design issues arising in today’s fast-changing energy landscape.”
President Obama last week signed into law an overhaul to the Toxic Substances Control Act, requiring new testing and regulation of thousands of chemicals used in everything from cleaning products to paint thinners and clothing. The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act includes: Mandatory requirement for ... Read more »
It apparently will be the summer of energy in New York, as the state aggressively pushes programs aimed at building efficiencies.
A National Catholic Reporter feature describes the progress toward energy efficiency being made at St. Mary of the Angels Church in the Bucktown section of the north side of Chicago.
Navigant Research estimates that the retrofit market for small and medium (size) commercial buildings (SMCBs) – those as large as 100,000 square feet – will grow from $24.1 billion this year to $38.6 billion in 2025.
Big mergers and acquisitions news today with environment, health, safety and quality management developer Intelex Technologies acquiring environmental management information systems (EMIS) provider Ecocion. Meanwhile solar energy technology company Sungevity announced it is merging with asset management firm Easterly Acquisition Corp to become a publicly traded company. Ecocion’s EMIS software ... Read more »
Short-Term Price Benchmark Trends ERC’s average benchmark price for retail electricity in the 13 restructured states declined slightly last week (-0.29%) to $0.0748 per kilowatt hour. The sharpest drop was seen in the District of Columbia (-1.85%), followed by Delaware (-1.34%), and Pennsylvania (-1.15%). Conversely, the average benchmark price rose ... Read more »
The leaders of the United States, Canada and Mexico have agreed to produce half of their power by 2025 from hydropower, nuclear, wind, solar and energy storage, while the coal plants would count if they employ carbon capture. They will meet in Ottawa on Wednesday to sign the agreement.
IBM researchers say they have discovered a recycling process that converts BPA-leaching plastics into environmentally safe material for water purification and medical devices — a technological advance that could lead to less plastic waste and cheaper recycled materials manufacturers can use to produce a wide range of products.
“The Domtar K-Lime project epitomizes the practical application of technology to improve sustainability across environmental, economic, and social dimensions. Taking materials that were being sent to the landfill and finding some sort of beneficial use for them is such a great example of sustainable innovation.” –Environmental Leader Product & Project ... Read more »
In what Veolia says is the largest wastewater public-private partnership in the US, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District has extended its agreement with Veolia North America to continue managing and operating its collection and wastewater treatment system under a 10-year, $500 million contract.
In a unanimous decision (Docket No. EL16-39-000) issued June 16, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) struck down a fee imposed by Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association on its wholesale electric customers – among them, Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA) – when purchase up to 5 percent of their power from other energy from other local qualifying facilities that generate renewable
Marin Clean Energy (MCE) – California’s first community choice aggregator, serving ratepayers since 2010 – announced on June 22 that it would reduce electricity rates by an average of 9 percent, effective September 1.