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Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EPA Bee Report, Post-Sandy Aid, Energy Contracts Urged

May 3, 2013June 30, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR, pictured) has urged President Obama’s administration to contract for the remaining $1.5 billion in energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) by the end of 2013. Obama committed the federal government in December 2011 to spend $2 billion on energy upgrades via ESPCs, as part of the ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Pesticide Ban, Pebble Mine, Solar Glass Claims

April 29, 2013June 30, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

The European Union has voted to impose a two-year ban on neonicotinoids, a class of pesticides linked to bee decline. The decision is a serious defeat for chemical companies, the Guardian says. The European Commission wants a moratorium to begin no later than July 1, the BBC reports. The proposed Pebble Mine copper and gold project ... Read more »

AT&T Tops Corporate Citizen Ranking

April 12, 2013May 18, 2016 by Kirsten Korosec

AT&T pushed Bristol-Myers Squibb from its No. 1 ranking to take the top spot on the list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2013 from CR Magazine, followed by Mattel. Bristol-Myers Squibb, which topped the annual ranking in 2012, took the No. 3 spot this year. Eaton, Intel, Gap, Hasbro, Merck, Campbell ... Read more »

Constellation Offers Rate Response to Commercial Customers

February 21, 2013February 21, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

Constellation Rate Response allows Constellation power customers who are participating in traditional load response programs to receive a reduced rate on their electricity supply throughout the year or a direct bill credit. Customers typically receive load response payments from their utility, ISO or curtailment service provider in the form of ... Read more »

Chicago Signs Electricity Contract with Integrys Energy Services

December 18, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The city of Chicago has inked a new electricity contract with Integrys Energy Services that will save customers money on their electricity bills, Crain’s Chicago Business reports. Under the deal, some 900,000 city customers will pay 5.42 cents per kWh starting in March, which is similar to what smaller suburb ... Read more »

Constellation Launches Web Service Application for Automated Load Response

December 12, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Constellation has launched VirtuWatt Link, a web service application to facilitate automated load response program participation. The application allows a facility’s existing automation system to manage load curtailment automatically based upon energy market signals and pre-set scenarios, without installing redundant or proprietary building controls hardware.

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Pa. Drinking Water, German Shipper Banned, Chinese Solar

November 5, 2012June 30, 2013 by Leon Walker

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection reported incomplete drinking-water test results that omitted data on some toxic metals, because the department’s oil and gas division had not requested all the results. The report is part of a lawsuit claiming that fracking and storage of wastewater have contaminated drinking water and ... Read more »

Hurricane Sandy Cuts Power to 8.2 Million

October 31, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Utilities are preparing for what could be the worst power outage in years as Hurricane Sandy cut power to more than 8.2 million across the East as of 2 p.m. EDT on Oct. 30, according to the Department of Energy. As many as 60 million people could be affected by ... Read more »

Sandy Losses Could Exceed $20 Billion

October 30, 2012October 30, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

Hurricane Sandy delivered gale-force winds, rain and snow to the east coast, damaging businesses and homes, grounding thousands of US flights, flooding New York City’s subways and tunnels and cutting power to more than six million customers after making landfall on New Jersey’s shore and cutting a path through Pennsylvania. ... Read more »

Pepco, NYSE Top Carbon Disclosure’s S&P 500 Rankings, As US Firms Improve Reporting

September 12, 2012September 13, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Pepco Holdings, NYSE Euronext and Wells Fargo top the Carbon Disclosure Project’s annual carbon performance and disclosure ratings for the S&P 500, released today. CDP and PricewaterhouseCoopers co-wrote the report, which surveyed 338 US companies. The authors say the results show that the S&P 500 are making “significant strides” toward ... Read more »

Smart Meters Catch Fire, Halting Installations

August 30, 2012August 31, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Smart meter installations are being put on hold in Pennsylvania after several devices overheated and caught on fire, which has prompted regulators in Pennsylvania and Maryland to investigate the devices’ safety, according to news reports. Meanwhile, in California, several cities have filed petitions to allow customers to opt out of ... Read more »

Utility ComEd Launches Data Center Efficiency Program

August 10, 2012August 30, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

ComEd, a unit of Chicago-based Exelon, has introduced an efficiency program aimed at reducing the energy use of data centers. The utility will work with data center designers, owners and tenants to maximize energy efficiency and improve operations. The utility will provide per-kWh financial incentives and technical assistance. ComEd has ... Read more »

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