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PG&E, Xerox on Natural Capital Leaders Index

February 3, 2014February 3, 2014 by Kirsten Korosec

Carnival, Kimberly-Clark, Intel, PG&E and Xerox are among 34 companies named to the Natural Capital Leaders Index, which recognizes companies that have grown their revenue between 2008 and 2012 while reducing their environmental impacts during that same period. The index also includes a separate list of efficiency leaders — companies ... Read more »

Siemens Becomes Sponsor Member of OpenADR Alliance

December 13, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

Siemens has become a sponsor member of the OpenADR Alliance. As such, Siemens joins the board of directors comprised of Southern California Edison, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), AutoGrid, EnerNOC and Honeywell. The Alliance has more than 100 members. Siemens says OpenADR is critical in maximizing its ... Read more »

Big Oil, Major Firms Plan for Carbon Price

December 5, 2013December 5, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Walmart, BP, ExxonMobil, General Electric and about two dozen other major US companies have already integrated a price on carbon emissions into their long-term business plans, according to a CDP report. In 2013, 28 companies based or operating in the US disclosed that they use an internal carbon price in ... Read more »

PG&E Laser Technology Tracks Down Gas Leaks

August 8, 2013 by Leon Walker

Pacific Gas & Electric has begun using a natural gas leak surveying technology that it says is 1,000 times more sensitive than traditional leak detection equipment, and has trained its first batch of five employees in using the new tools mounted on SUVs. The utility worked with Silicon Valley-based scientific ... Read more »

California Avoids Blackouts Despite Heat Wave, Nuclear Outage

July 5, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The California power grid avoided problems earlier this week despite a heat wave and a nuclear plant outage. The state’s biggest nuclear plant, PG&E’s 1,122- MW Diablo Canyon Power Plant (pictured), shut down on June 27 before the heat wave started, resuming activity just prior to peak load on July ... Read more »

PG&E Pilots 4 MW Battery Storage System

May 28, 2013 by Linda Hardesty

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission unveiled a battery energy storage system pilot project in San Jose, Calif., to better balance power needs of the electric grid. The Yerba Buena Battery Energy Storage System Pilot Project charges batteries when demand is low and then sends ... Read more »

Power Plants Cut CO2 Emissions 7% in Three Years

May 17, 2013May 17, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

US power plants cut emissions from nitrous oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and CO2 in 2011 even as overall electricity generation increased, according to data from the Energy Information Administration and the EPA. In 2011, power plant NOx and SO2 emissions were 70 percent and 72 percent lower, respectively, than ... Read more »

Top 10 Utilities in Smart Grid Maturity 2013

CenterPoint Energy, PG&E, SDG&E Top Smart Grid Maturity Ranking

April 29, 2013April 28, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

CenterPoint Energy, PG&E and SDG&E have topped a ranking of smart grid maturity in North America released by GTM Research. The three utilities each scored 4.2 on the average maturity scale, a metric that the report – titled The Utility Smart Grid Outlook in North America 2013 – bases on ... Read more »

CenterPoint Energy, PG&E and SDG&E Top Smart Grid Maturity Ranking

April 26, 2013 by Leon Walker

Online Tool Measures Cafes’ Carbon ‘Foodprint’

March 28, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Environmental software firm FirstCarbon Solutions and food service management company Compass Group have launched an online tool to help Compass Group chefs and managers reduce energy, water and resource use. The new Carbon Foodprint toolkit is available to all 9,900 Compass Group cafes in the US. Auburn University, Green Mountain ... Read more »

Rate Increases Ahead, Warn Utilities

March 11, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Companies across the US will likely see their electricity bills rise as utilities spend billions replacing old infrastructure, adding renewable resources and cleaning up aging power plants, Reuters reports.

Honda, GM, VW Debut Hybrids at Detroit Auto Show

January 15, 2013January 15, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Honda, GM and Volkswagen are among the automakers showcasing environmentally friendly cars at the Detroit Auto Show, which opened yesterday. The annual expo, with features more than 500 concept vehicles, cars and trucks, continues previous years’ trends towards more electric and hybrid vehicles with greater fuel efficiency. Here are some ... Read more »

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