electricity
Created on Thursday, 02 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: hydropower, renewable energy, clean energy, electricity, grid, battery storage
May 2 -- Hydropower offers an effective way to balance grids that increasingly have to cope with variable renewable energy supply, and this may end the long lull in hydroelectric projects caused by economic ... [ +++ ]
May 2 -- Hydropower offers an effective way to balance grids that increasingly have to cope with variable renewable energy supply, and this may end the long lull in hydroelectric projects caused by economic ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 24 April 2013 / Industry News
Tags: electricity, renewable energy, clean energy, solar, SEIA, jobs
April 24 -- As electricity prices rise for homeowners and businesses alike, alternative energy is getting more popular—and solar power in particular is seeing a lot of growth. Solar installations were ... [ +++ ]
April 24 -- As electricity prices rise for homeowners and businesses alike, alternative energy is getting more popular—and solar power in particular is seeing a lot of growth. Solar installations were ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 01 April 2013 / Industry News
Tags: wind energy, California, renewable energy, clean energy, electricity
... capacity has tripled across the state since 2002, when the California Legislature established a 20 percent renewable electricity goal for the state's utilities. >>View Article ... [ +++ ]
... capacity has tripled across the state since 2002, when the California Legislature established a 20 percent renewable electricity goal for the state's utilities. >>View Article ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 18 March 2013 / Industry News
Tags: hydropower, clean energy, renewable energy, electricity
March 18 -- It’s hard to beat hydropower, at least when a dam is already in place. Few dams are built anymore in the United States, but existing ones turn out generally moderately priced electricity for ... [ +++ ]
March 18 -- It’s hard to beat hydropower, at least when a dam is already in place. Few dams are built anymore in the United States, but existing ones turn out generally moderately priced electricity for ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 13 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: transmission, electricity, Duke Energy, Wyoming, Nevada
Duke Energy American Transmission Co. has been considering five or six options for the 900-mile line capable of transporting 3,000 megawatts of wind power from Wyominig to Nevada for about a year. The ... [ +++ ]
Duke Energy American Transmission Co. has been considering five or six options for the 900-mile line capable of transporting 3,000 megawatts of wind power from Wyominig to Nevada for about a year. The ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 07 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: California, solar, renewable energy, clean energy, solar power record, electricity
February 7 -- It looks as though California has broken another solar power record, and it's done so in one of the least-sunny times of year possible. According to preliminary figures provided by the ... [ +++ ]
February 7 -- It looks as though California has broken another solar power record, and it's done so in one of the least-sunny times of year possible. According to preliminary figures provided by the ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 31 January 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Indiana, electricity, renewable energy, consumer investment, clean energy, power utilities
January 31 -- The Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) has announced the launch of a new pilot program that allows customers to designate a portion or total of their monthly electric use to ... [ +++ ]
January 31 -- The Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) has announced the launch of a new pilot program that allows customers to designate a portion or total of their monthly electric use to ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 28 January 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Middlesex County, New Jersey, solar panels, electricity rates, renewable energy, North Brunswick, clean energy
January 28 -- An energy company has installed more than 25,000 solar panels at the county’s Apple Orchard Lane complex in North Brunswick — enough to power the entire complex of seven buildings, which ... [ +++ ]
January 28 -- An energy company has installed more than 25,000 solar panels at the county’s Apple Orchard Lane complex in North Brunswick — enough to power the entire complex of seven buildings, which ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 11 January 2013 / Industry News
Tags: California, solar energy, solar power, renewable energy, 1GW, electricity
January 11 -- California's rebate program for businesses and homeowners who install solar panels has now funded enough systems to generate 1 gigawatt of electricity - a level few countries and no ... [ +++ ]
January 11 -- California's rebate program for businesses and homeowners who install solar panels has now funded enough systems to generate 1 gigawatt of electricity - a level few countries and no ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 11 January 2013 / Industry News
Tags: wind energy, wind power, Milwaukee, renewable energy, electricity, clean energy
January 11 -- The wind turbine at the Port of Milwaukee is generating savings for the city on its electricity costs, the port said Thursday. >>View Article [ +++ ]
January 11 -- The wind turbine at the Port of Milwaukee is generating savings for the city on its electricity costs, the port said Thursday. >>View Article [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 31 December 2012 / Industry News
Tags: biomass, renewable energy, clean energy, Washington, electricity
December 31 -- As we look ahead in 2013, the cost and availability of electricity will become more important to our families, farmers, merchants and factories. >>View Article [ +++ ]
December 31 -- As we look ahead in 2013, the cost and availability of electricity will become more important to our families, farmers, merchants and factories. >>View Article [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 31 December 2012 / Industry News
Tags: wind energy, Production Tax Credit, wind power, electricity, renewable energy, tax credit, fiscal cliff
December 31 -- Key federal incentives for wind power are set to expire today as fiscal cliff negotiations stretch into the final hours of 2012. The production tax credit provides a 2.2-cent ... [ +++ ]
December 31 -- Key federal incentives for wind power are set to expire today as fiscal cliff negotiations stretch into the final hours of 2012. The production tax credit provides a 2.2-cent ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 28 December 2012 / Industry News
Tags: wind power, Hawaii, Maui, renewable energy, clean energy, electricity
December 28 -- Construction on the new 21-megawatt Auwahi Wind facility on Maui has been completed, according to a statement released by Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy on Thursday. ... [ +++ ]
December 28 -- Construction on the new 21-megawatt Auwahi Wind facility on Maui has been completed, according to a statement released by Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy on Thursday. ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 17 December 2012 / Industry News
Tags: solar, trade wars, clean energy, PV, photovoltaic cells, electricity, solar market
December 17 -- The United States installed more solar panels in 2012 than in any previous year, according to a new report, with residential use of solar power up 70 percent over 2011. By the ... [ +++ ]
December 17 -- The United States installed more solar panels in 2012 than in any previous year, according to a new report, with residential use of solar power up 70 percent over 2011. By the ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 13 December 2012 / Industry News
Tags: Chicago, Bill Clinton, national grid, Texas, wind energy, renewable energy, electricity, smart grid
December 13 -- Former President Bill Clinton invoked the ancient Sumerians, campaign stops at wind-blown Texas border towns, the looming budgetary fiscal cliff and an eclectic assortment of other ... [ +++ ]
December 13 -- Former President Bill Clinton invoked the ancient Sumerians, campaign stops at wind-blown Texas border towns, the looming budgetary fiscal cliff and an eclectic assortment of other ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 12 December 2012 / Industry News
Tags: solar, renewable energy, energy policy, wind, University of Delaware, electricity, energy storage, grid
December 12 -- A combination of solar power, wind, and currently available storage technologies could fill 99.9 percent of a large power grid's needs by 2030, according to a new study out of the University ... [ +++ ]
December 12 -- A combination of solar power, wind, and currently available storage technologies could fill 99.9 percent of a large power grid's needs by 2030, according to a new study out of the University ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 07 December 2012 / Industry News
Tags: renewable energy, electricity, clean energy, wind energy, FERC, geothermal, solar, wind
December 7 -- The latest "Energy Infrastructure Update" report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Office of Energy Projects states that renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, ... [ +++ ]
December 7 -- The latest "Energy Infrastructure Update" report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Office of Energy Projects states that renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 06 December 2012 / Industry News
Tags: solar, solar energy project, San Diego, clean energy, renewable energy, electricity
December 6 -- About 1 million solar panels will soon dot some 1,600 acres near Mount Signal. Scheduled to reach commercial operation in the fall of 2014, the $700 million Centinela Solar Energy ... [ +++ ]
December 6 -- About 1 million solar panels will soon dot some 1,600 acres near Mount Signal. Scheduled to reach commercial operation in the fall of 2014, the $700 million Centinela Solar Energy ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 27 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: renewable energy, fossil fuel, electricity, RPS, renewable energy mandate, jobs, Governor Paul LePage
November 27 -- In September, Gov. Paul LePage cited a report that said Maine's renewable energy mandate would cost electricity ratepayers $145 million and nearly 1,000 jobs by 2017. The study was ... [ +++ ]
November 27 -- In September, Gov. Paul LePage cited a report that said Maine's renewable energy mandate would cost electricity ratepayers $145 million and nearly 1,000 jobs by 2017. The study was ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 26 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: Germany, renewable energy, clean energy, electricity, policy, solar energy, wind power
November 26 -- From a block away, the house was hardly visible, hidden by a dense stand of native mesquite and palo verde trees and tall clumps of prickly pear cactus. Close up, you could see the ... [ +++ ]
November 26 -- From a block away, the house was hardly visible, hidden by a dense stand of native mesquite and palo verde trees and tall clumps of prickly pear cactus. Close up, you could see the ... [ +++ ]
