electricity
Created on Tuesday, 06 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: wind power, renewable energy, clean energy, coal plant, fossil fuels, electricity, energy policy, Montana
November 6 -- PPL’s announcement that it will mothball its 44-year-old Corette coal plant in 2015 has generated a lively conversation this election season. The plant is old, dirty and uncompetitive ... [ +++ ]
November 6 -- PPL’s announcement that it will mothball its 44-year-old Corette coal plant in 2015 has generated a lively conversation this election season. The plant is old, dirty and uncompetitive ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 05 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Clean Power Research, solar power, clean energy, electricity bills, renewable energy
November 5 -- The Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Industries Association (MSEIA) and the Pennsylvania Solar Energy Industries Association (PASEIA) today released a study by consulting firm Clean Power Research ... [ +++ ]
November 5 -- The Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Industries Association (MSEIA) and the Pennsylvania Solar Energy Industries Association (PASEIA) today released a study by consulting firm Clean Power Research ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 01 November 2012 / Industry News
Tags: solar power, electricity, renewable energy, clean energy, clean technology, world record, solar technology
November 1 -- An out-of-the-lab solar-power system has successfully shown it can convert more than a third of the sun’s direct sunlight into electricity, a new record for a technology that focuses ... [ +++ ]
November 1 -- An out-of-the-lab solar-power system has successfully shown it can convert more than a third of the sun’s direct sunlight into electricity, a new record for a technology that focuses ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 25 October 2012 / Industry News
Tags: wind, Colorado, AWEA, renewable energy, electricity, PTC, Congress, jobs
October 25 -- The amount of electricity Colorado can generate from the wind is expected to grow by 26 percent before the year ends. That will boost the state’s total capacity for wind power ... [ +++ ]
October 25 -- The amount of electricity Colorado can generate from the wind is expected to grow by 26 percent before the year ends. That will boost the state’s total capacity for wind power ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 24 October 2012 / Industry News
Tags: wind, solar, energy, electricity, infrastructure, renewable energy, clean energy
October 24 -- In September, all new electricity generating capacity added in the US came from solar and wind. Five wind projects totalling 300 megawatts (MW) and 18 solar projects for 133 MW ... [ +++ ]
October 24 -- In September, all new electricity generating capacity added in the US came from solar and wind. Five wind projects totalling 300 megawatts (MW) and 18 solar projects for 133 MW ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 15 October 2012 / Industry News
Tags: clean energy, Georgia, solar, renewable energy, electricity, solar power
October 15 -- Georgia Power’s monopoly is under attack. This year, state legislators considered a bill that would have ended that monopoly in limited situations by allowing companies to lease rooftop ... [ +++ ]
October 15 -- Georgia Power’s monopoly is under attack. This year, state legislators considered a bill that would have ended that monopoly in limited situations by allowing companies to lease rooftop ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 11 October 2012 / Industry News
Tags: wind power, electricity, US, renewable energy, PTC, clean energy
October 11 -- Here’s something that shouldn’t surprise anyone: A company that benefits from high power prices is lobbying for policies that would raise power prices for consumers. What should surprise ... [ +++ ]
October 11 -- Here’s something that shouldn’t surprise anyone: A company that benefits from high power prices is lobbying for policies that would raise power prices for consumers. What should surprise ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 26 September 2012 / Industry News
Tags: clean energy, electricity, Energy Independence, PV, renewable energy, renewable energy growth, smart energy, solar, solar energy, solar panels, solar power
September 24 -- Most people think that rooftop solar panels appeal to tech-savvy early adopters in their prime earning years. Enter the Solar Seniors: elderly residents drawn to solar power amid concerns ... [ +++ ]
September 24 -- Most people think that rooftop solar panels appeal to tech-savvy early adopters in their prime earning years. Enter the Solar Seniors: elderly residents drawn to solar power amid concerns ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 11 September 2012 / Industry News
Tags: ACORE member, clean energy, energy efficiency, renewable electricity, renewable energy
WASHINGTON – The Heat is Power Association applauds President Obama for his commitment today to industrial energy efficiency through an Executive Order setting a national goal for deploying 40 gigawatts ... [ +++ ]
WASHINGTON – The Heat is Power Association applauds President Obama for his commitment today to industrial energy efficiency through an Executive Order setting a national goal for deploying 40 gigawatts ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 05 September 2012 / Industry News
Tags: Biofuels, consumer electricity, renewable energy, Renewable energy finance, solar energy, Texas, wind energy
September 5 -- U.S. energy giant Direct Energy is testing the consumer market for alternative energy in Texas, with the launch of a new 100 percent Texas wind powerbrand that it’s ... [ +++ ]
September 5 -- U.S. energy giant Direct Energy is testing the consumer market for alternative energy in Texas, with the launch of a new 100 percent Texas wind powerbrand that it’s ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 28 August 2012 / Industry News
Tags: clean energy, renewable electricity, renewable energy, renewable energy growth, renewable energy industry, solar energy, solar power, solar PV, state renewable energy policy
August 28 -- Business at downstream solar photovoltaic (PV) companies is growing exponentially in the Northeast, as home and property owners, spurred by government incentive programs, increasingly grow ... [ +++ ]
August 28 -- Business at downstream solar photovoltaic (PV) companies is growing exponentially in the Northeast, as home and property owners, spurred by government incentive programs, increasingly grow ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 13 August 2012 / Industry News
Tags: A123, electric vehicles, lithium battery, renewable electricity, renewable energy
August 13 -- A123 Systems' CEO said the company's financial rescue by China's largest auto-parts maker will preserve U.S. jobs, after the agreement drew criticism from congressional Republicans. >>View ... [ +++ ]
August 13 -- A123 Systems' CEO said the company's financial rescue by China's largest auto-parts maker will preserve U.S. jobs, after the agreement drew criticism from congressional Republicans. >>View ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 03 July 2012 / Industry News
Tags: renewable electricity
July 2 -- No states were added to the list of those requiring utilities to procure a certain %age of electricity from renewable sources in 2011, but the clean power market could not be described as standing ... [ +++ ]
July 2 -- No states were added to the list of those requiring utilities to procure a certain %age of electricity from renewable sources in 2011, but the clean power market could not be described as standing ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 03 July 2012 / Industry News
Tags: renewable electricity
July 2 -- So, if you haven't seen the news, NREL released a report last week showing that we could power 80% the US with already commercially available clean, renewable energy technology by 2050. Now, ... [ +++ ]
July 2 -- So, if you haven't seen the news, NREL released a report last week showing that we could power 80% the US with already commercially available clean, renewable energy technology by 2050. Now, ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 28 June 2012 / Industry News
Tags: renewable electricity
June 28 -- World hydroelectric power generation has risen steadily by an average 3 percent annually over the past four decades. In 2011, at 3,500 billion kilowatt-hours, hydroelectricity accounted for ... [ +++ ]
June 28 -- World hydroelectric power generation has risen steadily by an average 3 percent annually over the past four decades. In 2011, at 3,500 billion kilowatt-hours, hydroelectricity accounted for ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 18 June 2012 / Industry News
Tags: renewable electricity
June 18 -- Solar power has long been touted for its environmental impact. But now it has a new role: saving teachers' jobs. School districts across the country are turning to solar power to cut their ... [ +++ ]
June 18 -- Solar power has long been touted for its environmental impact. But now it has a new role: saving teachers' jobs. School districts across the country are turning to solar power to cut their ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 14 June 2012 / Member News
Tags: renewable electricity
June 13 -- Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced today, that effective immediately, Richard J. Mark is promoted to chairman, president and chief executive officer of Ameren Illinois Company, an electric ... [ +++ ]
June 13 -- Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced today, that effective immediately, Richard J. Mark is promoted to chairman, president and chief executive officer of Ameren Illinois Company, an electric ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 13 June 2012 / Industry News
Tags: renewable electricity
June 12, 2012 -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh plans to spend more than $300 billion in the five years to March 2017 to expand India's electricity systems in an attempt to spur 9 percent economic growth ... [ +++ ]
June 12, 2012 -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh plans to spend more than $300 billion in the five years to March 2017 to expand India's electricity systems in an attempt to spur 9 percent economic growth ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 06 June 2012 / Industry News
Tags: electricity prices
June 5, 2012 -- German Economy Minister Philip Roesler said Tuesday that the country needs to do more to ensure the steady and reasonably priced availability of electricity as the country phases out nuclear ... [ +++ ]
June 5, 2012 -- German Economy Minister Philip Roesler said Tuesday that the country needs to do more to ensure the steady and reasonably priced availability of electricity as the country phases out nuclear ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 29 May 2012 / Industry News
Tags: 50% electricity produced by renewables, record solar power production
May 27, 2012 -- Norbert Allnoch, director of the Institute of the Renew-able Energy Industry in Muenster, said the 22 gigawatts of solar power fed into the national grid on Saturday met nearly 50% of the ... [ +++ ]
May 27, 2012 -- Norbert Allnoch, director of the Institute of the Renew-able Energy Industry in Muenster, said the 22 gigawatts of solar power fed into the national grid on Saturday met nearly 50% of the ... [ +++ ]
