Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, made its first project acquisition in Maine on Tuesday, which will add an additional 43 megawatts of clean power to the company’s energy portfolio from the Passadumkeag Windpark in Penobscot County.
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently released data showing the impact of the newly expanded Panama Canal in dramatically reducing shipping times of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Gulf Coast to markets in Asia.
Despite the opening of the expanded Panama Canal taking plac... Read More »
In a reference case projection from the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2016 (AEO2016), renewable energy generation from wind and solar sources is expected to increase by more than 400 percent by 2040.
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With expectations for solar output in the state to more than double in 2016, Texas is poised to top the list of fastest-growing utility-scale solar markets in the U.S. by 2021.
Beginning the year with unprecedented growth in the solar industry, Texas is currently building on the 266 megawatts (MW... Read More »
The Houston-based CenterPoint Energy, Inc., a leader in integrating smart grid technology to achieve more reliable electricity service for its customers, won an international award this month for its electric grid efforts.
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In a recent statement regarding light pollution control efforts, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) indicated its support for the majority of the items contained in the new community guidance issued by the American Medical Association (AMA) relating to LED outdoor lighting.
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Consumers Energy announced two new mobile command centers for its emergency response team in Michigan on Monday to enable emergency responders to have access to important information during blackouts through backup internet and communications infrastructure.
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The PG&E Corp. signed a joint proposal with local labor and environmental organizations in California on Tuesday to work toward greater investment in energy efficient technology, renewables and energy storage as company prepares to phase out nuclear.
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Deutsche Bank on Tuesday became the first company to use the Alliance to Save Energy’s CarbonCount metric system, which provides a wide-scale ranking system that organizations can use to determine the true level of eco-friendly investments.
CarbonCount is a scoring and certification system tha... Read More »
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) on Tuesday saluted Montana Gov. Steve Bullock’s new Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) for the state that will rely more heavily on wind power and seek to power to 6.4 million homes with wind by 2030.
“Governor Bullock’s energy blueprint provides... Read More »