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Adding Hydropower To State Energy Mix Makes Sense
A good bill to get more clean energy into Connecticut has been held up in the House. That's too bad. The House should pass the bill, which has already passed the Senate. It would likely lower Connecticut's sky-high electric rates while decreasing the...Tags: Nuclear Power, Northeast Utilities, Natural Resources, Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues
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Electricity rate hikes back on the radar in Glendale
Glendale will host a series of community meetings to discuss a schedule of electricity rate increases that city officials say are needed to pay for badly needed infrastructure upgrades and to improve the utility’s financial footing. The meetings...
Tags: Local Elections, Politics, Public Officials, Economy, Business and Finance, Boy Scouts of America
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Out of the Blue: Speak up against San Onofre
Amid a spate of promising economic news, home values are climbing. Now for the bad news. For the first time in human history, the concentration of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is nearing the milestone level of 400 parts per million....Tags: Southern California Edison Company, U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Politics, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited, Nuclear Power
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Acquisitions benefiting shareholders, PPL CEO says
Recent acquisitions are driving up the price of PPL Corp. stock, CEO William Spence said Wednesday at the Allentown company's annual shareholders' meeting. "Investors have noticed that we are delivering on our promise," Spence said. "Our stock price...Tags: Corporate Officers, CEO Pay, Companies and Corporations, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Allentown
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New Washington County Public Schools administrative offices still in planning phases
julieg@herald-mail.comA sheet of paper with the words “Do not move” was taped to the U-shaped receptionist desk. A similar note was taped to a large white planter nearby that contained a pot of crusty old soil and dead plant material. A few yards away was a set...Tags: Allegheny Energy Inc., Property, Manufacturing and Engineering, Energy, Architecture
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Clock is ticking, slowly, on rules for coal-fired power plants
POOLESVILLE, Md. — On a curve of the Potomac River 37 miles northwest of Washington, the Dickerson power plant has stood sentry over small villages, crop fields and horse farms for more than half a century. Burning mostly coal and some natural...
Tags: State of the Union Address, Metal and Mineral, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Coal
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It's report card time for electric companies, for their performance during Hurricane Sandy
Watchdog with Paul MuschickThe state Public Utility Commission issued a report today to state lawmakers about how electric companies performed during Hurricane Sandy. Overall, the commission gave utilities high marks, but suggested areas for improvement. Utilities turned to... -
Block Island Gets First Chance To Weigh In On Wind Turbines
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceWith just 1,000 men, women and children accustomed to - and often preferring - the seclusion their permanent residence affords, Block Island doesn't often have issues big enough to draw even one-tenth of its year-round population out of their homes on a...Tags: Wind Power, Solar Energy, Weather, Denmark, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Exelon reports $4M loss in 1Q, cites hedging costs
Tribune reporterExelon Corp. said Wednesday it swung to a loss in the first three months of the year as bad bets on the direction of commodity prices outweighed a jump in revenue. The $4 million loss worked out to a penny per share, compared with a profit of $200...Tags: Exelon Corp., Petroleum Industry, Nuclear Power
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Senate Passes Controversial Energy Bill
The Hartford CourantThe state Senate on Wednesday approved a renewable energy bill that would increase the percentage of electricity that must come from clean sources, such as solar and wind. But environmentalists said provisions of the bill could benefit giant power...Tags: Energy, Politics, Business, Renewable Energy, Energy Saving
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Bill allows Mishawaka electric to exit IURC
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA — A bill that passed the Indiana General Assembly in late April will allow Mishawaka Utilities to pull its electric utilities out of the direct oversight of state regulators. It will make it easier for the city-owned utility to change its...Tags: Indiana Michigan Power Company, Politics, Elections
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Appalachian Power files $237 million request with state for Cloverdale project
Appalachian Power and a sister company are asking state regulators to approve a $237 million upgrade in Botetourt County. The utility and AEP Appalachian Transmission Company filed a joint request Thursday with the Virginia State Corporation...
Tags: Botetourt County, Appalachian Power Company
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