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Mexico's Plan to Ride the Wind to a Secure Energy Future
The country expects to be generating 2 GW by the end of this year.
By Ron Gallagher • May 16, 2012 -
DOE's NREL Engages in 'Shady' Business
A repeatable test protocol simulates real shade conditions to predict the effects of shade on a solar array.
By Ron Gallagher • May 15, 2012 -
Predicting Solar Power Via Satellite and Software
A new application aims to help utilities gain vision into when solar solar generation will be pushing power into the grid.
By Ron Gallagher • May 15, 2012 -
Utility Bonuses, Race for Solar Solution
A roundup of news items about the utility business.
By Ron Gallagher • May 14, 2012 -
Demand in the Electric Sector May Raise Natural Gas Prices
A market analyst foresees it as utilities switch to gas because of low prices now and producers cut back for the same reason.
By Ron Gallagher • May 14, 2012 -
Univ. of Tenn. Study Finds Solar Is Just One More Technology Being Nurtured
Now is “government incentives can be most critical in helping new energy technologies become significant sources of energy production.”
By Ron Gallagher • May 10, 2012 -
U.S. Policy Uncertainty Stalls Chesapeake Bay Turbine Test Tower
The partners in the project say that energy and tax policy questions are too big to justify continued work.
By Ron Gallagher • May 10, 2012 -
Shining a Light on the Cost of Solar Installations
Incentives vary from state to state, so – akin to politics – all costs are local. The industry now has a tool to calculate them.
By Ron Gallagher • May 10, 2012 -
International Geothermal Energy Sector Prepares For DC Gathering
Geothermal energy has struggled to grow in recent years, but remains an area of distinct potential.
By Ron Gallagher • May 10, 2012 -
Alex Solar to Build 1 GW Solar Project in China
The project in Jinchang, in northern China, is to roll out over five years, the company said.
By Ron Gallagher • May 9, 2012 -
Price for Upgrades at Florida P&L Rising 27%
The company says work at Port. St. Lucie and Turkey Point will cost more than estimated when plans were at 36%, but output will be more than expected.
By Ron Gallagher • May 9, 2012 -
Policies for Compensating Behind-The-Meter Generation Vary by State
States vary in how they require, or don't require, utilities to handle payments to customers who put power back into the grid.
By Ron Gallagher • May 9, 2012 -
Kurion Continues Fukushima Cleanup, Moves to Test Vitrification of Nuclear Waste
The company is in a partnership with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to demonstrate its technology.
By Ron Gallagher • May 9, 2012 -
CEOs Talk About Weather and Other Earnings Issues
High numbers of warm winter days and low prices for gas were especially noticeable in coal-heavy utilities' reports.
By Ron Gallagher • May 8, 2012 -
TVA to Trim 1,000 Jobs, Delay Some Capital Projects
The plan covers about 700 Tennessee Valley Authority employees and 300 contract workers.
By Ron Gallagher • May 7, 2012 -
Storage Technology Investment an RPS Priority
If states would count stored energy from renewable sources, companies could better capture all they generate.
By Ron Gallagher • May 7, 2012 -
Operational Efficiency: A Hidden Energy Efficiency Opportunity for Commercial Building
Any measures designed to save energy in the segment represent a significant opportunity for impact.
By Ron Gallagher • May 7, 2012 -
Big Data Doesn't Sleep: Demand Response Trends
Ongoing sharing of more granular data about power use is turning demand management into a business intelligence tool.
By Ron Gallagher • May 7, 2012 -
Japan Switches Off Last Nuclear Reactor as Part of Stress Test
The move is part of a safety strategy in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi event.
By Ron Gallagher • May 7, 2012 -
N.C. Towns Told: Consider Dumping Power Plant Shares
North Carolina lawmakers say debt costs are hammering electric customers in 32 towns that bought shares in five power stations in the 1970s.
By Ron Gallagher • May 7, 2012 -
New England's Power Grid Summer Outlook Announced
ISO New England is watching LNG supplies to Boston-area stations, but expects adequate power if normal summer conditions prevail.
By Ron Gallagher • May 4, 2012 -
The 500-year Carbon Storage Future
The energy agencies of the U.S., Canada and Mexico have compiled an atlas of carbon emission sources to help planning in the region.
By Ron Gallagher • May 4, 2012 -
Sun Shines on Patriot Place
Solar panels over the retail and entertainment center's walkways will contribute to a planned 1 MW renewable capability at the Massachusetts facility.
By Ron Gallagher • May 4, 2012 -
Progress Florida Plant Passes NRC Environmental Hurdle
The proposed two 1,100-MW units will have no impacts that prevent licensing, the NRC said.
By Ron Gallagher • May 4, 2012 -
Duke Says It Believes Progress Merger Will Pass FERC by July 1 Deadline
CEO Jim Rogers says he thinks federal regulators are “more likely than not” to approve the plan.
By Ron Gallagher • May 4, 2012
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