Energy Dept. walks the walk with smart building AP (November 17, 2009) GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Homes and office buildings consume three-quarters of U.S. electricity, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory wants to lower that figure by erecting what it believes will be the largest "net-zero" energy building in the world - one that produces as much power
Kansas launches $34M energy efficiency program AP (November 17, 2009) TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas launched a new energy efficiency program Tuesday to make low-interest loans available to several thousand home owners and small businesses for upgrading insulation, installing new furnaces and sealing air-leaking doors and windows.
Mass. law pushes utilities to improve services AP (November 13, 2009) LUNENBURG, Mass. (AP) - Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a new law penalizes utility companies that fail to provide safe and reliable service to customers after major storms.
PSE&G cleared for additional NJ solar projects AP (November 11, 2009) NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's largest utility has received permission from state regulators to finance another 51 megawatts of solar power - enough energy for more than 45,000 homes.
Brazil's Silva defends power grid after blackout AP (November 11, 2009) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazil's president fended off criticism of his nation's shaky power grid Wednesday as officials investigated a blackout that plunged as many as 60 million people into darkness, prompting concerns about the countr
Alabama Gas cutting rates for 4th time in a year AP (November 04, 2009) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - With winter approaching, customers of Alabama Gas Corp. are going to pay lower rates for heating their homes, the fourth cutback in the past 12 months.
Reactor shutdown at nuclear plant in NYC suburbs AP (November 03, 2009) BUCHANAN, N.Y. (AP) - A nuclear power reactor in the New York City suburbs has been shut down because of an electrical fault, federal regulators said Tuesday.
Regulators OK Alabama Power cut; more may follow AP (November 03, 2009) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Thousands of small businesses that rely on Alabama Power Co. will get a break on their electric bills in the new year. Savings for other customers may also be ahead.
Kan., feds to meet on power lines construction AP (November 02, 2009) LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Kansas and federal energy policymakers will gather this week to discuss ways to remove barriers to the construction of electric transmission lines.
Wis. regulators approve utility's biomass plan AP (November 02, 2009) ASHLAND, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Public Service Commission has approved a utility's latest plan to replace coal and use logging residue and dead trees as the primary fuel to generate electricity.
Tribes claim wind farm would destroy sacred ritual AP (November 02, 2009) MASHPEE, Mass. (AP) - From a blustery perch over a Cape Cod beach, Chuckie Green gestures toward a stretch of horizon where he says construction of the nation's first offshore wind farm would destroy his Indian tribe's religion.
Retail gas prices highest in a year AP (October 30, 2009) (AP) - Retail gasoline prices chugged higher Friday to a new peak for the year, forcing consumers to dig deeper into already-thin wallets to pay for fuel.
Hydro-Quebec agrees to buy more energy assets AP (October 30, 2009) TORONTO (AP) - Canadian utility company Hydro-Quebec says it will pay 4.7 billion Canadian dollars ($4.4 billion) for the assets of New Brunswick Power, a deal that would help the company secure greater access to electricity markets in the U.S.