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Archive of Energy on Wednesday November 04, 2009
CA: California Legislature passes state water conservation bill
The state Legislature finished with one piece of a multi-part water package Tuesday when the Assembly approved a bill mandating a statewide drop in per capita water use. Read More
AK: Public can join in gas authority meeting
The Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority conducts a public meeting at 1 p.m. today at 411 W. Fourth Ave., first floor. The agenda includes discussion of current and upcoming contracts and projects. Read More
AK: State says it's keeping close eye on gas line project
State officials said Tuesday that they are closely monitoring a major pipeline company's progress on a North Slope gas line to ensure the state's multimillion-dollar stake in the project is well-spent. Read More
AL: PSC approves Alabama Power rate cut for small businesses
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. Read More
AR: SWEPCO Asks for $17.8 Million Rate Increase
Southwestern Electric Power Co. Is asking the Arkansas Public Service Commission for a $17.8 million rate increase. Read More
CO: Colorado's vast beetle-kill pine forests threaten power grid
One of the least-publicized aspect of the mountain pine bark beetle epidemic, which has decimated nearly 2 million acres of trees in Colorado, is the threat it poses to the region's power grid. Read More
CT: State helps fight electricity rate system
A coalition of New England states, energy consumers and a utility urged the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday to reject a federal regulatory structure that coalition members said would hold people who already pay the nation's highest electric rates hostage to wholesale rates set by private companies. Read More
GA: Auditors -- MARTA made $119 million on lease deals
MARTA has made $119 million so far from transactions that officials recently feared would cost the agency a fortune, according to a special report that state auditors released this week. Read More
IL: Illinois heating assistance grant period open
The application period for low-income Illinoisans to apply winter home heating assistance has opened. Read More
KS: Parkinson -- Feds need to solve power line problem
More federal guidance is needed if Kansas — and the rest of the country — is to build the transmission lines needed to carry wind energy and meet growing energy demands. Read More
KS: Kansas, Washington back Boeing for tanker contract
With hundreds of new jobs at stake, Kansas officials are keeping an eye on the competition for an Air Force contract to build a new refueling plane. Read More
KY: Beshear: 34 new jobs for mine safety, permitting
DEBORD, Ky. — The state will hire 15 mine-safety inspectors and 19 mine permit application reviewers to clear backlogs in those offices, Gov. Steve Beshear announced Tuesday. Read More
MD: Annapolis considers 'renewable energy park'
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Hoping to make some green out of going green, Annapolis officials are weighing an ambitious plan to convert an old municipal dump into a "renewable energy park" that would generate enough electricity to supply all of the power the state capital consumes, using landfill gas, yard waste and the sun's rays for fuel. Read More
MD: Constellation, EDF moving forward with nuclear sale
Constellation Energy and Electricite de France are moving quickly to close their nuclear power deal under conditions imposed by the state Public Service Commission, including a $100 rebate for Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. ratepayers. Read More
ND: More North Dakotans report income of $1M or more
More North Dakota residents reported incomes of $1 million or more last year thanks to the state's booming oil patch. Read More
NV: Nevada utility panel taking public comment today
Nevada state utility regulators plan a public meeting in Reno to hear from residents about electric, gas, telephone, railroad and water service in northern Nevada. Read More
OH: Ohio receives energy-efficiency stimulus grants
Ohio is getting nearly $30.5 million in federal stimulus money to improve energy efficiency in the industrial sector, officials announced today. Read More
OH: Highest court to review Ohio case
For those keeping track at home, this is the third case that Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has gotten the U.S. Supreme Court to hear since taking office early this year. Read More
OH: FirstEnergy CEO Anthony Alexander predicts rising electricity bills
CLEVELAND -- Electricity prices in northern Ohio are lower today than they have been in years. But don't count on them staying that way. Read More
OR: Oregon curbs controversial tax breaks for wind and solar firms
Oregon energy officials released new rules Tuesday aimed at curbing a controversial state program that grants lucrative tax subsidies for wind, solar and other renewable power plants. Read More
OR: Falling gas prices help Northwest Natural boost profits
Despite the economic slowdown's depressing effect on customer demand, Northwest Natural Gas Co. has been able to boost profits this year by purchasing gas for far less than it forecasted last fall. Read More
SD: SD ranchers voice concerns about Keystone pipeline
Ranchers who live along the route of a crude oil pipeline that TransCanada Keystone wants to build across western South Dakota said Tuesday they are worried about oil spills and damage to their land, water and roads. Read More
UT: House panel OKs bill to ban importing foreign N-waste
A House subcommittee endorsed Tuesday a bill to ban importing foreign, low-level radioactive waste — which would block an EnergySolutions proposal to import 20,000 tons of it from Italy, process it in Tennessee and dump it in Utah's western desert. Read More
WI: Feds hand Wisconsin $15 m for energy efficiency
Federal officials say they'll give a Wisconsin organization nearly $15 million in stimulus money to make industrial energy systems more efficient. Read More
WV: W.Va. receives $9.6M to improve energy efficiency
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the state's share of more than $38 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds on Tuesday. Read More |
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