Businesses find it pays to power down

Posted: May 18th, 2013 at 3:06 am by Tom Gardner

Nationally, brokers such as Constellation, a subsidiary of Chicago-based Exelon Corp., are arranging demand response deals. Gary Fromer, Constellation's senior vice president of energy management programs, said its customers consist of more than 5,000 …

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Businesses find it pays to power down

The Nissan Leaf Is The Little Electric Car That Could

Posted: May 18th, 2013 at 2:30 am by Tom Gardner

Fresh off its best sales month every in March and a huge 423.5 percent year-over-year sales increase in April, the Nissan Leaf has passed the 25,000 sales threshold in the US. A combination of factors, including a $6,000 price chop in January, have …

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The Nissan Leaf Is The Little Electric Car That Could

Hong Kong launches first electric taxis

Posted: May 18th, 2013 at 2:30 am by Tom Gardner

"An electric car saves the cost of fuel and will allow our taxi drivers to earn more," he added, saying that a normal taxi would cost HK$0.8 (10 US cents) to run per kilometre (0.6 miles) while an electric car would cost HK$0.2-HK$0.3. He called for …

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Alternative Car Show today at PSU

Posted: May 18th, 2013 at 2:30 am by Tom Gardner

The After School Electric Car Club at Methacton High School in Eagleville. Today the show is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., when the vehicles will be on display at Penn State's MorningStar Solar Home, located on Porter Road between …

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Alternative Car Show today at PSU

This weekend someone just might buy the 100000th electric car in the US

Posted: May 18th, 2013 at 2:30 am by Tom Gardner

It's tough to know for sure how many plug-in vehicles have been sold throughout the US, but if anyone has been keeping count, it's the fine folks at Plug In America. And, according to them, somewhere in America this weekend, maybe, someone will buy the …

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This weekend someone just might buy the 100000th electric car in the US

AEDB forwards eight green energy projects to World Bank

Posted: May 18th, 2013 at 2:15 am by Tom Gardner

CTF resources could be used to leverage funds from Pakistan's traditional donors, which could unlock the financial closure and commissioning of hundreds of megawatts of clean energy and contribute to address some of the capacity gaps over the short …

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AEDB forwards eight green energy projects to World Bank

Guest opinion Clean energy incentives keep spurring growth

Posted: May 18th, 2013 at 2:15 am by Tom Gardner

Seven years ago, Washington voters made the smart choice to invest in the state by supporting renewable energy. Washington voters passed Initiative 937, which created a clean energy standard. The law requires the state's large electric utilities to …

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Guest opinion Clean energy incentives keep spurring growth

Daily Kos Big Victory Minnesota's Landmark Clean Energy

Posted: May 18th, 2013 at 2:13 am by Tom Gardner

I remember seeing pictures earlier this month of people filling the halls of the Capitol in St. Paul to demand phasing out coal and bringing in clean energy jobs.

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McCrory signs five bills including wind energy permitting measure

Posted: May 18th, 2013 at 2:07 am by Tom Gardner

House Bill 484, Permitting of Wind Energy Facilities: Those setting up large windmills for energy will have to get permits and alert neighbors, local governments and nearby military installations. "The law establishes fees to site or expand a wind …

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McCrory signs five bills including wind energy permitting measure

Using power sale proceeds to fund Launch NY is attacked

Posted: May 18th, 2013 at 12:30 am by Tom Gardner

Two local assemblymen are asking the New York Power Authority to back away from a decision to use $5.4 million of the proceeds from the sale of unallocated hydropower to fund the Launch NY program to help fledgling businesses. The Western New York …

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