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California and Massachusetts Top List for Energy Efficiency
Oct 3, 2016
California and Massachusetts tied for first place in the 2016 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard published by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. This is the sixth consecutive year that Massachusetts led the nation. Missouri, Maine and Michigan were the most-improved states, according to the study. The study identified Louisiana,...
Allen Harim Building 6-Acre Solar Installation Chicken processor Allen Harim broke ground last week on a 1.57-MW solar installation. The 6-acre solar farm will supply about 11% of the energy used by its Harbeson processing facility. The project, which will be connected with Delmarva Power & Light’s grid, will be owned...
Inuit Association Seeks Nunavut Interconnection to Manitoba System The Kivalliq Inuit Association says connecting its remote electric grid in the far northern, and sparsely populated, territory of Nunavut to Manitoba’s hydroelectric power would be a win for the region, despite the estimated $904 million cost. An engineering study commissioned by...
Entergy Gets PSC Approval for 20-Year PPA with NextEra Solar The Public Service Commission has approved Entergy Arkansas’ request to enter into a 20-year power purchase agreement with NextEra Energy, which is building an 81-MW solar plant near Stuttgart. The facility, which will cover more than 400 acres, will be the...
Fuel-Cell Plant Headed to Siting Council A principal in the Middletown company that wants to build a 63.3-MW fuel-cell power plant in Beacon Falls says the project’s plan will be submitted to the Connecticut Siting Council by the end of month. The Beacon Falls Energy Park, which was announced in...
The nine Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative said their 28th auction of carbon dioxide allowances raised $85 million for investment in energy efficiency, renewable energy and other programs. More than 15.5 million allowances were sold at the clearing price of $5.50. Bids for the...
The Independent Market Monitor for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative found no evidence of anti-competitive conduct in the CO2 allowance secondary market, according to its report. Potomac Economics found that the average transfer price of CO2 allowances during the first quarter of 2015 was $5.46, approximately 5% higher than in...
Eversource, United Illuminating Rates Falling Eversource Energy customers will see a 35% drop in electric generation charges, to 8.228 cents/kWh from 12.629 cents/kWh beginning in July. United Illuminating residential generation charges will decrease about 31% to 9.18 cents/kWh from 13.3108 cents/kWh. For a typical customer who uses 750 kWh, the...
Delmarva Customers May Have to Wait Months for One-Time Credit Exelon has promised $40 million for one-time customer credits in Delaware as part of a settlement to get approval for its takeover of Pepco Holdings Inc., but there is no telling when customers will see the credit. Public Service Commission spokesman...
PSC Approves Increase in Bloom Energy Subsidy The Public Service Commission has approved an increase in the subsidy that Delmarva Power customers pay to fuel cell manufacturer Bloom Energy. The surcharge, adjusted periodically, will cost a typical customer about $4.34 a month. Bloom Energy enjoys a 21-year deal under a...