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By David Jwanier, Ted Caddell and Michael Brooks WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to cut carbon dioxide emissions 30% from 2005 levels won’t fall evenly on all states. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Coal-heavy Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio will be required to make major changes in their...
Planned Data Center Plant Faces Court Challenges Concept design of planned data center (Source: University of Delaware) A plan to construct a 279-MW natural gas-fired plant for a developing data center on the grounds of a shuttered car factory is being challenged in the state’s Superior Court. The plant was described...
Seeking Lower Bills Could Come At Cost Customer advocates are warning that Chicago-area electricity customers seeking respite from a looming ComEd rate hike may find themselves paying even more. The Citizens Utility Board is reporting that some alternative electricity suppliers are talking customers into plans that include higher rates. CUB spokesperson...
Judge: Bloom Competitor May Fight Surcharge Rule A judge allowed a competitor of a Delaware fuel cell company to challenge a state-sanctioned surcharge added on the bills of Delmarva Power customers last Thursday. U.S. District Court Magistrate Christopher Burke decided that FuelCell Energy, of Connecticut, can go forward with its suit...
Delmarva Bills to Give Customers More Detail More details will appear on Delmarva Power bills, after lawmaker complaints that there was too little information about state-mandated charges, including purchases of renewable power and the Bloom Energy surcharge. In meetings at the Public Service Commission, a two-step process was agreed on: First,...
Pepco Gets About Half Of Requested Rate Increase The Public Service Commission approved a $23.4 million distribution rate increase for Pepco, about half of the $44.8 million the utility had requested. The PSC also approved an overall 7.65% rate of return, which includes a 9.4% return on common equity, less than...
Bill Would Put Wind Farm Authority in State Hands John Sullivan State Sen. John Sullivan has introduced a bill to transfer responsibility for siting and regulating wind turbines from counties to states. Local governments would be able to conduct public hearings on proposed wind farms, but the state Department of Agriculture...
Record RGGI Price Shows Market Works: Delaware Collin O'Mara The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative’s latest carbon allowance auction, where prices rose by one-third after the allowance supply was tightened by 45%, shows “how market-based programs cost-effectively reduce carbon pollution, while driving investments in a clean-energy economy,” according to Collin O’Mara,...
University Hosts Initiative Promoting Offshore Wind The University of Delaware has launched a “Special Initiative” on offshore wind, which it hopes will serve as catalyst to “add momentum to a promising industry that is at a critical juncture.” Supported by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the initiative plans to draw together information...
RGGI Funds Set for Several Vehicle Charging Stations The state Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Controls and the University of Delaware plan to place electric vehicle charging stations at five or six locations in the state, with two chargers at each site. The program, with an $80,000 budget from proceeds...
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