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Tennessee Gets in on Solar EV-Charging Stations
The first station will be erected at EPRI’s lab in Knoxville, Tennessee, and working with TVA, one of the biggest power producers in the U.S., more will be installed around the state in coming months.
Google Energy Inks Wind Farm Deal, Now Officially a Utility
Google announced today that it will begin a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement to buy the energy from 114 megawatts of wind generation at the NextEra Energy Resources Story County II facility in Iowa. The agreement is the first by Google Energy LLC.
BT in smart energy meter plan
BT signs partnership to bid for work in government’s installation of 28m smart energy meters in homes and small businesses over the next decade
US Bank Forces Indian Firm to Build 250-MW Solar and Wind Power Plant to Offset Coal Emissions
One of India’s leading power generation companies, Reliance Power, has agreed to set up a 250 MW solar-wind energy power plant in exchange of a $600 million loan from the US Export-Import Bank.
Southern California Edison Gets Smart, Installs One Millionth Smart Meter
SCE is investing $1.6 billion on the installation of 5 million smart meters for residential and small business customers by the end of 2012.
World’s First Hybrid Solar-Coal Power Plant Opens in Colorado
The $4.5 million Colorado Integrated Solar Project connects thermal energy from a new parabolic-trough-concentrating solar plant built by Abengoa Solar with the steam cycle of Unit 2 at Xcel’s existing coal-fired power plant near Grand Junction, Colorado.
Walmart Files Gripe over Proposed Cape Wind Electricity Rates
Electricity from the Cape Wind offshore wind farm could cost more than twice the current residential rate in Massachusetts.
4.7 Million New Places to Charge an Electric Car by 2015, Analysts Say
A new report estimates that over the next five years, some five million new EV charge points will be installed worldwide.
GE Lands 845-Megawatt Bid for World’s Largest Wind Farm
GE is celebrating positive news with the announcement of its involvement in the 845-megawatt, 338-turbine Shepherd’s Flat Wind Farm in Oregon.
National Grid Announces Plan to Buy Electricity from Cape Wind
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick Wednesday announced that electric utility National Grid and Cape Wind, the proposed offshore wind farm, have secured a deal to negotiate for a long-term power purchase agreement.
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