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Idaho Public Utilities Commission Approves Idaho Power's Growth Plan

on 28 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has accepted a 20-year growth plan for Idaho Power Co., a Boise, Idaho-based electric utility, that calls for 1,300 MW [read more]

Applied Materials Increases Its Commitment To Green Power

on 28 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

Applied Materials, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based provider of solar products using nanomanufacturing technology, has increased its commitment to Santa Clara Green Power, a renewable energy [read more]

WPPI Increases Wind Energy Portfolio To Meet State Mandate

on 27 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

Wisconsin Public Power Inc. (WPPI), a Sun Prairie, Wis.-based regional power company that serves 48 customer-owned electric utilities, expects to be six years ahead of [read more]

Hydro One Will Seek Approvals For A New Transmission Line

on 27 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) applauds Hydro One's announcement that it will act on the recommendation of the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) and begin [read more]

LADWP Increases Portfolio With Renewable Energy Purchase

on 26 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

The Los Angeles City Council has approved two agreements between the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), a municipal-owned utility, and Powerex Corp., [read more]

Quebec NGOs Urge Government To Develop Renewable Energy Program

on 26 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

Three nongovernment organizations (NGOs) in Quebec have urged the province's new government, which will be elected today, to lead the development of a renewable energy [read more]

Renewable Energy Loans And Grants Available Through USDA

on 23 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the availability of $175 million in loan guarantees and $11.4 million in grants to support investments in [read more]

PECO Proposes Renewable Energy Purchase To Meet Mandate

on 22 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

PECO, a Philadelphia-based utility and subsidiary of Exelon Corp., has filed a petition with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) to purchase the equivalent of [read more]

Kansas City Utility Adds Wind Power To Its Portfolio

on 22 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

The Sierra Club, Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) and the Concerned Citizens of Platte County (CCPC) have agreed on a set of initiatives to [read more]

Energy East Offers Shares To Enhance Grid

on 21 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

Energy East Corp., an energy services and delivery company with offices in Portland, Maine, and Albany, N.Y., has announced it will seek to issue up [read more]

NYISO Approves State's Reliability Assessment For 2007 To 2016

on 21 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

The New York Independent System Operator's (NYISO) board of directors has approved the state's second reliability needs assessment (RNA), which identifies bulk electricity grid needs [read more]

Windtec And Sinovel Sign Wind Turbine Development Contract

on 20 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

Windtec, a subsidiary of American Superconductor Corp., has signed a contract with Sinovel Wind Corp. Ltd., a Beijing-headquartered manufacturer, to develop wind turbines.Under the terms [read more]

General Compression Receives Funding To Commercialize Wind Turbine

on 20 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

Attleboro, Mass.-based General Compression Inc. has closed an initial round of funding for more than $5 million to accelerate the development of its dispatchable wind [read more]

Segments 2 And 3 Of SCE's Transmission Project Approved

on 20 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved Southern California Edison's (SCE) application to build segments two and three of the Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project. [read more]

Westar Energy Plans To Increase Wind Power In Kansas

on 19 Mar 2007 by NAW Staff

In response to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius', D-Kan., request to make Kansas a leader in wind energy, Westar Energy, a Topeka, Kan.-based electric utility, has announced [read more]