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Rate Relief Package Promises More RE For Illinois Customers

on 25 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff

Ameren Corp. and the Ameren Illinois utilities have unveiled a $488 million rate relief package that includes a mandate for adding renewables to the utilities' [read more]

CRS Releases Draft Green-e GHG Protocol

on 24 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff

The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) has released the Draft Green-e Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol for Renewable Energy and now seeks stakeholder comments.This document establishes [read more]

ITC Great Plains To Build Half Of Kansas Transmission Line

on 24 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff

ITC Great Plains LLC, a subsidiary of Novi, Mich.-headquartered ITC Holdings Corp., has advised Southwest Power Pool Inc. (SPP) of its commitment to construct, own, [read more]

PPM Energy Secures Another Contract For Klondike III

on 24 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E), a San Francisco-based utility, has entered into a 15-year agreement with PPM Energy, a Portland, Ore.-based developer of wind [read more]

New NGA Chair Pawlenty Announces Clean Energy Plan

on 24 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff

Gov. Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn., recently elected chair of the National Governors Association (NGA), has named an initiative called Securing a Clean Energy Future as his [read more]

Vectorply Adds More Multi-Axial Reinforcement Fabrics

on 24 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff

Phenix City, Ala.-headquartered Vectorply Corp. has expanded its line of multi-axial reinforcement fabrics to include ultra-lightweight double-bias, biaxial, quadraxial and unidirectional carbon fabrics.Vectorply notes that [read more]

Tampa Electric RFP

on 23 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff

Tampa Electric has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for renewable energy projects. Projects for consideration must be in commercial operation by Jan. 1, 2008, [read more]

Texas PUC Makes CREZ Designations

on 23 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff

The Texas Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has directed the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to develop transmission plans to serve between 10,000 MW and 23,000 [read more]

Listing Date Set For Wind Power Futures

on 23 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff

U.S. Futures Exchange (USFE) will begin listing Wind Power futures - its first renewable energy contracts - on Aug. 24. Seven contracts derived from NORDIX [read more]

Burt Appointed Massachusetts DEP Commissioner

on 23 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff

Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles has named Laurie Burt, founder of the environmental law practice at the Boston firm of Foley Hoag [read more]

Ontario Clears Enbridge Wind Project For Construction

on 23 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff

The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) have approved construction of Calgary, Alberta-based Enbridge's wind power project in Bruce [read more]

APX To Provide Software For U.S. Emissions Allowances Auctions

on 23 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff

APX Inc., a Santa Clara, Calif.-headquartered infrastructure provider for North American environmental and energy markets, plans to supply software technology and services to support the [read more]

Counties Join Sierra Club On Climate Stabilization Initiative

on 23 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff

Several U.S. counties and the Sierra Club have partnered to form the Cool Counties Climate Stabilization Declaration, a new initiative to combat global warming. Participating [read more]

Progress Energy Florida RFP

on 20 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff

St. Petersburg, Fla.-headquartered Progress Energy Florida has issued a request for proposals to expand the company's renewable portfolio.The utility specifies that eligible projects must be [read more]

Santa Clara University Purchases More Renewable Energy

on 20 Jul 2007 by NAW Staff

Santa Clara University (SCU) has increased its investment in Santa Clara Green Power, the renewable energy program offered by Santa Clara, Calif.-based utility Silicon Valley [read more]