New Calls for Re-Regulation - EF News - electricityforum. com As a result, Pacific Gas Electric Company filed for bankruptcy while Southern California Edison teetered on the brink for several months Consumers were forced to pay higher and higher rates while the state budget surplus was wiped out while the Department of Water Resources then took over the burden of purchasing electricity
Network of nuclear waste sites proposed - EF News YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA - The United States should develop temporary storage facilities to hold the waste produced by the country's nuclear reactors until a permanent burial site can be developed, a federal panel proposed recently The United States has debated what to do with radioactive waste for
Smart Grid consumer engagement leads to satisfaction Smart Grid Customer Engagement Success Stories spotlights the strategies and tactics employed by four energy utilities in the U S , CenterPoint Energy, Oklahoma Gas Electric, San Diego Gas Electric, and Southern California Edison, to successfully engage customers with the benefits of the smart grid, smart meters, demand response and other enabling technology and devices for home energy
Churchill hydro project touted for “greenness” - EF News Meanwhile, New Democrat Leader Jack Layton visited Montreal to help shore up support for Thomas Mulcair, his deputy leader and the NDP's sole MP in Quebec Layton believes he can gain ground in the province, which is also expected to be a prime target for the Conservatives and Liberals
Winds too fickle at Boston City Hall - EF News Three months after Mayor Thomas M Menino first floated the idea of installing a windmill somewhere on the bricked-over swale abutting the city's seat of government, engineers have concluded there are too many unpredictable and dangerous gusts and downdrafts as wind bounces off the nearby buildings
Vermont Yankee contract rejected by co-op - EF News The board of directors of the stateÂ’s third-largest electric utility voted 9-1 against signing a 20-year power purchase agreement with the 39-year-old nuclear power plant that is fighting for its life in court Board President Thomas Bailey of Derby does not vote unless he needs to break a tie
New Brunswick utilities get serious about renewable energy "I am pleased that we have reached an agreement which allows us to continue our partnership with Edmundston Energy for years to come," said Gaëtan Thomas, NB Power President and CEO "This partnership plays an important role in further diversifying our generation mix to include more renewable energy
PSC chairman offers to brief lawmakers on electricity bidding process Schisler made the offer to Senate President Thomas V Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael E Busch in response to questions they sent recently to officials at BGE and its corporate parent, Constellation Energy Group Schisler said he wanted to assure them that the bidding process that resulted in the higher rates was fair and designed to produce the lowest possible prices for consumers
2009 Electricity Forum - News Archives Old Edison mine to get a makeover Ontario on track for coal-free power Ontario studying electric-car incentives PECO increases wind energy purchase for HQ PEI farmer will make potatoes and power PSC approves option for APC to cut air conditioners Power outages in Pakistan irk customers Hybrids replace “big dirty trucks”