LA Municipal Utility Will Ask Customers To Support Accelerated Renewable Energy Commitments

Date: 22 Dec 2005 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Board of Water and Power Commissioners for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) wants the municipal utility to meet their renewable portfolio standard (RPS) seven years earlier than a previous goal required. LADWP will start meeting directly with neighborhood councils, homeowners, businesses and other stakeholders to discuss the plan.

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Community Based Energy Development Moving Ahead in Minnesota

Date: 16 Dec 2005 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

A Community Based Energy Development (C-BED) organization has been formed to help landowners and/or investors make connections with each other. C-BED tariffs have been filed for approval by a handful of Minnesota utilities. And the Governor’s office has pledged that at least 800 MW of C-BED wind energy projects will be operational by 2010.

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California PUC Offers 3,000 MW Solar Plan

Date: 15 Dec 2005 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The California Public Utilities Commission released details of a $3.2-billion plan to generate 3,000 MWs of solar power in the state over the next 11 years. The initiative would cost the average residential customer about $7.00 per year. Incentives would be decreased from about $400 million in 2006 to just over $100 million in 2016.

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Iowa Municipal Utility Votes for 20 Percent Renewable Energy Standard

Date: 8 Dec 2005 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

In late November, the Waverly Light and Power (WLP) Board of Trustees unanimously voted to set a 20 percent renewable energy standard for the municipally-owned utility’s generation portfolio. Currently, the utility has 3.1 percent renewable generation and the new goal would raise that to 20 percent by 2020.

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$21 Million Available for Clean Distributed Generation in Connecticut

Date: 8 Dec 2005 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund [CCEF] has announced that it is accepting applications for its new on-site renewable distributed generation program. There is about $21 million available to reduce the cost of clean, DG projects at commercial, industrial and institutional facilities through the state.

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Baintree’s Municipal Utility Testing On-Site Energy Systems for Residential Customers

Date: 2 Dec 2005 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Baintree Electric Light Department (BELD) is partnering with Climate Energy to install and test out a 1 kW Micro-CHP (combined heat and power) systems. The units consists of a natural gas-powered Honda generator tied to a high-efficiency furnace.

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Orange County Will Save Millions By Generating On-Site Heat and Electricity

Date: 2 Dec 2005 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Supervisors in Orange County, California, are planning to install a cogeneration system to meet the energy needs of some of their government offices at the Santa Ana Civic Center. Total system costs are estimated at $34 million for a little over 10 MW and would save the county from $4 million to $5 million a year.

The county would buy two 5.2-megawatt natural gas-fired generators to produce electricity. The equipment would also use the energy produced to fire boilers to heat and cool the government buildings.

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