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Changing Landscape For Electric Utilities

Changing Landscape For Electric Utilities The centralized electric utility industry is facing an unprecedented threat in the form of distributed generation. While utilities across the U.S. have aggressively campaigned against the distributed generation industry, this strategy may ultimately backfire. Despite the billions of dollars that the electric utilities possess, their attempts to suppress the distributed … Continue reading Changing Landscape For Electric Utilities

Nuclear Utility Suffers Setback As DC Pursues Clean Energy

Nuclear Utility Suffers Setback As DC Pursues Clean Energy Regulators for Washington DC rejected the proposed purchase of Pepco Holdings by Exelon, potentially killing off the $6.84 billion acquisition. By law, the DC Public Service Commission (PSC) said, the deal must benefit the public, and not just leave it unharmed. Chairman Betty Ann Kane said … Continue reading Nuclear Utility Suffers Setback As DC Pursues Clean Energy

It’s Not A Pipe Dream: Clean Energy From Water Pipes Comes To #Portland

It’s Not A Pipe Dream: Clean Energy From Water Pipes Comes To Portland It’s a renewable energy source, but hydropower has its pitfalls. Its dams can kill fish and other marine life and majorly disrupt habitat, and they can also end up emitting significant amounts of greenhouse gases — a side effect that many of … Continue reading It’s Not A Pipe Dream: Clean Energy From Water Pipes Comes To #Portland

MacEachern: Green energy billionaires doing own “Koch” thing

MacEachern: Green energy billionaires doing own “Koch” thing A day doesn’t go by without our “letters to the editor” file flooding with missives about those wicked, old Koch brothers and their insane conspiracy to lay waste to the earth. Thanks, Mr. Soros! But Koch-obsessing is getting a little long in the tooth, isn’t it? Especially … Continue reading MacEachern: Green energy billionaires doing own “Koch” thing