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Better Health a Key Benefit of Renewables, Study Says

Better Health a Key Benefit of Renewables, Study Says Building wind and solar farms helps to reduce the human impact on climate change by displacing noxious emissions from coal-fired power plants. A new study says there’s another important benefit to renewables development: cost savings from cleaner air that saves lives. Researchers from Harvard University, in … Continue reading Better Health a Key Benefit of Renewables, Study Says

Why #Oregon imports power from #fossil_fuels and exports renewable energy

Why Oregon imports power from fossil fuels and exports renewable energy We hear a lot about new renewable energy projects in Oregon: geothermal, solar and wind projects galore. And that’s on top of hydropower – a renewable staple in the Northwest’s power supply. But there’s a big difference between renewable energy production in Oregon and … Continue reading Why #Oregon imports power from #fossil_fuels and exports renewable energy

Exelon Corp. (#EXC) Announces Clearance of PJM Nuclear Plants

Exelon Corp. (EXC) Announces Clearance of PJM Nuclear Plants Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) announced that all of the Illinois nuclear plants in PJM cleared in the transition capacity auction for the 2016-17 planning year. The auction results take effect in June 2016. This is the first of two transitional auctions that PJM is holding to … Continue reading Exelon Corp. (#EXC) Announces Clearance of PJM Nuclear Plants

Fuel Cell Energy Selected for Carbon Capture Project by DOE

FuelCell Energy Selected for Carbon Capture Project by DOE The manufacturer and operator of fuel cell power plants, FuelCell Energy, Inc. FCEL revealed that it has been selected for a cost-share carbon capture project by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (“DOE”) Office of Fossil Energy. The project, with an outlay of $23.7 million, will be … Continue reading Fuel Cell Energy Selected for Carbon Capture Project by DOE

#Edison must inspect even more of its #Long_Beach power grid

….Most of the city and the remainder of Edison’s 50,000-square-mile service area has what the company calls a radial design, where outages can be isolated along system branches. The August power outages occurred in this part of the system. Downtown Long Beach’s power system downtown is what Edison calls a networked system, with every circuit … Continue reading #Edison must inspect even more of its #Long_Beach power grid

Widespread power outage hits Downtown #Honolulu, neighboring areas

Widespread power outage hits Downtown Honolulu, neighboring areas HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A widespread power outage affected several neighborhoods near Honolulu Wednesday morning. Shortly before 10 a.m., residents and businesses reported hearing a loud boom followed by a loss of electricity. Traffic lights were also out. So far, Hawaiian Electric officials have confirmed that the outage … Continue reading Widespread power outage hits Downtown #Honolulu, neighboring areas

Extended power outages due to storm damage hit home for #Phoenix residents, businesses

Extended power outages due to storm damage hit home for Phoenix residents, businesses PHOENIX (AP) — A savage storm with wind, rain and lightning that damaged buildings, knocked down trees, utility poles and power lines added up to sweaty predicaments for many Phoenix residents. For those without power for extended periods, the late-summer outages meant … Continue reading Extended power outages due to storm damage hit home for #Phoenix residents, businesses