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Southern California Edison Signs Contract for More Than 900 Megawatts of Wind Energy Southern California Edison (SCE) has signed a 20-year contract with DCE, an affiliate of Caithness Energy, which will provide up to 909 megawatts of wind power. Developers say that once completed, the Caithness project will be one of the world’s largest fully permitted wind farms. More PGE and Confederated Tribes To Restore Fish Passage In Deschutes River Basin Governor Unveils First in the Nation Solar Highway Installation Governor Kulongoski announced Oregon is installing the nation’s first solar demonstration project in a highway right of way, moving the state a step further in its role as a leader in renewable power development. More Seattle City Light To Double Conservation Savings Mayor Greg Nickels has launched a major energy savings program that will double Seattle City Light's current energy conservation program during the next five years. More BC Hydro Funds LiveSmart BC Efficiency Incentive Program BC Hydro Power Smart is investing $6.5 million into a program that offers home audits and product rebates for homeowners to conserve energy and improve the comfort of their homes. More ENMAX Registers Clean Power Projects with BC Hydro ENMAX Energy Corporation is pleased to announce that it is continuing to develop and grow its British Columbia generation business with the registration of clean, renewable power generation projects with BC Hydro's Clean Power Call (CPC) process. More LADWP Board Approves New Wind Power Agreement
Clark Public Utilities Commissioners Approve Power Plan The Clark Public Utilities board of commissioners has approved the broad outline of a plan that is expected to guide the way the utility meets Clark County's future power needs. More Utility Begins Construction of New Operations Center The Eugene Water & Electric Board celebrated the start of construction at its new Roosevelt Operations Center with a special groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, Aug. 8. More NorthWestern Energy Donates $500K to Help Low Income Customers in Montana NorthWestern Energy has donated a half-million dollars to help low income customers in Montana pinched by rising energy costs. The company is donating $200,000 towards home weatherization for low-income residents through Governor Brian Schweitzer’s Warm Homes - Warm Hearts program; $200,000 to Energy Share of Montana; and $100,000 to the Montana Food Bank Network. More PSE Foundation to Award Nearly $130K to Local Organizations The Puget Sound Energy Foundation has announced grants totaling almost $130,000 to be given to more than 30 local charitable organizations throughout Washington. More Avista Presents $82K Efficiency Rebate to City of Post Falls Incentives offered by Avista to its Idaho customers have resulted in a rebate to the City of Post Falls City Hall for the installation of high efficiency water source heat pump systems at its new city hall. More Nevada Power Increases Energy Assistance Funding, Harrah’s Foundation Makes $50K Contribution Nevada Power Company announced that it has increased its energy assistance funding by $100,000 to $500,000 for Project REACH, which is administered by United Way of Southern Nevada, and that Harrah’s Foundation committed $50,000, bringing this year's total funding to over a half million dollars. More
SRP Donates $10,000 to Youth at Risk Program On the Move
Atmos Energy Corporation Names Ruben E. Esquivel to Board of Directors More
NorthWestern Names Brian B. Bird to Board of Directors More
NorthWestern Energy Appoints Robert C. Rowe as President and Chief Executive Officer More
Questar Gas Promotes Ron Jibson to President and CEO More
Avista Corp. Names Mark Thies Sr. V.P. and CFO More
Andre Gallo Joins Seattle City Light As Regulatory Compliance Officer More
PGE Welcomes Reuben Plantico as Director of Environmental and Sustainability Policy More
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Shale Gas Leads 8.8 Percent Increase in U.S. Gas Production New natural gas drilling, which uses advanced technologies to extract the fuel from shale beds, is on the rise, promising to increase domestic natural gas supplies over the next decade or so. More
FERC Denies AZ Request for Transmission Review Suspension In August the FERC denied Arizona regulators’ request for the agency to suspend its review of a proposed high-voltage transmission line that Edison International wants to build between that state and California. More Key ANS Leaseholder Exxon Wants in on Alaska Gas Line Canadian Approval Granted to Canada-U.S. Merchant Power Line
Dispute About Snowpack Decline Spurs Heated Debate Large Retailers Install Solar Roof Panels
South Coast Air District Charged with Selling Invalid Emission Credits A coalition of environmental groups has filed a federal lawsuit against California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District, accusing the agency of selling invalid emissions credits. More Voters Willing to Pay More for Clean Energy, Poll Suggests A recent poll in six Western states found that 64 percent of likely voters were willing to pay higher prices for energy derived from clean renewable resources such as wind and solar. More Montana Coal-to-Liquids Plant to be Built by Crow Nation and Australian-American Energy Company Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, along with the Crow Tribe of Indians and Australian-American Energy Company LLC have announced an agreement to develop a $7 billion coal-to-liquids project on the Crow Reservation in southeastern Montana. More “Low-Cost” Natural Gas Boosts Utah Demand for Natural Gas Vehicles Since January 2007, sales of natural gas-powered vehicles have increased over 400 percent, reports Utah-based utility Questar Corp. More N.Y. State Approves Regional Cap and Trade Plan New York’s Environmental Board has approved regulations drafted by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation as part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a cap-and-trade plan developed by 10 Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. More
Kulongoski Unveils Green Transportation Ideas Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski has announced a still-in-progress package of green transportation ideas he hopes to pursue in 2009 that includes tax incentives for plug-in electric vehicles and strategies to reduce overall miles driven within the state. More Nanoantennas Convert Heat Energy into Electricity at Idaho DOE Lab Researchers at the DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory have developed an economical way to produce plastic sheets containing billions of tiny nanoantannas capable of collecting heat energy from the sun or from other sources. More Undulating Plastic Strips in River May Generate Town’s Electricity A grid of undulating plastic strips on the bottom of the Kiskiminetas River may soon generate 20 to 40 percent of the electricity needed to power the center of an old steel town in Pennsylvania. More Western Natural Gas Market Review More
Western LNG Update
Indonesia, Japan 10-year LNG Contract Price is $18/mmBTU More
New LNG Terminal Seeks Re-Export Licensing More
Rising Global Energy Prices Keep LNG Debate Alive More
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