Thursday Headlines

NRG to buy Energy Plus for $190 million

BusinessWeek

... Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Illinois. The company also sells electricity in Texas and natural gas in New York and New Jersey. The deal requires regulatory approvals from the Justice Department and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ...
 
Pa. shale gas production increasing

UPI.com

HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Natural gas production from the Marcellus shale gas play in Pennsylvania increased substantially during the first six months of 2011, the government said. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ...
 
Sungevity launches renewable energy tax equity fund, expands headquarters

solarserver.com

On August 15th, 2011, Sungevity Inc. (Oakland, California, US) and Citigroup Inc. (Citi, New York, New York, US) introduced a new renewable energy tax equity fund to support over USD 50 million in new residential solar lease projects. ...
 
Koch Brothers Fund Bogus Study Bashing Offshore Wind in New Jersey

Think Progress

This report isn't BHI's first foray into the admittedly complex world of offshore wind. A 2003 report from BHI on Cape Wind's proposal to build America's first offshore wind farm used similarly deceptive tactics, suggesting the project could cost the ...
 
Rooftop Solar Is Experiencing a Boom in California

Care2.com (blog)

Rooftop solar panels do more than just eliminate the need for traditional power sources. They help keep a building cooler, according to a report released by the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering in America. Researchers used thermal imaging to ...
 
Solar Geothermal Hybrid Gets Go-Ahead in Nevada

Reuters

By SustainableBusiness.com at SustainableBusiness.com Enel Green Power North America is combining solar and geothermal at its Stillwater Geothermal plant in Churchill, County, Nevada. This is the first renewable energy project in the US that combines ...
 
Energy Savings From Below

AOL Energy

Part of the series of "101" introductions to energy from the US Department of Energy, this video, like its predecessors, has something to teach even the energy expert for whom geothermal may not be a focus. For those interested in the basics of solar, ...
 
DOE gets an earful on uranium mine leasing program near Telluride, Montrose

The Colorado Independent

Depends where you were last week when the US Department of Energy (DOE) took feedback on its uranium mine leasing program in southwest Colorado. In some places like Telluride, according to media reports, ...
 
O'Malley appoints 2 to state's Public Service Commission

The Republic

She most recently worked as the clean energy director at the Maryland Energy Administration. She also has worked in the private sector for 20 years. The PSC, which had two vacancies on the five-member commission, regulates gas, electric, telephone, ...
 
Aspen Hill school soaks up solar energy

Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online

The solar panels will not only provide green energy for the building, but also will give students a unique opportunity to soak up scientific knowledge, she said. The initial cost of the system will be paid for by a $50000 Maryland Energy Administration ...