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Flexitricity believes it could unlock revenue streams worth millions of pounds annually to private industry, and help reduce Britain’s carbon footprint, using a unique system that harnesses the hidden flexible capabilities of existing commercial energy assets, such as standby generators, electricity consuming equipment, combined heat and power (CHP) generators and hydro generators.
Using its patented aggregation technology, Flexitricity’s clients, such as the ExCeL London and other significa... [more]
Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Department of Energy is investing more than $26 million to further study the Western transmission interconnection, which will help states, utilities, and grid operators prepare for future growth in energy demand, renewable energy resources, and Smart Grid technologies.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has released an initial study assessing the operational impacts and economics of increased contributions from wind and solar energy ... [more]
Under the Green Communities Act, all of Massachusetts' investor-owned utilities are required to enter into long-term contracts to purchase at least three percent of their electricity supply from renewable generators.
National Grid and Cape Wind will file a contract with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities today under which National Grid will buy clean power from the nation’s first large-scale, off-shore wind farm, which is expected to come online by the end of 2012.
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NRG Energy, Inc. has signed a binding letter of intent to purchase the South Trent wind farm near Sweetwater, Texas. Upon successful conclusion of the acquisition, South Trent will become the fourth plant in NRG’s onshore wind portfolio.
The 101 megawatt (MW) wind farm, which came online in January 2009, consists of 44 Siemens 2.3 MW wind turbines capable, at maximum capacity, of powering more than 80,000 homes. AEP Energy Partners, Inc. has a 20-year power purchase agreement for all of the ... [more]
The 150-megawatt Spring Valley Wind Project will be Nevada’s first major wind project and is expected to be generating electricity by late 2011. The project would create more than 150 jobs during the construction phase and approximately 10 permanent positions.
NV Energy and Pattern Energy Group LP announced that the two companies have entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement for the sale of energy produced from the Spring Valley Wind Project to be located in eastern Nevada.
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In 2008, The State of Maryland's Governor Martin O'Malley successfully championed the effort that more than doubled Maryland's renewable portfolio standard that requires utilities to purchase 20% of their power from clean energy sources by 2022.
NRG Bluewater Wind has been named one of three companies to supply power from renewable sources to the State of Maryland. This award to provide up to 55 megawatts (MW) of wind generation will be NRG Bluewater’s second power purchase agreement (PPA) i... [more]
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