Pure Power Named ‘Most Successful’ New Green Power Program

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has named UE’s Pure Power(TM) program the “most successful” New Green Power Program of the year, company officials report. DOE along with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Center for Resource Solutions are honoring 25 leading corporations, renewable energy suppliers and industry... 

Duke Energy Ohio Reaches Agreement on Electric Security Plan

Duke Energy Ohio announced today that a settlement agreement has been reached with most intervening parties, the Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) and the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel on its electric security plan under Ohio’s new energy law. The agreement, which establishes generation rates for 2009 through 2011, must be... 

Commerce Energy Sells Texas Retail Electric Business for $14.8 Million

Commerce Energy Group, Inc. said that its principal operating subsidiary, Commerce Energy, Inc., sold all of its retail electric service contracts in Texas to Ambit Energy, LP (Ambit), for an estimated $14.8 million. The purchase price includes $8.5 million in cash received on closing, a second payment of $2.7 million, reduced by customer deposits and... 

Apogee Interactive Addresses American Public Power Association’s 2008 Customer Connections Conference in Music City

Apogee Interactive Inc. technology consultants Dan Lockman and Jon Scott have been selected by the American Public Power Association to speak on Internet-based energy efficiency analysis tools at APPA’s 2008 Customer Connections Conference in Nashville, Tenn. today. Lockman, a founding employee of Atlanta-based Apogee, will demonstrate how to use... 

Pacific Gas and Electric Company Hosts Energy-Efficient Home Exhibit in San Francisco’s Union Square

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR® program will host a custom-built, interactive exhibit structure modeled after an actual energy-efficient home this weekend, showcasing energy-efficient home products in San Francisco’s historic Union Square. “To help our... 

Fellon-McCord Initiates Power Supply Dispatching via Acquisition of DaCott Power & Transmission Solutions LLC

Energy consulting and management company Fellon-McCord & Associates announced the acquisition of the assets of DaCott Power & Transmission Solutions LLC (DP&T) from DaCott Energy Services Ltd. of Houston, TX. The acquisition gives Fellon-McCord a valuable new slate of power supply consulting services including a 24/7 power dispatch capability... 

Before Chilly Nights Set in, The Gas Company Says Now Is the Time to Check the Furnace

With the arrival of fall, Southern California Gas Co. is advising customers to inspect their home-heating appliances and perform any needed maintenance rather than wait for the first major cold front. “Now is the time to perform maintenance on home-heating appliances to ensure safe operation,” said Richard Morrow, vice president of customer... 

Landis+Gyr Unveils Four-Year Advanced Metering Contract with PG&E

Landis+Gyr, the global leader in energy management offering utilities next generation “smart grid” solutions, today announced a four-year contract to supply a major portion of the planned deployment of more than 5 million advanced electric meters to California utility Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). Under the agreement, the... 

Dominion East Ohio Files Tarrif Adjustments to PUCO Rate Case Decision

Dominion East Ohio today filed for a tariff adjustment to implement a new “levelized” rate structure, in accordance with an order issued by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. The company filed for a reduction in its volumetric charge from $1.2355 to $0.628 per thousand cubic feet (MCF). In yesterday’s ruling, the PUCO also decided... 

SemGroup to Sell Fuel Storage Facility in Wales; Largest Facility of its Kind in U.K. Provides Strategic Location for Distribution to Major Markets

SemGroup, L.P. announced its plans to evaluate offers to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary, SemLogistics Milford Haven Limited, which operates the largest independent fuel storage facility in the United Kingdom. Located in Milford Haven on the west coast of Wales, the facility provides 8.5 million barrels of commercially active storage capacity and serves...