Can CA Economy Afford Climate Policies?

Can CA Economy Afford Climate Policies?

As political pressure mounts to delay California’s ambitious global warming policies, a new report from University of California researchers examines the economic impacts of putting the Governor’s climate program on hold. Energy Prices and California’s Economic Security, a project sponsored by Next 10, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization,... 

Simon Completes Solar Panel Installation at The Shops at Mission Viejo

February 4, 2009 Category: Green Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy
Simon Completes Solar Panel Installation at The Shops at Mission Viejo

Simon Property Group, Inc., the country’s largest owner, developer and manager of high quality retail real estate, has just last month completed the largest solar installation by a mall owner in the U.S. Simon Property Group entered into a power purchase agreement with Element Markets, a Houston-based developer of clean energy, for the output... 

Constellation Energy to Sell Downstream Gas Business

February 4, 2009 Category: Natural Gas
Constellation Energy to Sell Downstream Gas Business

Constellation Energy announced it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its Houston-based downstream natural gas unit to Macquarie Group. Terms were not disclosed. The pending divestiture is one of several strategic initiatives the company has undertaken in recent months to reduce risk in its merchant businesses and improve liquidity through the... 

China Prosperous Clean Energy Corporation Completes Construction of First Stage of Shijiazhuang Project

January 20, 2009 Category: Green Energy, Natural Gas
China Prosperous Clean Energy Corporation Completes Construction of First Stage of Shijiazhuang Project

China Prosperous Clean Energy Corporation, a retailer and wholesaler of compressed natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas through its subsidiaries based in China, today announced that the Company has completed the first stage of construction for natural gas distribution network for residential usage in Shijiazhuang Yuanshi County. This project has... 

Sunoco to Close Polypropylene Plant in Bayport, Texas

January 13, 2009 Category: Oil Energy

Sunoco Inc. announced that it will permanently close its polypropylene manufacturing facility located in Bayport, Texas, no later than April 30, 2009. The facility can produce approximately 400 million pounds of polypropylene each year. “The decision to close the facility was made after an extensive review which demonstrated that the plant is no longer... 

Horizon Wind Energy Announces Commercial Operation of Three Wind Farms

January 9, 2009 Category: Electricity, Wind Energy

Horizon Wind Energy, owned by EDP Renovaveis, the fourth largest wind energy producer in the world, fully commissioned over 500 megawatts (MW) in December of 2008. The 201 MW Meridian Way Wind Farm, located in north central Kansas in Cloud County, the 102.9 megawatt (MW) Rattlesnake Road Wind Farm located near the city of Arlington in Gilliam County,... 

Sinoenergy Corporation Opens Three New Retail CNG Filling Stations

January 7, 2009 Category: Natural Gas

Sinoenergy Corporation, developer and operator of retail Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) filling stations in the People’s Republic of China, and a manufacturer of CNG transport truck trailers, CNG filling station equipment and CNG conversion kits for automobiles, today announced the opening of three new retail CNG filling stations that started operations... 

Developers Diversified Announces Income-Producing Solar Energy Program to Benefit Tenants and Environment

January 7, 2009 Category: Solar Energy

Developers Diversified Realty announced an income-producing solar energy program in partnership with SunEdison, North America’s largest solar energy services provider. The program will enable Developers Diversified to incorporate solar photovoltaic (PV) systems through a multi-phase deployment at the company’s shopping centers, starting... 

Reliant Energy Closes on Previously Announced Sale of Northeastern Marketing Assets to Hess Corporation

January 1, 2009 Category: Coal Energy, Electricity, Natural Gas, Oil Energy

Reliant Energy has completed the previously announced sale of the Northeastern electricity marketing assets of its retail subsidiaries, Reliant Energy Solutions East and Reliant Energy Solutions Northeast, to Hess Corporation. Reliant Energy, Inc. based in Houston, provides electricity and energy services to retail and wholesale customers in the United... 

GDF SUEZ Energy North America Affiliate Completes Acquisition of FirstLight Power Enterprises, Inc.

December 29, 2008 Category: Electric Energy, Electricity

GDF SUEZ Energy North America announced the acquisition of FirstLight Power Enterprises, Inc. (FirstLight) from Energy Capital Partners is now complete. FirstLight owns and operates a unique portfolio of 15 power generation plants — primarily pumped storage and traditional hydro facilities. It also has a state-of-the-art natural gas peaking power... 

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