Business and Environmental Groups Unite in Support of Climate Legislation

Exelon Chairman and CEO John W. Rowe and Natural Resources Defense Council President Frances G. Beinecke today urged Midwest business leaders to support comprehensive climate legislation. In a panel discussion at the Economic Club of Chicago, Rowe and Beinecke said economy-wide cap-and-trade legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is essential to our nation’s economy and the environment. “It is rare to see business and environmental groups... Read more..

The Brattle Group Projects $1.5 to $2.0 Trillion Investment Needed in the U.S. Electric Utility Industry by 2030

The U.S. utility industry will have to invest between $1.5 and $2.0 trillion between 2010 and 2030 to maintain current levels of reliable energy service for customers throughout the country, according to a new report issued today by The Brattle Group. The findings are detailed in “Transforming America’s Power Industry: The Investment Challenge 2010-2030,” presented today by Peter Fox-Penner, a principal of The Brattle Group, at the... Read more..

Progress Energy Carolinas Again Seeking Renewable Energy Projects

Progress Energy Carolinas is again seeking proposals for potential renewable energy projects and alternative energy providers, as part of the company’s balanced strategy for meeting the growing energy needs of 1.4 million households and businesses in the Carolinas. The company issued an open-ended request for renewable proposals in November 2007, and received a number of proposals for solar and biofuels energy projects. Although the request... Read more..

APS System Improvements Help Provide Arizona Customers with Outstanding Summer Service and Reliability

During a summer in which monsoon storms and high temperatures dominated local news, APS continued to provide reliable service to the Company’s more than 1.1 million customers throughout Arizona. “It’s our job to be prepared for any potential contingency, and to ensure the lights come on and air conditioning is available when our customers flip the switch,” said APS President and CEO Don Brandt. “And, while the summer of 2008 brought its... Read more..

Ameresco AXIS Offers Streamlined Utility Billing Management for Energy Managers

Ameresco, Inc. today unveiled its new comprehensive billing management system, AXIS, which is designed to streamline the utility payment and energy analysis processes for large companies with improved reporting accuracy and relevance. The energy solutions provider introduced the new system to energy managers at the Edison Electric Institute’s Fall National Key Accounts Workshop conference in Las Vegas. AXIS allows customers to track utility... Read more..

Ameresco AXIS Offers Streamlined Utility Billing Management for Energy Managers

Ameresco, Inc. unveiled its new comprehensive billing management system, AXIS, which is designed to streamline the utility payment and energy analysis processes for large companies with improved reporting accuracy and relevance. The energy solutions provider introduced the new system to energy managers at the Edison Electric Institute’s Fall National Key Accounts Workshop conference in Las Vegas. AXIS allows customers to track utility spending,... Read more..

Progress Energy Sending Crews, Contractors to Assist in Ike Restoration

Progress Energy is sending more than 800 company and contract workers from the Carolinas and Florida to Texas to assist utilities there with expected damage and power outages from Hurricane Ike. The company’s deployment of 385 employees and 437 contract personnel is larger than deployments made in support of utilities in Louisiana and Texas after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. Workers are expected to be in Texas supporting utilities there... Read more..

Progress Energy Receives National Economic Development Award

Site Selection magazine has named Progress Energy one of North America’s Top Utilities for Economic Development for the sixth time in the last seven years. The magazine’s September 2008 issue selected Progress Energy as one of 10 winning utilities based on its success in helping to generate 7,405 new jobs and more than $766 million in capital investment in the Carolinas and Florida service areas in 2007. “In challenging economic... Read more..

Progress Energy Responding to Outages from Hanna

A strong Tropical Storm Hanna came ashore at 3:20 a.m., bringing high winds and heavy rains to much of Progress Energy Carolinas’ service area, and the company has deployed hundreds of company and contract workers to restore service as quickly and safely as possible. As of 8 a.m., about 55,000 customers were without power. Most of those customers are in coastal areas and in the coastal plain east of Interstate 95. Crews are also working to restore... Read more..

Progress Energy Crews Heading East to Assist in Storm Restoration

Progress Energy crews from Western North Carolina are headed to coastal areas today to assist in restoring service from the expected effects of Tropical Storm/Hurricane Hanna. The storm is expected to make landfall near the N.C./S.C. border between 2 and 4 a.m. Saturday. Company line & service crews, as well as contract line and tree crews and support personnel are expected to arrive in Wilmington and other coastal areas today, so they can be... Read more..