Piedmont Natural Gas Announces Membership in Council for Responsible Energy

Piedmont Natural Gas announced its membership in the Council for Responsible Energy, a coalition of more than 190 organizations that have come together to raise awareness of natural gas as the comfortable, responsible energy choice for America’s energy consumers. The Council, comprised of senior industry leaders from organizations nationwide, has launched a national campaign to communicate the benefits of natural gas. Central to this campaign... Read more..

AmerenUE, Saint Louis University Join Forces to Launch Pioneering Weather Monitoring, Forecasting, Response System

AmerenUE and Saint Louis University’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences today announced Quantum Weather(TM) – a highly precise weather monitoring, forecasting, and response system for UE’s Missouri service territory. Part of UE’s Project Power On reliability initiative, this pioneering system can pinpoint severe weather activity on a neighborhood-by- neighborhood basis. Current weather tracking systems are unable... Read more..

PECO Begins Second Round of Bidding for Renewable Energy Credits

For the second time in 2008, PECO is inviting renewable energy producers to submit bids to sell alternative energy “credits” to help the company fulfill the requirements of Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS) legislation. The details of the request for proposal (RFP) will be discussed in a teleconference on Monday, November 24. Interested parties should e-mail AEPS_RFP@peco-energy.com for information or to register. The... Read more..

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 pioneers this week. Citing Pure Power as the largest green-pricing programs in the Midwest with... Read more..

We Energies Submits Application for Columbia County Wind Project

We Energies filed an application today with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) for authorization to build the Glacier Hills Wind Park. The proposed wind park would be located in the towns of Randolph and Scott in northeast Columbia County — approximately 45 miles northeast of Madison. Current plans call for the project to consist of up to 90 wind turbines that would generate as much as 207 megawatts of electricity — enough... Read more..

Wisconsin Power and Light Files ‘Closing Arguments’ in Cassville Power Plant Docket

A decision on the future of the Nelson Dewey Generating Station is just weeks away. The final phase of the regulatory process kicked off today, as Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation, filed its initial brief in the case. The brief highlights that no generating facility in Wisconsin history has ever provided the varied benefits that Nelson Dewey 3 will bring. These benefits include helping to jump start... Read more..

Avista Re-Files in Oregon for Lower Annual Natural Gas Adjustment

Avista has re-filed a request with the Public Utility Commission of Oregon to decrease the company’s annual purchase gas cost adjustment (PGA) effective Nov. 1, 2008. If approved by the commission, a residential customer using an average of 53 therms of natural gas per month would see their monthly bill decrease by $3.28, or 4.1 percent, for a revised bill of $76.79. Annual PGA filings pass through changes in the cost of natural gas Avista acquires... Read more..

AmerenUE Crews Wrap Up Power Restoration in St. Louis City and County; Resources Being Poured Into Southeast Missouri

AmerenUE crews restored more than 86,000 Missouri customers since storms from Hurricane Ike hit the area yesterday (Sunday). Approximately 4,300 St. Louis City and County customers remain without power; most are expected to be restored today. Employees from three other Midwestern utility companies are coming into UE’s service territory to help get customers restored in Southeast Missouri where 12,000 customers are still out of power. More than... Read more..

Ameren Illinois Utilities ActOnEnergy Business Program Enjoying Immediate Success

Since the June 23rd introduction of the Ameren Illinois Utilities ActOnEnergy(TM) electric business customer incentive program, the initiative has demonstrated that Illinois businesses are eager to improve the energy efficiency of their facilities and operations. As of Sept. 1, electric business customers have applied for 76 percent of the $3 million in standard and custom incentive funds that are available for the first year of the program. “Businesses... Read more..

PECO Partners With ENERGY STAR (R) To Provide Customers With More Energy Saving Tools

PECO has formed a partnership with ENERGY STAR to provide its customers with more money saving resources through the company’s website at www.peco.com/save. A new web-based, interactive home is now available to take visitors on a tour from attic to garage that is full of energy saving tips and green information. PECO said it’s working to help its customers become more energy efficient and better manage their energy costs. ENERGY STAR is a cooperative... Read more..