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

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 plant in construction. Together, these 16 facilities have a combined capacity of 1,538 MW in Massachusetts... Read more..

ISO New England Projects Adequate Power Supplies to Meet Winter Electricity Demand

New England will have the resources needed to meet demand for electricity in the six-state region this winter, according to ISO New England Inc., the operator of the region’s bulk power system and wholesale electricity markets. ISO New England projections indicate that under normal winter weather conditions of about 7 degrees Fahrenheit (°F), New England’s peak demand for electricity is forecasted to reach 23,030 megawatts (MW), although current... Read more..

Defense Energy Support Center Selects EnerNOC as an Approved Demand Response Provider

EnerNOC, Inc., a leading developer and provider of clean and intelligent energy solutions, announced today that it has been selected by the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) as an approved demand response provider, allowing EnerNOC to pursue federal and military facilities throughout the United States. “DESC encourages federal and military installations to do their part to use energy more efficiently, and demand response programs are a great... Read more..

Green Mountain Power Files for Rate Adjustment of Less Than Two Percent

Green Mountain Power today asked the Vermont Public Service Board to authorize a 1.58 percent rate adjustment to go into effect on January 1, 2009, as part of its alternative regulation plan. The increase is largely due to increases in regional transmission costs. “While we know any increase in rates can be difficult for our customers, we are pleased to have been able to keep our adjustment extremely low at a time when many of our customers... Read more..

SUEZ LNG Subsidiary Completes Pipeline Construction for Neptune Offshore LNG Facility

SUEZ LNG NA LLC (GDF SUEZ Group) announced that it has completed pipeline construction for its offshore LNG project, Neptune. The first phase of construction began in late July and included the installation of a 13-mile sub-sea pipeline that will connect the Neptune LNG facility with the existing Spectra Energy HubLineSM. The second phase, scheduled to begin in early May 2009 and continue into September 2009, includes connecting the new pipeline to... Read more..

Solar Works, Inc. and SolarWrights, Inc. Join Forces to Create Largest Solar Integration Company in Northeast

Riverside Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, announced today the acquisition and merger of Solar Works, Inc. and SolarWrights, Inc. into the largest solar energy integrator in the Northeast. “We are delighted to be bringing together these two leading renewable energy companies, both of which have a track record of outstanding growth and high levels of customer satisfaction,” said David Belluck, general partner at Riverside Partners,... Read more..

Detectent Changes the Game in Energy Efficiency

Industry pioneer in the application of advanced Customer Intelligence Solutions for utilities, Detectent, Inc. announces the launch of their Energy Efficiency Solution, which delivers new techniques to maximize the potential of utilities’ energy efficiency programs. The Energy Efficiency Solution delivers program managers the tools and services they need to radically change the way programs are delivered to meet rising energy efficiency targets. Detectent’s... Read more..

Laidlaw Reaches Agreement with Public Service Company of New Hampshire for Power Purchase Agreement for New Hampshire Biomass Project

Laidlaw Energy Group, Inc., through its affiliate, Laidlaw Berlin BioPower, LLC, announced that it has reached agreement with Public Service Company of New Hampshire (“PSNH”) on the material terms of a contemplated 20-year power purchase agreement for Laidlaw’s Berlin, New Hampshire Biomass Energy Project. The agreement between the parties contemplates the sale of 100% of the Berlin Project’s electric output, capacity and renewable energy... Read more..

Beacon Power Announces Testing of First Megawatt of Flywheel Energy Storage

Beacon Power Corporation, a company that designs and develops advanced products and services to support more stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid operation, announced that it has built and tested an integrated matrix of ten high-power flywheels that operated together to absorb and supply a full megawatt of electricity. The system, located in Beacon’s Tyngsboro Mass. headquarters, will be the first of up to five megawatts of flywheel-based... Read more..

Babcock & Brown Commences Construction of Majestic Wind Farm in Texas Panhandle

Babcock & Brown, a leader in wind energy development, operation and maintenance, today announced the closing of financing and commencement of construction of its 79.5 megawatt (MW) Majestic Wind Farm near Panhandle, Texas, northeast of Amarillo. The project is expected to finish construction and reach full commercial operation before the end of 2008. Babcock & Brown was a leading supporter of designation of the Central Panhandle Region as... Read more..