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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Feb 9, 2006

PG&E Proposes Voluntary Program To Allow Customers to Be “Climate Neutral”

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In late January, Pacific Gas & Electric submitted an application to establish a three-year demonstration program termed the Climate Protection Tariff (CPT). The new tariffs would allow PG&E’s customer’s the option of paying a premium to completely negate the climate change impacts associated with their electricity and natural gas consumption.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Jan 31, 2006

DOE Seeking Distributed Generation Success Stories

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The Distributed Energy Program from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) is seeking public input for a study of the potential benefits of distributed generation required by section 1817 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

DOE invites interested parties to relate experiences, convey data, communicate results of case studies or analyses, or provide other information pertaining to the planning, installation, commissioning and operation of distributed energy systems.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Jan 30, 2006

Public Power Leads Charge for Plug-in Hybrids

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Last week, a dozen cities, over 100 public power utilities, businesses and a host of national policy groups kicked off a nationwide campaign to urge automakers to accelerate development of plug-in hybrid vehicles. The “Plug-In Partners” campaign is hoping to demonstrate a large market potential so that automakers will start producing plug-in vehicles.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Jan 25, 2006

MN Bonding Projects Should Be Climate Neutral

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A recent column by Democratic Energy’s editor, John Bailey, outlines how potential building projects in the Governor’s $900 million bonding proposal in Minnesota should be constructed so that there are no net increase in greenhouse gas emissions.

New Minnesota Building Should Not Increase Greenhouse Gases – by John Bailey, published in St. Paul Pioneer Press, January 24,2006

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Bailey | No Comments | Updated on Jan 24, 2006

New Minnesota Building Should Not Increase Greenhouse Gases

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New Minnesota Building Should Not Increase Greenhouse Gases by John Bailey Originally published in St. Paul Pioneer Press, January 24, 2006 As Minnesota moves toward the end of a January that may be the warmest on record, Gov. Tim Pawlenty has unveiled an $897 million bonding proposal. The two events are related. The proposed buildings,… Continue reading

Article, Resource filed under Energy | Written by David Morris | No Comments | Updated on Jan 18, 2006

Bob Hague Interview with David Morris on Ethanol Development in Wisconsin

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Jan 13, 2006

Seven NE States Agree to Global Warming Pollution Caps

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Seven northeastern states have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to implement a Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The MOU outlines the program to cap greenhouse gas emissions through 2014 and reduce emissions by 10 percent by 2019, including the framework for a Model Rule to be released in draft form in 90 days.

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Jan 13, 2006

Update: California PUC Approves Solar Initiative

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Yesterday, the California Public Utilities Commission approved the California Solar Initiative, a comprehensive proposal that provides an additional $2.9 billion in incentives toward 3,000 MW of solar development over the next 11 years.

The California Solar Initiative includes the following provisions:

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Article filed under Energy | Written by John Farrell | No Comments | Updated on Jan 10, 2006

Update: New Mexico Regulators Promote On-Site Solar Projects

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The New Mexico Public Regulatory Commission (PRC) has ordered the state’s largest utility, PNM, to pay 13 cents/kWh for the “green attributes” of interconnected solar photovoltaic systems under 10 kW. The program becomes effective as of March 2006 and has funding available for about 1.2 MW worth of solar projects over the life of the program. Continue reading

Article filed under Broadband | Written by Becca | No Comments | Updated on Jan 9, 2006

Fiber optics and the city’s can’t-do spirit

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When the Star Tribune recently asked Bill Beck, the city’s deputy chief information officer, why Minneapolis never even considered public ownership of a proposed city-wide high-speed information network, he insisted, "The city lacks the money, competence and ability to build and manage that kind of a network right now."

That isa remarkable admission. More than 100 U.S. cities, including five in Minnesota, already have decided they were competent to build and manage high-speed information networks. Few if any regret their decisions. Most recently, St. Louis Park opted for municipal ownership. At least a half-dozen other metropolitan cities, and consortiums of cities, are seriously considering public ownership.

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