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How a Major Resort Owner Manages Its Power [PODCAST]

March 20, 2019 admin 0 Comments Business, distributed energy, distributed power, electric power conference and exhibition, Markets, mgm resorts international, news, nv energy, power podcasts, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, Solar power, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 14:46:21 +0000

MGM Resorts International took a bold step in 2016 when it ended its energy-buying relationship with NV Energy and instead chose to purchase electricity from private providers. The company’s decision was driven by a desire to slash bills and boost renewables. Henry Shields, executive director of finance and analysis in the Corporate Sustainability division of […]

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States Take Lead with Plans for 100% Carbon-Free Energy

March 7, 2019 admin California, climate change, Environmental, Hawaii, Illinois, Legislation, Legislative, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, news, Nuclear, nuclear power, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, Wind, wisconsin, xcel energy

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 14:44:24 +0000

Minnesota and Wisconsin recently joined the list of states aiming for a 100% clean-energy future, while some Illinois lawmakers are pushing for not only carbon-free power, but also 100% renewable energy. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) was the latest to announce a set of policy proposals designed to lead his state’s electricity sector to 100% […]

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Insider Bullish on Renewable Energy Industry [PODCAST]

January 22, 2019 admin Business, captona, Commentary, investment tax credit, izzet bensusan, Markets, news, power podcasts, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, Solar power, Wind, wind power

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 23:32:27 +0000

Izzet Bensusan, managing partner and founder of Captona, a North American-focused investment company that specializes in power generation and energy infrastructure, was a guest on The POWER Podcast. He is very bullish on the renewable energy industry for a variety of reasons. For instance, Bensusan said renewable energy is growing at more than 20% around […]

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2 PH firms among world’s top 200 greenest firms

January 15, 2019 admin carbon clean 200, clean energy, edc, Energy Development Corporation, environment, first gen corporation, Latest News Stories, Nation, Philippine news updates, renewable energy

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 04:03:07 +0000

Two Philippine companies, the Lopez-led First Gen Corporation and Energy Development Corporation (EDC), have been included in the latest list of the world’s top 200 biggest and greenest companies.

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Natural Gas and Renewable Energy to Continue Leading the Market

January 1, 2019 admin battery storage, Business, Energy Storage, Gas, ge gas power, hydrogen, iir, industrial info resources, International, Markets, mhps, mitsubishi hitachi power systems, natural gas, news, O&M, Power Demand, power-gen international, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 04:59:00 +0000

Cheap natural gas and social pressure to reduce carbon emissions give gas-fired power plants and renewable energy resources a competitive advantage over traditional coal and nuclear generation. Energy storage

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Senate Confirms McNamee as FERC Commissioner

December 6, 2018 admin Coal, earthjustice, ferc, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, mcconnell, mcnamee, murkowski, news, Nuclear, renewable energy, Renewables, schumer, Trump

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2018 19:35:28 +0000

The U.S. Senate on a 50-49 party-line vote December 6 confirmed Bernard McNamee to a seat on the five-member Federal Energy and Regulatory Commission (FERC), despite questions about his independence from the Trump administration and his previous comments in support of a bailout of coal and nuclear U.S. power plants at the expense of renewable […]

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Ethiopia opens plant to turn waste into energy

August 19, 2018 admin Addis Ababa, Energy, ethiopia, international news, Latest News Stories, news, renewable energy, reppie, Waste, World

Ethiopia on Sunday inaugurated a power plant which converts waste into energy, next to a filthy open-air dump in Addis Ababa where a landslide last year killed more than 110 people.

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Trump replacement for Obama climate plan moves forward

July 10, 2018 admin barack obama, Climate, climate change, Coal, coal plant, Donald Trump, Electricity, environment, EPA, GLOBAL WARMING, greenhouse gas, Heat wave, Latest News Stories, Paris climate deal, renewable energy, US, World

BILLINGS, Mont. — The Trump administration is advancing a proposal for electric utilities that would supplant President Barack Obama’s principal attempt to curtail US contributions to global warming, with a new rule that’s expected to go easier on the coal industry.

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