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Idaho asserts “primary” jurisdiction over wind power transactions | Wind Watch
www.wind-watch.org | Feb 11, 2012
Idaho regulators today said they have primary jurisdiction over proposed power sales agreements between Idaho Power Company and two Idaho-based wind ...

National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
www.naruc.org | Feb 8, 2012
Consumer complaints and Voice-over-IP call completion issues topped the agenda for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners ' Winter Committee Meetings in Washington.

UK revenues down at International Power
www.utilityweek.co.uk | Feb 8, 2012
International Power's UK-Europe revenues decreased 4 per cent to 3,618 with earnings before interest, taxes and amortisation down 14 per cent. - Utility Week news centre

www.windaction.org | Green electricity finds few customers in Mass.; Wind farms bring higher NStar
www.windaction.org | Jan 31, 2012
Today, with fewer than 6,800 customers in the program, a typical family buying all its power from the wind farms pays about $23.94 more per month than a basic service customer, or about 30 percent extra when delivery charges are included. Those rates will increase again in March by $8 for customers

Householders waste £24 million subsidising redundant wind farms - Telegraph
www.telegraph.co.uk | Jan 27, 2012
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Victory for Greenpeace as Facebook Un-Likes Coal | CleanTechies Blog - CleanTechies.com
blog.cleantechies.com | Jan 13, 2012
The release last month of a joint announcement by Greenpeace and Facebook marks the end of one of the most interesting green campaigns of recent years.

Only 100% electricity provider is named UK's no.1 - Solar Power Portal
www.solarpowerportal.co.uk | Jan 12, 2012
Leading renewable energy source for all UK solar power and feed-in tariff information

Blue Line Innovations to Integrate Real Time Energy Data with Lowe’s smart home solution Iris™ |
www.prlog.org | Jan 9, 2012
Blue Line Innovations to Integrate Real Time Energy Data with Lowe’s smart home solution Iris™. Lowe's, the world’s second-largest home improvement retailer, announced it is entering the emerging smart home market, with an affordable, complete system: Iris™. - PR11767346

Wind Watch: Groups spar over Missouri’s green energy future
wind-watch.org | Jan 8, 2012
Theres a battle afoot to reshape Missouris green energy law. Renewable energy advocates and utilities are squaring off to establish how much of ...

BusinessDay - SA cannot give up on coal, say big electricity users
www.businessday.co.za | Jan 5, 2012
Source: Business Day - SAÂs Energy Intensive User Group says the country should continue to leverage its natural resources such as coal while, like the rest of the world, it fights climate change.