Green Pages
Green Power Leader Chooses SVC Light
Feb 01, 2004, Transmission & Distribution World
chosen ABB's SVC Light for a key substation in Austin, Texas. Zero environmental impact imperceptible, inaudible was the customer's demand for this US$ 14 million investment. Austin Energy generates and sells more kilowatts of green power than any other utility in the United States, and has one of the strongest environmental profiles in the U.S. power industry. With a strong brand image to protect,
Austin's Green Campaign
Jul 01, 2007, Transmission & Distribution World, By Fred Yebra, Austin Energy
THE CITY OF AUSTIN IS EMBARKING ON ONE OF THE MOST AMBITIOUS GREEN CAMPAIGNS IN THE UNITED STATES. We believe that combating climate change starts with a local effort. We will help residents and visitors reduce their carbon footprint, and we will improve the energy efficiency of our homes and work places. Municipally owned Austin Energy (Austin, Texas, U.S.) is helping lead the campaign, known as
United States: Green Power Latest Casualty of California Crisis
May 01, 2001, Transmission & Distribution World
Starting last fall, California has seen a steady exodus of green power suppliers. The Center for Resource Solutions, the organization that administers the Green-e program, gives several reasons for this decline, including the inability to acquire the credit necessary to purchase power at high supply prices and the fact that electricity transactions were linked to the now-defunct California Power Exchange
Government Support of Green is Key
Mar 13, 2002, Transmission & Distribution World
Today the expansion of renewables is primarily fueled by governmental support. Without such incentives it is currently difficult to promote renewable technologies on economic grounds. Each European country has individual policies and incentives in place to foster renewable energy supply, complemented by support from the European Union. The European Commission passed the Renewables Directive in September
Plan Provides New Green Power From Geothermal Steam Boom in Northwest Nevada
Feb 07, 2008, Transmission & Distribution World, Vulcan Power Co.
Vulcan Power Co. has announced the G3 Power Plan, a preliminary plan for green grid transmission upgrades to deliver a
United States: PSE Customers Choose Green Power Plan
Feb 01, 2003, Transmission & Distribution World
An increasing number of Puget Sound Energy (PSE; Bellevue, Washington) customers are willing to pay a little extra to buy solar and wind power. Nearly 5000 customers have signed up for PSE's one-year-old Green Power Plan. Their commitment to green power has helped the utility achieve the first-year target for its program. The growing demand for green power among businesses and households adds 1.8
NREL Highlights Leading Utility Green Power Programs
Feb 27, 2003, Transmission & Distribution World, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
The U pmusser pmusser 1 2 2003-02-27T15:18:00Z 2003-02-27T15:20:00Z 1 427 2434 Intertec Publishing 20 4 2989 9.3821 6 pt 2 2 The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released its annual ranking of leading utility green pricing programs. Under green pricing, consumers can choose to help support additional electrical production from renewable resources such as
Constellation Energy Receives 2007 Green Power Leadership Award
Oct 25, 2007, Transmission & Distribution World, Constellation Energy
Constellation NewEnergy is receiving a 2007 Green Power Leadership award from the U.S Department of Energy for successfully incorporating green power into the overall energy portfolio for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, the eighth largest water and wastewater utilities in the nation.
Five thousand Puget Sound Energy customers choose Green Power
Jan 13, 2003, Transmission & Distribution World, PSE
Five thousand Puget Sound Energy customers choose Green Power pmusser pmusser 3 7 2003-01-13T22:11:00Z 2003-01-13T22:12:00Z 1 643 3670 Intertec Publishing 30 7 4507 9.3821 6 pt 2 2 A growing number of Puget Sound Energy (PSE) customers are willing to shell out a little extra green to buy solar and wind power. Nearly 5,000 customers have signed up for PSE’s one-year-old Green Power Plan. Their commitment
Street Dixon Rick Architecture Takes Green Energy to the Roof
Aug 01, 2007, Transmission & Distribution World
Street Dixon Rick Architecture, PLC recently installed solar panels on the roof of its two-story office building on Kenner Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Architects are advising clients to think green and we wanted to lead the way, says Steve Rick, principal. Over time, this investment will more than pay for itself. The 72 photovoltaic panels have the potential to generate 12 kWh of green energy.
Cal ISO: Greening the Grid Gets Green Light
Oct 26, 2007, Transmission & Distribution World, Business Wire
The California Independent System Operator Corp. Board of Governors has approved making changes to its federal tariff that spell out how a new financing tool will work to remove barriers for renewable power trying to access the power grid.
United States: Silicon Valley Power Sees Green in Wind Power
Jul 01, 2005, Transmission & Distribution World
Silicon Valley Power (SVP), the city of Santa Clara, California's municipal electric utility, is a step ahead of the game on renewable energy. With reductions in its large contract with the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) last year and the expiration of its arrangement with the Bonneville Power Administration in September 2005, SVP will purchase wind energy from PPM Energy (Portland, Oregon)
