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| Contact shares hit record high |  |
| Contact Energy shares rose strongly today as the market applauded a $2 billion renewable energy plan and a better-than-expected first half result.Comment |
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| Nuvera Fuel Cells Wins $5 M State Loan for Move | |
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| Universities Look at Their Offshore Wind Power Potential | |
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| Contact Energy Plans for $2B in Projects | |
| THINKING BIG: Contact Energy chief executive, David Baldwin during the company`s half yearly results presentation at which it was revealed that it has laid out $2 billion on geothermal and wind energy ...Comment |
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| PG&E eyes power grid plan to boost electric cars | |
| SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California`s biggest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., is considering a plan to charge fleets of battery-powered cars overnight with wind energy and let consumers sell back some of the stored electricity during the day.
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| City of Evanston Goes 20% Green | |
| The City of Evanston, Illinois has committed to purchase green power for 20% of the electricity needs of its municipal facilities. Under an agreement with Constellation NewEnergy, Evanston is purchasing 5.5 million kWh of renewable energy certificates (RECs) sourced from wind energy facilities.
The city of Evanston`s decision to purchase RECs is another step in the city`s ongoing efforts to pursue environmentally friendly solutions. Evanston has also taken steps to replace city traffic lights with energy efficient bulbs, and power city ... |
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| Shrewsbury Offers Green Power Option | |
| Shrewsbury Electric and Cable Operations (SELCO) announced the availability of a green power option for its 12,000 electricity customers in Massachusetts. Under the GreenLight program, an average household can purchase renewable energy for about 15% of their electricity needs for $5 per month or about 30% of their electricity needs for $10 per month. The average Shrewsbury resident uses 500kWh of electricity each month; thus, the price premium for the green power is approximately 6.7¢/kWh. The utility will work with customers ... |
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| Office Depot Among Top Retail Green Power Purchasers | |
| Office Depot, a retail provider of office products and services, was named to the U.S. EPA Green Power Partnership`s list of the nation`s Top 10 retail green power purchasers. Office Depot currently purchases 76 million kWh of green power in the form of wind and biogas renewable energy certificates (RECs), representing 12% of its total annual electricity usage. The RECs are supplied ... |
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| Direct Energy Supplies Wind to Port of Houston | |
| The Port of Houston Authority has entered into a three-year agreement with Direct Energy for retail electric service that includes 5% wind energy. Under the agreement, the port will purchase about 6.5 million kWh of wind energy. The port is the first announced commercial renewable customer for Direct Energy, which has signed long-term power purchase agreements from three west Texas wind farms — Buffalo Gap, Buffalo Gap 2 and the Sand Bluff Wind Farm.
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