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Protesters object to short FirstEnergy meeting, CEO's silence

FirstEnergy's annual meeting of shareholders lasted 10 minutes Tuesday morning as the company took measures to try to keep protesters who had been bused in from voicing their displeasure against the company. more...
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Tribe files restraining order to stop wind power project

The Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation sued the federal government Monday and demanded construction of a large wind turbine facility near Ocotillo stop before it starts. more...
Filed under: Policy, Regulatory & Legal

Effect of electric rate on customers uncertain

There is a 50 percent chance that residential Appalachian Power customers could pay higher rates under Century Aluminum's proposed special rate structure, a commodities analyst said. more...
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Lake Worth signs off on settlement with Florida Municipal Power Agency

Commissioners approved an $850,000 settlement tonight to end the city's lawsuit against the Florida Municipal Power Agency, the Orlando-based power cooperative that supplies electricity to Lake Worth Utilities. more...
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Brown backs solar fight

An ongoing trade fight over which nation will dominate the emerging solar power industry took a new turn Tuesday when U.S. more...
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Management In Real Life: The Power of Positive Meeting

By Kevin Herring -
Why can't we all just get along? That's what John was wondering when he called to ask me if I could do some sort of more...
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Future Energy Options for India

By A.K. Shyam -
Although primary energy sources are different world over, world's production and use of energy over the past 15 years have shown striking changes. The World more...
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12 Bottom Line Improvement Ideas for 2012 for your Billing And Payment Channels

By Scott McCollum -
Sott McCollum, President of BillingTree, one of the nation's leading on-demand payment processors, outlines 12 ideas that can help organizations improve their bottom line in more...
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Reduce Supply Chain Interruption Risks - Automate

By William Gindlesperger -
Year-end business reviews for 2011 point to a weak link in corporate practices that can bring even the mightiest of organizations to its knees in more...
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Prospects for Subsidy-free Electric Power Without State Regulation

By Harry Valentine -
The ongoing global fiscal situation may require national governments in Greece, Italy, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Portugal and even Poland to reduce national expenditures. Some of more...
Filed under: Risk & Operations
 
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These articles are always so nebulous

By Mark Wooldridge - Base breaks ground on solar project - The Marine Corps Logistics Base broke ground Monday morning on a solar photovoltaic more...

NPP – Part 2 – Remote NPPs - Transfer of energy

Blogger Photo By Chavdar Azarov - From previous article “NPP – cooling of melting core” the surrounding water might be used for emergency cooling/ flooding of more...

The Truth About The TXU Free Nights Plan

Blogger Photo By Holbert Janson - TXU's latest electricity rate plan (marketing gimmick) is designed to grab consumer’s attention. But for most people, it’s not likely more...

Gale generators – Part 4 – Storage system

Blogger Photo By Chavdar Azarov - From previous article “Three – the most sustainable wind harvester” comes a hint to Cyber three. Cyber three has to more...

What about the greenhouse gas impact of backup power??

By Mark Wooldridge - NREL Narrows Energy Tech Emissions Estimates - The question of which energy technologies generate the most greenhouse-gas emissions - cradle more...

The Good News on CO2 Emissions You Haven’t Heard

Blogger Photo By Ben Lack -   Amid all the climate change gloom and doom you, may have missed one piece of good news. Everyone knows more...
 

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Demystifying Utility Analytics -- What it's all about, where it's going, and how to get started.

 Monday May 21, 2012 - 11:00 AM Eastern - Virtual Event

This webinar offers pragmatic advice for utilities that are considering data analytics investments; it shares insights from a utility that has been on the leading edge of the data analytics movement in power generation; and it discusses the opportunity to more...

 Filed under: Information Technology

Customer Analytics Issues, Trends, & Drivers

Wednesday May 30, 2012 - 12:00 PM Eastern - Virtual Event

Utilities have historically made significant investments in their customer care systems and processes, yielding a data-rich environment that is now being enhanced with the influx of smart meter data. Monthly meters yielding 12 annual data events per meter will be more...

 Filed under: Information Technology

Peak Load Management Alliance Spring 2012 Conference, sponsored by Consolidated Edison

 Monday May 21, 2012 - Wednesday May 23, 2012 - New York, New York - USA

With the help and sponsorship of Con Edison, PLMA is organizing a program featuring a keynote talk by the Honorable Jon Wellinghoff, Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Commissioner Wellinghoff will be joined by Con Edison executives and other more...

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