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Tribe files restraining order to stop wind power project
May 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - John Langeler KSWB-TV, San Diego - 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...
Lake Worth signs off on settlement with Florida Municipal Power Agency
May 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Willie Howard The Palm Beach Post, Fla. - 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...
Brown backs solar fight
May 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Steven Bennish Dayton Daily News, Ohio - 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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Chu: "Clean Energy Revolution is Ripe for U.S. Leadership"
May 16, 2012 -- Energy Department Documents and Publications/ContentWorks - In his remarks to the media, as prepared for delivery, at the World Renewable Energy Forum today in Denver, Colorado, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu highlighted Colorado's leadership in the clean energy economy and the Obama Administration's commitments to strengthening U.S. More...
Proposed legislation targets bonuses to utility executives, including PG&E
May 14 - San Mateo County Times - As anti-SmartMeter protestors wailed outside PG&E's annual shareholder meeting Monday in San Francisco, a Peninsula lawmaker announced legislation he hopes will make utility executives focus more on safety. More...
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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...

Hard to figure how they reach this conclusion

By Mark Wooldridge - Baker Center predicts up to 430,000 solar jobs by 2020 - Solar power is on track to become a major more...

Why not take a look at who pays what in taxes?

By Mark Wooldridge - In volatile election year, the heat's on energy - Another day, another oil-bashing proposal in the nation's capital. Last Wednesday, more...

Energy Expert Dr. Daniel Fine -> I Spy Radio program +energy speculation, Shale Gas&Oil,elections

By Da Roberts - Hear Energy Expert Dr. Daniel Fine on the I Spy Radio program talking energy speculation, Shale Gas&Oil,Elections 2012 This Week more...

Tax Swap

By Mark Wooldridge - Public split over elimination of U.S. energy subsidies, poll finds - The American public is divided about whether to eliminate more...
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Why Smart Grid Advocates Should Learn About Utility Regulation

By Bob Jenks
Many of us have heard of the Smart Grid and its potential to improve the electricity delivery system. Moving to a two-way digital grid will improve the grid's reliability and offer a variety of new more...
Filed Under Policy, Regulatory & Legal

A Historical Perspective of Electric Power Regulation

By Harry Valentine
There was a time prior to the year 1900 when electric power generation was privately own and essentially free from political regulation. The development of the electric light bulb and the electrically powered streetcar encouraged more...
Filed Under Policy, Regulatory & Legal

Preparing for Dodd-Frank

By Michel Zadoroznyj
New legislation brings in its wake a period of confusion and adjustment, as the businesses and individuals it affects come to terms with new responsibilities and/or restrictions. But the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer more...
Filed Under Policy, Regulatory & Legal

An Invaluable Reminder about Electric Deregulation

By Ferdinand E. Banks
This short paper borrows from my forthcoming energy economics textbook (2011), and consists of a part of the lecture that I once desperately wanted to present at either the Stockholm School of Economics, or at more...
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What Unrest In Egypt Means for Oil Prices at Home

By David Holt
Americans are all too familiar with the ways political instability in oil rich places like Iraq and Saudi Arabia impact the price they pay for gasoline and heating oil. But uncertain energy prices affect the more...
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