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Court: EPA can stop some power plant modifications
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Government regulators can try to halt construction projects at power plants if they think the companies didn't properly calculate whether the changes would increase air pollution, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday,...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, House Building, DTE Energy Company, Justice System, Mining
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Appalachian Power files for rate increase to take effect in 2014
Appalachian Power is filing for rate changes that may increase electricity costs for homeowners in Virginia by about 1.5 percent as early as next year if approved. The company reportedly filed for the rate changes on Friday in order to address...
Tags: Appalachian Power Company
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A power to act on warming
WASHINGTON -- The test of President Obama's seriousness about addressing climate change is not his pending decision on the much-debated Keystone XL pipeline. It's whether he effectively consigns coal-fired power plants -- one of the biggest sources of...
Tags: Elections, Coal, Washington, DC, Ecosystems, Politics
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Water flow levels from Smith Mountain Project to Staunton River back to normal
Water levels released from Appalachian Power’s Smith Mountain Project have returned to normal following lower-than-normal levels being released for about a month. According to a news release from Appalachian Power, water releases from the Smith...
Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Appalachian Power Company, Natural Disasters, Environmental Issues
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IID holds electric rate hearing
Staff WriterA proposal that does not raise electricity rates was presented to the public at an electricity rate public hearing Tuesday following the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors meeting. The proposal seeks to avoid a base-rate increase by using... -
Former Constellation CEO Shattuck retires from Exelon — but remains on its board
Mayo A. Shattuck III, who coordinated the sale of two Baltimore institutions to out-of-state concerns and ran the region's power company for a volatile decade, has retired from the parent of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. Chicago-based Exelon Corp. didn'...
Tags: Deutsche Bank AG, Electricite de France S.A., Investments, MidAmerican Energy Company, Litigation and Regulation
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Racist Pollution?: NAACP Accuses Bridgeport Harbor Station of Hurting Black and Latino Families
Pollution from the smokestacks of Connecticut’s last coal-fired power plant is racist. That’s the message NAACP activists are trying to send about the Bridgeport Harbor Station plant and the impact it’s having on the lives and health...
Tags: Minority Groups, Coal, NAACP, Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated, Mining
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Ratepayers can't afford a grid without San Onofre [Blowback]
Though public debate over the future of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is proper and healthy, it is important that customers understand exactly how their rates are calculated and how utilities' costs are recovered from long-term investments...
Tags: Southern California Edison Company, Investments, Plant Openings
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Regulators Say Energy Plan Would Raise Rates In Near Term
The Hartford CourantThe state's utility regulator said that parts of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's energy plan could push up energy rates, if only initially — a fact the plan's authors disputed on Thursday. Though the energy strategy lays out a path to lower utility bills...Tags: Investments, Government, Politics, Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues
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US power grid costs rise, but service slips
NEW YORK (AP) — America's power grid is like an old car. It gets the job done, even if its performance is slipping. But the repair bills go up every year and experts say only a major overhaul will reverse its decline. An Associated Press...
Tags: Science and Technology, Business, Southern U.S. Storms (2011), Long Island Power Authority, Technology
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Budget that clarifies how ECA overcollection will be used presented Tuesday
Staff WriterLA QUINTA — A budget proposal for 2013 that does not raise electricity rates for customers was presented at the second of two rate hearings immediately following the Board of Directors meeting Tuesday. Like the proposal unveiled at the Feb. 19 rate...Tags: Entertainment, Gaming, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting
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