Posts tagged: electricity deregulation

Energy Consumer can save Bill using Modern Meter

Some time something looking very scaring but they are trying to help to you. Same thing happened with me a huge man trying to jump over my gate with special steps designed for jumping railing. Ultimately the man was not there to kill us or rob to us. He was doing his occupation for a [...]

Sunday June 6th, 2010 in , , | No Comments »

850 Utilities Offer Green Energy: Price Parity Approaches

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently released a study that found 850 utilities across the United States now offer some form of green energy program. In 2009, green energy sales by electric utilities exceeded 6 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) or approximately 5% of total kWh consumption.
The municipal electric utility Austin Energy was the top electric [...]

Experts weigh chances of Kerry-Lieberman energy bill

Sens. John F. Kerry and Joseph I. Lieberman introduced a long-awaited climate and energy bill on Thursday. The Post asked environmental and policy experts to assess climate legislation’s chances. Below, responses from Phyllis Cuttino, Frank O’Donnell, John W. Rowe, Dan Schnur, Kenneth P. Green, William Antholis and Strobe Talbott.
JOHN F. KERRY (D-MASS.)
Chairman of the Foreign [...]

In Focus: Electric Deregulation in Texas

Deregulation of electricity in Texas resulted in much discussion and debate in the government and in media. The sad thing about this is that it is the consumers, the end-users of electricity who do not have much knowledge about the topic. They think meddling with the idea is taking too much of their time, time [...]

Monday May 3rd, 2010 in , , | No Comments »

As session winds down, plans for a sweeping energy overhaul emerge

A thaw in one of the General Assembly’s chilliest relationships has produced a sweeping, 11th-hour proposal to overhaul Connecticut’s electric regulatory structure and subsidize solar energy.
Setting aside three years of conflict, Sen. John W. Fonfara, D-Hartford, and Rep. Vickie O. Nardello, D-Prospect, are collaborating on what could be the biggest energy bill since deregulation in [...]

Friday April 30th, 2010 in , | No Comments »

Smart Meters: How Will They Impact Your Electricity Usage

Unless there is a new and more efficient way of generating really cheap electricity, the consumers should be more vigilant and efficient in their use of electricity or where ever they may be — including implementing ways to save energy and cut costs as well as reducing the carbon footprint to help protect the environment. [...]

Energy Deregulation: Milestones

The history of energy regulation and deregulation in the United States is a long and interesting one, a winding road towards creating a more reliable, more affordable energy delivery system for our nation.
1882: Thomas Edison’s company, Edison Illuminating Company, creates the first investor-owned electric utility on Pearl Street Station in New York City. This first [...]

Wednesday April 14th, 2010 in , | No Comments »

Is Texas Writing the Book on Wind Power?

AUSTIN, Texas — Feb. 28, 2010, was a banner day for Texas wind to set the clouds — and electrons — flying.
In the Panhandle, gusts reached 47 miles per hour and wind generators delivered a record 6,242 megawatts of power to Dallas, Austin and other population centers. At 1 p.m., 22 percent of all the [...]

Thursday April 8th, 2010 in , | 1 Comment »

“Current” Woes – Deregulation and Transmission

One of the most controversial moves within the electrical power industry has been deregulation. Within the 1990s, it was seen as a way to break up an industry that had become a monopoly of big systems into smaller, more competitive ones. Instead of a single entity that generates, distributes, and sells electrical energy, what we [...]

Wednesday April 7th, 2010 in , | 1 Comment »

AOBA Alliance, Inc. Selects Constellation NewEnergy as Energy Services Provider

WASHINGTON, Feb 23, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The AOBA Alliance, Inc., announced today that it has chosen Constellation NewEnergy, a subsidiary of Constellation Energy /quotes/comstock/13*!ceg/quotes/nls/ceg (CEG 35.00, +0.25, +0.72%) , as its new energy services supplier. The AOBA Alliance, Inc. has [...]

Thursday February 25th, 2010 in , | No Comments »