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PG&E Expands Net Metering, California Solar Producers Jump For Joy

Posted by Environmental Leader on 30/10/2009

Solar advocates in California say that a recent move by Pacific Gas & Electric to expand net metering will encourage adoption of more rooftop solar.Earlier this week Governor Schwarzenegger convinced PG&E to up the amount of net metering allowed in its territory from 2.5 percent of peak d ...

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GE, BP Partner on Carbon Capture Coal Plant in CA

Posted by Environmental Leader on 30/10/2009

GE and BP plan to jointly build a 250 megawatt coal power plant that is designed to capture and store 90 percent of emissions. The plant, near Bakersfield, Calif., will be among the world’s few Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) plants, according to a press release.IGCC is a pre- ...

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Solar Growth Causes Water Worries

Posted by Environmental Leader on 29/10/2009

California and other western states are pegging their energy future on renewables, including solar. But that growth comes at a cost to the region’s already dwindling water supply, reports the New York Times.Many solar power plants consumer millions and millions of gallons of water a year fo ...

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Lilly Meets Energy-Efficiency Goals Ahead of Schedule

Posted by Environmental Leader on 23/10/2009

Eli Lilly, a global pharmaceutical company, has reached its energy goal two years early, improving its energy intensity (energy used per dollar of sales) by more than 35 percent and cutting its absolute energy use by 5.8 percent from 2004 to 2008. Over the same period, the company also cut its ab ...

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Leading CEOs Advise Congress to Support All Energy Sources, Electric Grid

Posted by Environmental Leader on 22/10/2009

Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers at leading U.S. companies, is urging Congress and the Obama Administration to support renewable and traditional sources of energy as the country transitions to a low-carbon economy. They cite the need to protect energy security and e ...

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