Minnesota
China's Goldwind USA (HKSE: 2208.HK) has acquired the 20 MW Musselshell Wind Project in Shawmut, Montana from Volkswind USA in an arrangement labeled the "ideal fit."
Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) have introduced legislation aimed at extending the Production Tax Credit, or PTC.
On November 1, the smallish but very progressive college town of Boulder, Colorado passed two interrelated, historic ballot measures that aim to discontinue service with Xcel Energy Inc.
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has released its fifth annual State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, which ranks all 50 U.S. states for their various energy-efficiency programs and policies.
Introduced by Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA), the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act, or SAVE, is expected to be introduced today and aims to include a home’s energy saving profile as a measure of its true value in granting loans and conducting appraisals.
The Obama Administration has announced a group of pilot projects selected for a newly formed team charged with expediting and simplifying the building of transmission lines in the United States.
The U.S. Department of Energy, or DOE, has awarded $156 million in funding for cutting-edge energy technology projects running the gamut from innovative plant-based fuels to conversion devices aimed at transferring utility-scale solar energy directly to the grid at much higher voltages than is currently possible.
GE Capital Fleet Services, a commercial car and truck financing and fleet management services provider, recently broke ground on its new GE Customer Experience and Learning Center. The state-of-the-art facility, which is expected to open in the spring of 2012, is being built in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
Thanks to OpenEI.org, a website that enables collaborative sharing of energy data, everyone from consumers to utility regulators can now view prevailing electricity rates across a wide swath of the United States.
