Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Electricity Production and Distribution published by Tribune Company sources.
Displaying items 1-12 of 207
» View baltimoresun.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-18
•
Next >
-
Coal industry, utilities ponder future under Obama
AP Business WriterBill Raney considers coal golden. After all, the black rock fuels half of the nation's electrical generation. But the West Virginia Coal Association's president and others in the industry say they've received mixed messages about president-elect...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Plant Openings, Newspaper and Magazine, Henry Waxman, Coal
-
Ill. lawmakers approve clean coal projects bill
Associated Press WriterIllinois lawmakers agreed Thursday to aid development of two "clean coal" projects, including a proposed $2.5 billion power plant near Taylorville. Under legislation sent to the governor's desk, Illinois would require utilities to buy some of their...Tags: Laws, Coal, Plant Openings, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
-
Russian power sector reform may fall victim to economic crisis
Associated Press WriterMOSCOW (AP) _ As Russian winter approaches, there are fears Moscow's much-vaunted electricity reform — aimed at heading off looming power shortages — will fall victim to the country's economic crisis. Investors fear that the climate has...Tags: Economic Policy, Petroleum Industry, Prices, Company Privatization, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
-
WAPA buying wind power from Basin
Associated Press WriterThe agency that distributes hydroelectric power generated by Missouri River dams is planning to buy wind power for the first time. The Western Area Power Administration says its deal to buy up to 50 megawatts of wind power per year from Bismarck-based...Tags: FPL Group, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Energy Saving, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy
-
LIPA eyes new billing system
mark.harrington@newsday.comAs New York residential electric rates in July topped the list of those in the continental United States, the Long Island Power Authority, no small contributor to the milestone, said it's eyeing a new billing system that would more closely reflect month-...Tags: Prices, Petroleum Industry, Long Island Power Authority, Consolidated Edison Incorporated, Long Island University
-
FPL proposes lowering its rates
South Florida Sun-SentinelFlorida Power & Light customers can expect a slight drop in their monthly electric bills next year thanks to lower fuel costs. FPL raised prices by 8 percent in August and had projected another 7 percent increase in January. But a dramatic drop in oil...Tags: FPL Group, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources, Natural Gas, Natural Resources
-
Buyers find some relief from economy at pump
Jobless figures are rising. Earnings reports are dismal. The auto industry is on the brink. But Marylanders are taking some comfort in a plunge in the price of fuel - including gasoline that has fallen under the $2 mark for the first time in 3 1/2 years....Tags: Patapsco, Natural Gas, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Toyota, Ford
-
Israel blockade leaves much of Gaza City without power
Much of Gaza City fell into darkness Thursday night after an Israeli blockade, tightened in response to Palestinian hostilities, caused the city's electricity plant to run critically low on fuel and shut down. Israel also barred 30 truckloads of relief...Tags: Civil Unrest, Charity, United Nations, European Union, Terrorism
-
Niles considers reviving dam to supply electricity
The Niles dam on the Dowagiac River has been idle for more than a decade, but that could change. Officials in the city located in Michigan's Berrien's County, about 166 miles west-southwest of Detroit, say they're looking into turning the dam back...Tags: Detroit, American Electric Power Company Incorporated
-
NYPA's free weatherization kits help lower energy bills
mark.harrington@newsday.comRichard Kessel was back in his element yesterday, dispensing free weatherization kits to customers of two Long Island municipal power companies as part of a statewide energy efficiency "blitz." Kessel, chief of the New York Power Authority, frequently...Tags: Richard Kessel, Petroleum Industry, Long Island Power Authority, Long Island University, Long Island
-
PPL gives power to the people
Of The Morning CallPPL Electric Utilities has introduced a new feature on its Web site that allows customers to track their hourly energy use on the Internet -- a feature the company says could be used to help people save on their electric bills. The Allentown company's...Tags: Allentown, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, PPL Corporation, Energy Saving
-
2008 SEMA: Cruzin Cooler
Consumer ReportsInstead of dragging a heavy cooler filled with drinks through parking lots and along beach boardwalks, why not drive it? Amid project cars and aftermarket components at the SEMA show, we found the Cruzin Cooler, a drivable cooler that does 13 mph. It...
Nov 21, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Nov 20, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Nov 20, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Nov 20, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Nov 19, 2008
|Story| Newsday
Nov 17, 2008
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Nov 13, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Nov 14, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Nov 16, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Nov 14, 2008
|Story| Newsday
Nov 12, 2008
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Nov 12, 2008
|Blog| Consumer Reports
