Many of the residents of Marin County California will soon have a choice as to whom they want providing their electricity. Upstart Marin Energy Authority (MEA) unanimously voted to approve a 5-year contract with Shell Energy North America to provide electricity for the authority. As soon as next week, MEA will start contacting Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG:NYSE) customers to see if they want to switch.Residents in 7 of Marin's 11 municipalities (Belvedere, Fairfax, Mill Valley, San Anselmo, San Rafael, Sausalito, and Tiburon) will have the opportunity to choose whether or not they want to stay w...
The smart grid charging of electric cars with renewable energy advances. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory Friday (ORNL) announced that they will deploy solar-assisted...
by Jigar Shah, Founder SunEdison and CEO of the Carbon War RoomAs wind come out at a robust 9.9GW in 2009, Solar at maybe 600MW, etc, it looks like the zero-emissions folks will again install a majority of incremental MWs. The balance is mostly natu...
While owning and operating 733 MW of wind energy, Duke Energy (DUK:NYSE) did not have any solar power plants in its portfolio. But that changed today as Duke Energy Generation Services announced that it was purchasing the Blue Wing Solar Project from...
