Commentary

Kilowatt-hour tax is fairest approach

By Jim Rogers, Duke Energy Corp.

News

08/20/2008

SRP settles alleged violations at Ariz. coal-fired plant with EPA, DOJ

Duke Energy and AEP to spend $1 billion on transmission expansion

New York formally adopts carbon cap-and-trade program

O’Malley: Maryland must do more to avert energy crunch

O’Malley: Maryland must do more to avert energy crunch

NREL solar cell sets world efficiency record at 40.8%

EPCOR and Siemens partner to design near-zero-emission coal-fueled power

PG&E to buy electricity from two massive California solar farms

08/13/2008

Yucca Mountain life-cycle costs escalate 67%

NRG compromise requires reducing new coal unit’s carbon emissions by 50%

Coal power to remain important part of Canada’s supply

Duke to purchase 2 MW of power generated from N.C. landfill

PSE&G announces route for new regional line

UK approves its fourth-largest offshore wind farm

TransAlta rejects takeover proposal

08/06/2008

EPA issues air permit for 1,500-MW coal-fired facility in New Mexico

PSC approves TrAILCo’s transmission line segments in West Virginia

Researchers: Water-splitting discovery is giant leap for solar energy storage

Florida regulators shut down Sunshine Energy, FPL’s green-pricing

Japan to start cap-and-trade trial in October

AmerenUE applies to NRC to build second nuclear unit 88

DOE to fund advancement of new carbon capture technologies

07/30/2008

UK gears up for new nuke builds; China considers new plant for quake-hit Sichuan

Sydney to build small gas-fired plants for increased energy self-sufficiency

EPRI, GM, and 34 utilities collaborate to boost plug-in hybrid deployment

Texas grid owners form consortium to build wind transmission projects

LS Power, GIP make $7.72 billion offer for Canadian giant TransAlta

Praxair signs oxy-coal agreement with Vattenfall for German plant

Southern California leads SEPA top 10 list of utilities with solar capacity