Electricity News 2006
January 2006 News Story Index
- FPL may exceed standards to ensure reduced damage to poles during hurricanes
- Province misses point of renewable energy
- Cost of cleaning up after British nuclear power stations are closed down rises to 70 billion pounds
- Coal as fuel: Cheap, available, controversial
- Appeals court rules California can seek restitution from utility
- Debate swirls as wind power rapidly increases; Critics say turbines hurt natural beauty, bird populations
- State electric co-op joins national alliance
- Energy center hopes to shine
- Energy policemen to patrol malls in Beijing
- Louisiana Energy Users Group files protest with PSC
- Prosecutors in Enron case signal shifting approach to trial
- Judge rules Enron bosses trial to stay in Houston
- FERC OKs Enron settlement with Nevada utilities
- UTC Power Stationary Fuel Cell Meets Stringent New Standard
- World's big polluters to fund clean energy projects
- GE Energy's Nuclear Business Wins Contract to Boost Mexico Nuclear Plant's Output
- Green homes proposal gets new lease on life
- Study to learn power of smart grids, appliances
- Make room, cable and DSL: High-speed Internet service via power lines is becoming a reality
- IESO Plans Routine Voltage Reduction Test
- After 10 years, it's time to power up electricity auction
- State solar power rebate rekindled to work with fed's
- Iran resumes nuclear research, angering West
- Canadian Wind Energy Developer Announces Canada's Largest Wind Farm to be Built in Labrador
- Energy, electronic deals worth 3 billion
- Gov's plan to cut mercury emissions fuels criticism: Industry, lawmakers question feasibility and cost of proposal
- Report: Michigan will need more electricity as early as 2009
- Defense attorneys want to move Enron trial out of state: Mood in Houston toward company execs is 'radioactive'
- Nevada Power settles lawsuit with El Paso for 19 million
- Power firms planning $5 billion project joining north, south
- Haler seeks nuclear facility
- NW's electric plan: New power plants, higher rates, probably
- Next generation in power plants
- Nuclear facility workers indicted
- New power generation record
- Peoples Energy to pay refunds: If ICC approves, utility will settle overbilling suits
- Phony outrage from the PSC
- Path of power line angers subdivision residents
- Proposed bill would bury Florida's power lines
- Pump problem forcing nuclear plant shutdown; Oyster Creek's reactor is unable to cool properly
- Russia orders its nuclear power stations to boost output
- Raleigh, N.C.-based utility narrows site list for nuclear plant
- Town and village of Waddington, N.Y., seek statistics on electricity usage
- Task: Stormproof power lines. Cost: Big zap to utilities' coffers
- Summit will focus on the creation and development of energy technology
- Views on energy solutions for future sought
- UN members agree Iran must terminate nuclear program
- United States aims to set aside India reactor controversy
- Whole Foods uses wind power for all electrical needs
- Windmill sales could soar: With electricity rates climbing, turbines may become popular
- City planners to give wind machines a whirl
- Wolfe Island is proposed as future home to 86 windmills
February 2006 News Story Index
- Ontario firms to get about 300 million dollar break a year
- AEP looks for full scale digital cellular AMR solution
- President urges use of alternate energy sources to end dependence on Middle East
- Atomic watchdog reports Tehran to UN
- Bankers lose Enron extradition appeal
- Bermuda to harness hydro power
- Better electric grid is in the works
- Tackling utilities' emissions
- China's hydroelectric power capacity on the rise
- Miscues combine to force Colorado outages
- 43-year ComEd worker made pals of his adversaries
- Connecticut attorney general announces possible changes to electricity market
- Half of Dutch population backs more nuclear energy
- Energy prices capped for industry
- Enron traders caught on tape allegedly manipulating crisis
- State wants faster cuts in power-plant emissions
- Utilities offer flat-rate payment contracts - at a cost to consumers
- Public consultations opportunity to support nuclear energy for Ontario, says Greenpeace co-founder
- Enron exec pleaded guilty to avoid prison, defense says
- India-US nuclear deal runs into troubled waters
- India's hunger for energy
- Panel will answer questions on Iowa coal-fired power plant
- Iran may pull out of nuclear treaty
- Billions spent on reconstruction can't keep Iraq's lights on
- Irish households face electricity monopoly
- Toronto Hydro and Enwave to provide Downtown Toronto with new Electricity Supply
- Complex factors holding back new power plants
- Plan To Double Conservation And Add New Electricity Supply To Keep Lights On
- Nuclear plants planned for south China
- Point Beach could be sold; Other nuclear plant sales might trigger move
- Ontario coal plants may run longer
- Nuclear power proposal slammed
- Ontario protests U.S. pollution
- Three billion dollar 550-mile power line proposed
- Investors persuade four power companies to disclose climate risks
- Could we get by without new power?
- 30 Percent Reduction in Households without Heat in 45 Days; More to Follow with Additional LIHEAP Dollars
- Nuclear regulator short of crucial staff
- Report calls utility law unneeded, urges repeal
- Russia to build two nuke electricity generators each year before 2030
- Enron's Skilling defended Fastow's deals - witness
- Solar partnership granted 13 million in tax rebates
- Storm cuts power to 100,000 Super Bowl day
- Sweden sets out ambitious plans for an oil-free future
- North Carolina sues Tennessee Valley Authority for excessive air pollution
- Tall trees may be a threat to power supply
- San Francisco to test turning dog waste into power
- Uganda takes measures to deal with power crisis
- Union blames outage response on cutbacks
- Judge blasts utility over coal plant
- Wesleyville rumoured for nuclear expansion
March 2006 News Story Index
- AECL warns of energy shortfall
- AEP Announces Plans for New Building to House Transmission Operations Staff
- Accountants Face Grilling in Enron Trial
- Allegheny Power, Utilities Workers agree to contract ahead of deadline
- Utilities' new pricing plans balance rewards against risks
- China, Russia united on Iran
- China to cut energy consumption by 4 percent in 2006
- Costs keep power lines overhead
- Cuba builds new power plants to ease energy shortages
- Plan to build hydro dams in Black River hits a snag
- OPG's Darlington Unit 3 enters maintenance outage after 492 days of operation
- Direct Energy to sell electricity in National Grid's service area
- Duke, Southern to study new South Carolina nuke
- Duke says to close Cinergy deal April 1
- Case against Enron bosses completed
- Farms Want To Reap The Wind
- Lying Fastow duped Enron bosses: defense
- FirstEnergy will buy wind power
- Former Enron 'boy wonder' recounts lies
- No oomph in DWP green power, critics say
- Homes with solar panels to get subsidy
- Hydro ships may generate power
- IESO Issues 18-Month Outlook for Ontario's Power System
- IGCC: It kicks the soot out of coal
- Ex-Enron employee says illicit deals were common
- India, U.S. seal nuclear deal amid anti-Bush allies
- Iran decries 'unjust' nuclear decision
- Iran rejects UN demand for halt to enrichment
- Mexico to revive mothballed nuclear power program
- Multinationals Set to Steal the March Over Local Chinese Manufacturers in the Power and Distribution Market
- New York report says electric bills dropped 16 percent
- Neighbors of nuclear plant sue over leaks into groundwater
- War over clearing the air: In sharp rebuke, scientists say proposed EPA standards don't do enough to protect public
- Progress Energy Florida names new president, CEO
- Cost of nuclear clean-up is more than predicted
- Nuclear energy urged for Arabs
- PSC debates utility secrecy
- SMUD, others hit by power crisis suit
- Power outages interrupt downtown work day
- Ontario to pay premium for solar power
- Rate phase-in on table: Lawmakers want less painful boost in electricity cost
- Risks for the Enron prosecutors
- SEL Builds New Headquarters in Pullman
- BPU seeking better way to buy electricity
- Sempra abandons bid to build 2 coal-fired electric plants
- Three rescued, one unaccounted in power plant stack fire
- Snow to power electricity glut
- State to study rising coal price: Energy regulators also will examine rail delivery disruptions
- Alliant's switch grass experiment nears conclusion
- Cities hope to save on power
- Texas electric rates among highest in nation
- The world's biggest dam is to open in May, months ahead of schedule
- Toronto to become wireless hotspot
- Seminole to turn rotting garbage into electricity for 9,000 homes
- Vietnam eyes more foreign investment in electricity
- Utilities weigh TVA alternatives
- Private wells to be tested near radioactive leak
- 4,000 lose electricity to high winds
- Federal aid for heating grows: Wisconsin gets 26.2 million dollars more for assistance
- Xcel Energy to probe procedures in wake of power outages
- ConsumerPowerline Helps New York City Avoid Summer Blackouts by Creating a Cadre of 'Virtual Micro-Power Plants'
April 2006 News Story Index
- ALSTOM to upgrade two Hydro generators for major utility in Canada
- Government witness lied at Enron trial: defense witness
- Electricity-hungry Africa urged to use hydropower, increase capacity
- Valley plugged in for summer: APS, SRP say energy supply good but stay wary of wildfires
- Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Ranks Highest in the East Region With Business Customers
- Build more power stations or we'll face blackouts, say British MPs
- Caledon opts for green power
- Officials: Man shocked after entering Duke Energy substation
- Many decry power plant
- Schwarzenegger to back emissions cap for California
- Exploded coal plant to undergo repairs
- Could trash power your home?
- Goreway Station, Ontario's First New Major Power Station to Be Built in More Than 25 Years
- Met-Ed users may see higher rates: The utility had agreed to cap a key portion of its fees until 2010
- New research finds Ontario becoming increasingly uncompetitive because of higher electricity rates
- Energy forum focuses on power supply, demand
- Idaho electricity rates to drop
- Iran hands nuke data to UN
- Iran nuclear steps in wrong direction: White House
- Iran plans large-scale uranium enrichment
- In Enron Trial, a Calculated Risk
- Lay testifies he didn't lie to Enron investors, employees
- Manhattan's Largest Building Integrated Solar Power System Completed
- Electric costs could soar after lifting of rate caps
- Doubts are raised on re-regulation
- Money on the way to improve electric-power grid
- More wind power on the horizon
- Onus falls on Port Hope for emergency response
- Navasota prepares to build: Company to break ground on power plant on May 16
- Power plant saves 1.4 million annually: Fresno Co. project also expected to cut air pollution
- Nuclear Energy Industry Maintains Near-Record Levels of Safety and Operating Performance
- Nuke plant gets new locks after keys lost
- Nuclear plant in Wesleyville not likely
- Ontario rates jump up to 15 per cent
- Hydro hike here to stay
- U.S. looks to private sector to fix greenhouse pollution
- Progress Energy to replace 23,000 meters
- Tax on utilities may make ballot this November
- How deal on energy died in last hours
- Deadline looms for utilities
- Three Mile Island shows U.S. nuclear risks, rewards
- Rolling blackouts as Texas heats up
- Ruff takes helm of Duke's Carolinas utility
- Russia promises Iran nuclear fuel for power station
- U.S. likely to pass India nuclear deal: senator
- Skilling says he
- Enron's Skilling denies hiding Enron trading
- Enron's Skilling says never falsified earnings
- Sweden goes for green as Nordics mull energy future
- Tanzania turning to coal-generated electricity
- Norwegian firm to build thermal plant in Uganda
- Leaks costly, Exelon says: Tritium spills create credibility problem, leader says
- U.K. lawmakers favor gas over nuclear power
- Utility's high cost of giving
- Suit's dismissal may clear way for wind farms
- Plans for wind park bring controversy: Proposal to build windmills, how money from them can be spent are at issue
- As natural gas prices increase, wind turbines gain popularity in Michigan
- Regulations attack pollution on four fronts
- Utility plans to build 300-megawatt unit
- Former Westar CEO sentenced to 18 years for looting utility
- Ground broken on Oliver County wind farm
May 2006 News Story Index
- Areva urges government to give go ahead for nuclear reactors
- Australia looking at nuclear generation option
- Personalized Power Systems Installs 1,000th Automatic Standby Generator in South Florida Home
- Nearly 100 hurt in Bangladesh electricity protests
- Ontario pays big users to cut electricity consumption
- Blair backs the nuclear option to deal with power crisis
- California PUC to consider system that charges users more during peak midday hours
- Firm seeks to power Abitibi mill and province
- Electricity prices expected to rise as cost of coal increases
- Group raises concerns about power line
- Covington man dies; fellow MeadWestvaco employee recovering
- Boss of utility parent says dividends may return
- Dominion's emissions raise outcry
- Emergency system key to nuclear safety
- Emission-free plant site proposed: Federally backed power project would burn coal
- Prosecutor sums up 'flat lies' in Enron collapse
- GE predicts surge in Chinese sales
- GE plans largest solar plant in Portugal
- GE expanding nuclear site: Wilmington facility to consolidate engineers, technicians
- Touted as solution to garbage crisis, Ontario refuses to wade into mire
- Canadian Prime Minister takes aim at Charest over Kyoto
- Iran claims it can fuel nuclear reactors
- Power-Plant Sale Completed: LS Power Group paid 1.6 billion to acquire nine facilities
- PSC chairman offers to brief lawmakers on electricity bidding process
- Enron's Lay, Skilling convicted
- Enron's Lay ends testimony
- Lay loses his temper on the witness stand
- New director brings change to troubled Lodi utility
- Electricity aid to increase for low-income Mainers
- Senators snap over mixed messages on Yucca project
- Plants to monitor radioactive water
- More investment needed in power sector in Zambia: official
- New Zealand hints at wholesale-retail electricity split
- Germany builds world's first non-polluting coal power plant
- Texas plans vast wind farm
- Ontario joins fight for cleaner air
- Hockey parents zapped by electricity rates
- Pickering settles on siren plan to alert residents of nuclear mishap
- Cutler power project application submitted
- Power rates up 7 per cent
- SCE&G president retiring
- Arizona coal-fired power plant plans move forward
- Hopes high for power supply
- Residents Determined to Keep Power Plant Out
- Two electric firms petition to cut rates: request highlights risk that prices pose for ex-monopolies
- China's controversial Three Gorges Dam nears finish
- Local engineers explore possibility of harnessing tides: Tacoma Narrows is 1 of 7 locations studied in the nation
- Perhaps carrots, instead of sticks, can halt uranium enrichment
- U.S. railroads, utilities square off over coal
- Florida utility ill-prepared for major hurricanes
- Warmer winter cools profit for utility Laclede Group
- Westar to announce site of coal-fired power plant
- Energy Department Signs Wind-to-Hydrogen Research Agreement
- State's power grid is improving, utility says: Outlook for summer is good, barring unforeseen trouble
- Official: Worker error led to power outage
June 2006 News Story Index
- Rising Demand for Electricity Invigorates African Power Generation Industry
- Nuclear titan Areva eyes Candu
- Tega Cay electric cables showing age
- Clean energy a hot topic in Tallahassee
- The Cost of Electricity: Why Do Neighboring States Pay Less?
- Squandering energy in the East
- Expos on boosting energy efficiency
- FPL wants to expand green-power plan to businesses
- Florida Electric Utilities Warn About Substation Hazards
- In France, is enthusiasm cooling for utilities merger?
- Innu want 11 billion dollars for Quebec hydro dams
- Intalco will struggle with new power deal: BPA to subsidize portion of smelter's 'hugely' bigger bill
- Kazakhstan recommends Iran borrow its nuke experience - minister
- Canadian PM and Koizumi skirt Kyoto issue
- Despite PSC refusal, officials vow LIPA review
- Iran calls atom offer step forward
- Power-use meters free to northern customers
- Minnesota's historically low prices are fading: Area firms feeling the burn of electric costs
- Solar cell plant takes shape
- New 98-megawatt power plant can generate electricity at times of highest demand
- 100 miles of power lines approved: PSC signs off on project that will link Wausau, Fox Cities
- Construction of new wind power project begins in east China
- Court urged to nix market-rate utility hike next year
- China's coal, world's peril: No easy solution
- 5.2 billion dollars plus 5 years of construction 10,500 new jobs: Two nuclear reactors coming to Matagorda County
- Greens guru offers to bury nuclear waste in his garden
- Nuclear power plant pushed: The chairman of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission says such energy sources are needed
- Ontario breaks mercury pledge
- Watchdog blasts nuclear plan
- Heat wave fuels coal debate
- Ontario to build reactors
- Power plants to be built in Mongolia
- Environmentalists, state quarrel over mercury rule
- Edison: Electricity rates shouldn't fall
- New reactors key to Ontario power plan; Liberals propose up to two facilities
- Growing use of natural gas for power generation could affect prices, says National Energy Board report
- Proposed power plant questioned by residents
- Golf links lead to energy startup: Former pro is launching a retail electricity brokerage for residential customers
- PSC should study rates that charge power hogs more
- Sunshine shares glow after solar energy move
- Tacoma Power wins refund from Enron
- New power plant to be fueled by trash
- PSC targets utilities' response to storms
- Meddling in utility panels criticized: Lack of commission independence said to hurt consumers
- WPS finds buyer for power plant: Green Bay utility to sell facility in Pennsylvania for 30.4 million
- Zambia completes feasibility studies on hydropower stations' construction
July 2006 News Story Index
- Adobe Gets U.S., California Honors For Power Usage
- Ameren calls on legislature to allow energy auction
- Areva will seek reactor licence after go-ahead for UK nuclear
- BP and GE to Develop Hydrogen Power Plants and Technologies
- Blair gives go-ahead for nuclear power stations
- Scouting out power where it's not paid for: Extra electricity - Busted
- California blackout threat eases slightly
- AECL displays Candu attitude over UK power
- Cracks found in nuclear reactors
- Critics say proposed Northern Nevada coal-fired plants would emit carbon
- Ginn development may double LED's current power load
- Area sites rank high in power plant polluters: 3 included on list of nation's 50 dirtiest
- Bill gives Duke clean-air credit: Proposal would exempt additions to 1 power plant from tight limit
- EPA sues East Kentucky Power: Says Clark plant operating over limits
- Edison, gaining on repairs, has plan to reduce outages
- Edison urges power saving
- California heat wave may trigger blackout
- Bill would increase state fee on plants; Funds to cover plans for emergencies
- W.Va. loses out on FutureGen project: No emissions coal plant prototype will be built in Illinois or Texas
- Powering the future of Texas
- Germany remains largest exporter in wind power technology
- Consumers Energy Customers Can Go Online to Report Outages, Get Restoration Information
- 400 Million for the greening of Ontario
- Power grid beats heat: But record demand exposes how region is being deprived of cheaper electricity
- Heat wave to push Midwest power demand to record
- High-tech electric meters get PUC nod
- Identify the Opportunities and Challenges Facing the Indian Power Sector
- India cautiously welcomes U.S. nuclear deal approval
- Indonesia sidesteps open bids; State power company will award contracts
- Iran defiant after atomic case goes back to UN
- Iran postpones nuclear talks
- Review of Iron Range project to begin
- Kazakhstan, Russia plan to build nuclear power plant
- Lay's Death Complicates Efforts to Seize Assets
- Ethiopia has massive hydropower potential: official
- Move to block state mercury-emission rules falters
- Area electricity called sufficient
- State Approves Minnesota Power's Emission Reduction Plan
- Myanmar strives to improve power supply to Yangon
- Power settlement could save ratepayers money
- New Zealand nearly ran out of power
- System strained, but holding up
- Ontario to spend extra 400 million to save power
- Court rejects PUCO approval of American Electric rate plan
- Price of power: While JPEC customers enjoy lower rates, Paducah Power's TVA ties prove costly
- State power grid said to be 'stable'
- Lights go on in Queens, one block at a time
- Electricity use leaps in sweltering heat; Companies report record usage levels
- Report pans coal-fired power plants: But utilities doubt efficiency strategy
- Massive Summer Storm Knocks Out Service to 365,000 Customers Making it One of the Ten Most Damaging Storms on Record
- Plans for Superdam unveiled
- Realtors' poll finds 6 in 10 homeowners fear surging hydro prices, tax jumps could force them to sell
- Businesses urged to look at energy costs
- Timescale laid out for first inland nuke plant
- UN Council set to demand Iran suspend nuclear work
- Maryland utilities designated near junk
- WPS plans to buy utility, move offices to Chicago
- Planned U. of I. wind farm to yield education as well as electricity
- Challenges emerge for wind power
- Energetic turn to wind power; New technology's more efficient, and it's in a U.S. growth surge
- Austin PUC Launches Electricity Alert System
- Electricity prices drive up CPI
- Connecticut Sets New Record For Daily Electricity Use
- Heat Wave Triples UK Electricity Prices - Report
- Renewable electricity sources vital for China
- Heat Wave: Portsmouth Electricity Record Set
August 2006 News Story Index
- Delay won't halt power switch
- SunPower Inaugurates Automated Solar Panel Manufacturing Plant
- Zambia's hydro-electric power potential regional asset
- Brazil break ground on seven hydroelectric power plants
- Brazilian nuclear power plant halts operation
- Brazilian nuclear power plant halts operation
- Bruce Power wants new nuke plants
- Governor energizes solar-panel effort
- Nuclear station most efficient in country
- China's Pollution Reaching U.S.
- Abusing their power by abusing their power
- Clinton Nuclear Power Plant Shuts Down
- 11 power plants will help TXU
- Farmers urge corn for coal plants
- Cost of cleaning up nuclear sites is 'more than 70 billion pounds'
- Dynegy, state OK clean air accord
- Drought hits hydroelectric dam, triggers energy crisis in Ecuador
- Edison Electric Institute Pledges Support of National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency
- Energy center in the works
- Crist urges rejection of FPL charge
- Power projects' fate awaited
- Scientists studying impact of possible FutureGen plant
- Scorching weather, drought challenge China's power, water supply
- Blistering heatwave to linger in U.S. northeast
- Heat wave could boost winter natural-gas bills
- ORNL spin-off beta tests hybrid solar lighting
- Iran dismisses U.S. threat of sanctions coalition
- Iran hands over nuclear incentives offer
- Delay won't halt power switch
- KFx sends its first shipment of cleaner-burning K-Fuel
- More deaths as killer heat wave nears end
- Labrador power project's feasibility studied
- Massive wind farm could make the Hebridean island of Lewis the renewable energy capital of Europe
- The nuclear power loophole; Developers could avoid environmental impact check
- ComEd to help rehab 1890s-era Elgin home
- Cities and power companies debate burying power lines to reduce the impact of mass power outages versus cost
- Generators Generate Love and Hate in Queens
- North Korea might be preparing nuclear test
- North Korea nuclear test only a possibility for now
- New York City sends canvassers to see extent of blackouts
- New power plant taking shape: 550 megawatt facility south of Odessa one of two Navasota is building in Texas
- New questions on role of Doyle's office in sale of nuclear power plant
- New York set for third day of record power demand due to heat wave
- Slow start for revival of nuclear reactors
- Power station plan is proposed for West Allenton Road - Neighbors take on National Grid
- PSC approves clean-coal power plant in Clark
- Power producers meet record Texas demand
- Wackenhut to be Dropped as Security Contractor at Pilgrim Nuclear Plant
- Salem's higher power bills not as shocking as last year's
- Record demands for power require energy conservation
- Power failures a wake up call
- City must follow gov's initiative to cut power plant pollution
- Borough rejects plan to raise power rates
- Northeast India to produce electricity from bamboo
- Rich nations' greenhouse gases up, despite Kyoto
- SWEPCO plans 600-megawatt plant
- Performance woes add to safety fears at power station
- Overnight blackout hits Scarborough
- Connecticut seeks options for new power plants to reduce electricity bills
- Let the sun shine on: Solar power booms in California, and more Central Valley customers are hopping aboard
- Solar power firm to make hay while sun shines
- Hurricane zone's latest must-have: Your own power
- Duke restoring power after storm
- Lightning-charged storms cause power losses, flooding, fires
- Panel recommends rejection of coal plant
- Hurricane's lesson: Recovery workers headed to Florida just in case
- Tritium in water under nuclear plant
- Utilities eye revival of nuclear production
- Meter shock: utilities try to help with bills that have skyrocketed
- Utility, state settle over pollution data; WPS failed to disclose information on new technology
- Utility to offer benefits to partners: Progress Energy extends coverage
- Merger would cost jobs: Utility plan calls for trimming 295 positions
- Power companies seek winter rate hikes
- Utilities in Washington may have to use more renewable sources
- Wind farm approved in West Virginia
- Meter-reading to go 'Jetsons' in Apopka
- B.C. Town Battles Alcan Over Power Sales
- Power Grid Operator Expects Record Power Demand As Temperature Soars
- Cottagers still without power
- Edison Issues Bid for More Power Generation
- Simple Ways To Save On Power
- Hang glider hits power lines and dies
- Heat sparks hydro record
- Security The Priority, Says New Zealand Power Commission
- OPG Unveils Tunnel Plans For Niagara Falls
- Ontario Sets New Record For Peak Demand
- Ontario Offers to Buy Homemade Power
- Ontario Issues Warning Amid Heat Wave
- Power Crisis will not Decrease Interest in Tenders
September 2006 News Story Index
- E.ON forced to raise bid for Spanish utility
- Big Becky begins boring under Niagara
- Bills expected to leap when regulation ends
- Energy system worries officials
- Power industry co-op in full swing
- China tests thermonuclear fusion reactor
- Wind farms reviewed as costs soar
- TVA lags in new coal methods, critics say
- EU, Iran close to deal for nuclear talks: report
- 'Energy efficiency will ease global fears over supply'
- Gadgets eating more energy
- Energy NW seeks to add 25 turbines at Nine Canyon
- Former Enron executive David Delainey sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for insider trading
- Enron investors find an ally
- Those hurt by Enron can speak at sentencing
- Falling oil is cooling the appeal of solar energy for now, but advocates continue to believe in its long-term appeal
- Germany buoys UN rules on Iran
- Groups argue against Greenbrier power plant
- Hearing into power plant extends reporting time
- Electric man Hung electrocuted
- Hydro CEO grilled on pay, helicopter
- 90,000 Hydro One customers in the dark
- Russia fixes startup date for Iranian nuclear plant
- Active Power ships MegaWatt system to Latin America
- A year ago: Utility trying to buy Constellation Energy is object of respect, hate in booming Florida
- More leaks of tritium are revealed in Fulton
- Power plant okayed despite protests
- New wind power project officially opened in Alberta
- Power authority charts West's course
- Industry defends reactors' security: Nuclear firms tout post-9/11 safeguards
- Nuclear power pushed for oil sands production
- Nuclear power to the rescue
- Groups: Nuclear plant is unsafe
- Ontario Heritage Trust unveils provincial plaque to commemorate the Douglas Point Nuclear Power Plant
- Space station gets power upgrade after spacewalk
- California goes out front; Congratulations, rather than scorn, deserved for moving on global warming challenges
- Ontario Power Generation begins federal approvals process for potential new nuclear units
- Crews trying to restore power in New York area; Storm knocks reservoir offline
- South Korea's power workers go on strike
- San Luis Valley to get 60 million dollar solar plant
- Fuel cell worries delay shuttle
- Port Hope explores plasma arc facility
- U.S. on track with greenhouse goals, but too easy?
- Major Utilities Call on Energy Department to Strengthen Energy-Saving Transformer
- Utilities vie to service Wal-Mart
- Nuclear watchdog debate to urge Iran talks
- Duke to widen Internet via power lines: Deal with small firm offers service to 6,000
- The Ascent of Wind Power
- Work set to start on giant hydropower station
October 2006 News Story Index
- Utility found Sept. 11 debris years ago but didn't launch search
- Australia to build mega solar plant
- EUCG Names Best-Performing Fossil Power Plants at Annual Fall Workshop in Dallas
- Sierra Nevada uses beer waste to reduce energy costs
- Buffalo still staggering without power
- Business facing huge electric hikes
- Canada to be 'superpower' in energy
- Nation ready to join U.S. FutureGen power project
- Partnership for SaskPower's Clean Coal Project announced
- U.S. Coal Plant Boom Poses Big Questions
- Coal regains regal status as energy prices rise
- Panel of critics slams nuclear regulator
- How much wind power is too much?
- EPCOR Power L.P. announces a 10-year extension to the Power Purchase Arrangement
- Electric bikes get street legal
- Electricity surplus shouldn't cut prices
- Emissions stats concern FARE
- IR power plant emissions focus of public hearing
- Enron's Skilling gets 24 years
- Enron's ex-CFO Fastow to spend 6 days with lawyers
- Milton fruit farmer fears power plant plan
- Green Energy Will Begin Flowing From Georgia Power
- Green energy Regulator threatens power firms
- Expert: Years until healthy electricity market
- Summer power outages will be focus of hearings
- Partnering for Renewable Energy Development Is at the Heart of the Seventh Forum on Hydropower
- Coal-gasification plant will be built in state
- Indonesia's electricity firm to hold road show
- Cloak of invisibility makes its first appearance
- Iran to start second nuclear centrifuge in days
- Con Ed says July Blackout was Beyond its Control
- MGE will add wind turbines
- New Jersey Governor launches overhaul of outdated energy master plan
- North Korea says it will conduct nuclear test
- NRC to study nuke-plant risks; Fallout, deaths from radiation to be predicted
- Utility sells Neenah electricity plant
- No more Korean nuclear tests: report
- North Korea ready to talk, China says
- OEB Announces Decrease in Electricity Prices
- Tide turns with more offshore on horizon
- Nuclear reactor put back in service; Pipe leak forced shutdown at Peach Bottom
- Exelon to begin process for new nuclear plant in Texas
- Elster Group Launches Worldwide Energy Saving Solution
- Provinces target coal-fired plants
- 100,000 to get 10 per cent hydro rebates
- Russian electricity to light up northeast China
- Schneider Electric buys APC for 6.1-billion
- Google plans huge solar project
- Britons accused of wasting more energy than anyone else in Europe
- Providers to take price down a few notches
- Toronto Hydro-Electric deploys Energy Axis meters
- Surry nuclear reactor is shut down after transformers fail
- Company, state propose two billion-dollar transmission effort
- Turning forest slash into cash
- Generating a profit on home-made electricity
- Nuclear closures threaten winter supply
- Hydro One and ITCTransmission Replacing Canadian-U.S. Interconnection Circuit
- Care has to be taken when placing windmills across state
- New energy source in the air for I&M? Company to test potential of wind power in Indiana
- U.S. Wind Energy Industry Completes WorldÂ’s Largest Wind Farm
November 2006 News Story Index
- Utilities get regulators' approval to start Ely plant
- Australia opens door to nuclear power
- Making biomass a reality
- Group wants incentive to build Green
- Cities can vote to dump PG&E for public utility
- 25 Million Dollars Sold On-line Could Be World Record
- Centrica goes Dutch with power station deal
- California "green tuners" clamor for plug-in cars
- James River Coal Company Announces Agreement to Sell Bell County Coal for 24.4 Million
- State considers goals or rules for renewable energy
- Energy plants convert Delaware garbage into energy
- U.S. power plant construction isn't keeping pace with surging demand
- Emissions, safety top concerns at CNSC hearing
- Skilling's grim future
- FERC Finalizes Electric Transmission Siting Rule
- France touts 'clean' nuclear energy
- TransCanada's Halton Hills Generating Station Bid Gets Green Light
- Lakeridge hospital wired up over new power plant
- Federal Officials Unveil Detailed Guide To Reduce Bird Injuries From Power Lines
- Generating station coming Halton Hills
- Vibrations from 17 wind turbines blamed for loss of sleep, headaches
- High prices offset British Energy problems
- Coalition of supporters backs plan for Huntley Station: Plant is competing against four others
- IAEA blocks Iran reactor aid over plutonium risk
- U.S. to table India atomic bill soon: envoy
- Ontario to harvest solar power
- Electric companies 'abusing' public, lawmaker says
- Peabody sues Wisconsin utility over plant
- Public Service Company of Oklahoma shares cost of putting power lines underground
- MEA plans two huge plants for 2015 power
- Many have switched companies looking for lower rates, but inertia or ignorance has kept some paying top dollar
- Nuclear violation downgraded
- Summer power bills may top 300 dollars
- Hybrid fuel cell technology recovers energy from pipeline operations, increases electrical efficiency, reduces harmful greenhouse gas emissions
- North Korea, U.S. fail to agree on nuclear talks
- Proposed wind farm rules OK, developer says
- U.S. shuts Web site said to reveal nuclear guide: report
- Plant's nuclear waste plan challenged: Two groups say agency ignored rules
- Ontario, Quebec to build power grid link
- Ontario's Local Distribution Companies Play Key Role in Attaining Improved Rating
- Much of the infrastructure for Ontario's electrical grid is at capacity, in the wrong place or a half-century old
- Ontario power use down from last year
- Ontario takes wind out of turbines
- 111 Businesses, Organizations Oppose White House Efforts to End Federal Geothermal, Hydropower Research
- Gaia scientist Lovelock predicts planetary wipeout
- Time to simplify the electricity system in Ontario, says Power Workers' Union President
- Skilling, Government Reach Deal in Suit
- Deserts offer cheap source of energy
- Solar power expected to shine
- Dawn of the solar salon in U.S. living rooms
- Africa's worst polluter aims to clean up its act
- State facilities turn thermostats down to lower heating costs
- Duke overstates its case for new plants, state says
- Program lets shoppers buy into wind power
- Storm hits B.C. coast
- Meridian plugs emissions taxes
- Will lean on coal in Texas, firm says
- Singapore builds trigeneration power plant
- Utilizing cow manure for natural gas
- Extra electric fees give some a jolt: Unincorporated areas report being hit with city taxes
- MID execs: Power rates must reflect utility's costs to produce, buy electricity
- Retailer recognized for outstanding commitment to energy efficiency and conservation
- Two residents welcome wind turbines
December 2006 News Story Index
- Southern California Edison Expects Advanced Metering RFPs to Set New U.S. Standard for Cost-Effectiveness
- Alabama needs tough watchdog for utilities
- U.S. technology to build nuclear plants in China
- Tajik capital, outskirts face power blackout
- Cities grappling with coal-plant stakes
- Utility rejects cheap power from coal plant
- Individual carbon quotas could be reality within five years
- China a major contributor to global nuclear-fusion reactor
- Dilemma for coal industry
- State extends comment period for power plant
- Details of 1.6 million-dollar compensation deal fuel controversy over Hydro chief's expenses
- Electric Costs May Go Up in Connecticut, but Not For All
- DTE seeks OK to offer green power
- Duke looks to be more than your power company: Firm offers customers a home repair plan for a monthly fee
- Emission rules have holes
- State lights way toward lower electricity costs
- Hydro One Appoints Laura Formusa Acting President and Chief Executive Officer
- Wind power project in Freedom gets OK; Foes of Beaver Ridge project to appeal
- Frontline adds fodder to power source debate
- Giant wind farm to be reduced in scale
- Plan to cap greenhouse gases in Northeast could raise cost of producing electricity
- Westar wants guarantee that electric rates will cover plant costs
- Plan proposes energy WOF for homes; Greenhouse gas emission strategy
- CAS, Hydro One, OPG all come under fire for wasting millions
- Hydro One chief's expenses come under fire
- Hydro One provides additional one million dollars funding for social housing energy efficiency upgrades
- Hydro One responds to Auditor General's Report
- IAEA to help Vietnam develop atomic power
- Indonesia to hold tender for nuclear plant in 2008
- Feds probe Rezko's Iraq contract
- Electric May Be Cheaper Than Natural Gas When Farmers Water Crops This Spring
- Green Grid attacks data centers' power draw
- Minnesota weighs bigger wind role
- Ameren offers mixed signals on system needs
- Review of how utility will recover 180 million dollars begins
- More face winter without heat than last year
- Canadian power line work begins
- New York proposes limits on power plant emissions
- New life for the Saco River? A tentative agreement with a power company would benefit both fish and people
- Niagara presses for aid to boost power plant
- Nuclear tech job training program restarts
- Ontario electricity costs soar 50 per cent since shakeup
- Power still out around St. Louis after ice storm; death toll rises
- Power plant resistance grows
- Astronauts prepare to rewire space station
- Russia-built plant to generate power in 2008
- First 'scrubber' at work on Marshall station emissions
- Ex-Enron CEO Skilling Reports to Prison
- Limited deal seen as North Korea talks loom
- South Korea to build 8 more nuclear power plants
- Two die in Orillia crash while high winds topple trees, cutting power for 50,000 people
- B.C. hammered by third wind storm in a week
- Alternative energy gets lift
- Helping energy customers on a meter pay less
- U.S., Russia to enhance nuclear energy cooperation
- Uganda invites bids for construction of new power plant
- Utility weighs 1.8 billion-dollar plant
- 'Virtual power station' ready for June launch
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