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In This Issue | 8.4.2010
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WCI Releases Comprehensive Plan for Regional Cap-and-Trade ProgramCalifornia, New Mexico, and three Canadian provinces—partners of the Western Climate Initiative (WCI)—last week released a detailed plan for a regional cap-and-trade program to curb greenhouse gases (GHG) starting in January 2012. If the plan reaches fruition, it would be three times larger than a program under way in 10 eastern states. Read More »
AWEA: New Wind Capacity Additions Plunge in 2010, Outlook DismalOnly 700 MW of wind power were added in the U.S. during the second quarter of 2010—a drop of 57% and 71% when compared to second quarter numbers from 2008 and 2009, respectively, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) reported last week. Read More »
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DOE Finalizes Hawaii Wind Guarantee, Offers $17 M to N.Y. Energy Storage ProjectThe Department of Energy last week finalized a $117 million loan guarantee for a 30-MW Hawaiian wind power plant, and this week it said it would offer a $17.1 million loan guarantee to support construction of a 20-MW energy storage system using lithium-ion batteries. Read More »
Hawaii PUC Rejects Smart Grid ProposalHawaii’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) last week denied a request by Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO) to extend pilot testing for its advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) project to 5,000 more smart meter because of cost concerns. The move poses a major hurdle for the utility’s overall smart grid initiative. Read More »
N.Y. and Penn. to Sue Coal Power Plant for Drifting Air PollutionNew York state and Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) plan to sue Homer City Station, a 1,884-MW coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania, for its alleged contributions of the region’s sulfur dioxide emissions. Read More »
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