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Power Prices - February 17, 2016
FPL requests rate decrease that would reduce commercial customer bills by 2% to 7%
NextEra Energy subsidiary Florida Power and Light has filed a request with the Florida Public Service Commission to reduce rates starting April 1.
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Energy Storage - February 17, 2016
Battery system selected for Hawaii co-op solar storage project
Lithium-ion Batteries will be used for a first-of-its-kind solar array and energy storage system to be built for Kauai Island Utility Cooperative.
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Regulation - February 16, 2016
Supreme Court stays Clean Power Plan, uncertainty reigns after Justice Scalia's death
Justice Antonin Scalia's death throws the U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan proceedings into turmoil.
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Demand Management - February 15, 2016
Large data network equipment now eligible for EPA's Energy Star label
IT procurers and data center operators now have help selecting products that save money on energy bills.
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Energy Efficiency - February 12, 2016
Whole Foods, Hilton featured in DOE's 'Better Buildings Challenge' swap preview
The U.S. spends around $200 billion a year running commercial buildings, and a large portion of that energy is wasted.
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Energy Efficiency - February 11, 2016
Energy efficiency in existing buildings must be addressed; here’s how
Large U.S. commercial buildings address 2% per year of the net present value-positive investments in efficiency available to them, according to the Rocky Mountain Institute.
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Energy Efficiency - February 10, 2016
GE exits fluorescent light bulb manufacturing in favor of LEDs
GE's recent announcement that it will stop manufacturing fluorescent light bulbs by year end underlines the overwhelming market support for the technology.
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Energy Efficiency - February 5, 2016
National Grid's new Massachusetts energy efficiency plan expected to save billions
The company's three-year plan is expected to generate $3.6 billion in Massachusetts customer benefits over the lifetime of the efficiency investments.
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Power Prices - February 5, 2016
DTE Electric rate request would lower bills for C&I customers
Under a rate request, commercial customers could see a 0.4% decrease and large industrial customers could experience an average cut of 5.6%.
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Energy Efficiency - February 5, 2016
Plastipak earns $1M in energy efficiency rebates from local utility
Plastic goods manufacturer Plastipak recently became the second company to earn more $1 million in energy efficiency rebates from Dayton Power & Light.
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