Coal use keeps costs high for Appalachian - roanoke.com Roanoke Times Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:40 PM PDT The price of coal and efforts to control its emissions keep energy costs spiraling higher. American Electric Power, parent of Appalachian Power Co., reports that it is "the largest purchaser of coal in the Western Hemisphere." For Appalachian, coal-fired power plants generate about 98 percent of the electricity it delivers to customers in a territory that includes portions of Virginia, West ... | DPU continues fight for contract with Duke Energy The Times and Democrat Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:38 PM PDT Orangeburg's Department of Public Utilities is asking federal regulators to reverse a North Carolina ruling that halted its proposed $500 million power contract with N.C.-based Duke Energy Carolinas. | Student Notes: Dunn earns Dresser scholarship Southlake Times Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:36 PM PDT Dresser, Inc., a leader in providing highly-engineered infrastructure products for the global energy industry, has awarded a four-year scholarship to Kaitlin K. Dunn, a 2009 graduate of Southlake Carroll Senior High School. | County enters contests for energy saving Littleton Independent Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:30 PM PDT Arapahoe County is challenging its employees and county residents to make a pledge to save energy as part of two contests being organized by National Association of Counties, July 1 to Nov. 30. | WP council delays decision on gas compressor Pikes Peak Courier View Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:28 PM PDT Black Hills Energyâs new natural gas compressor that was installed late last year was supposed to be about the size of a four-drawer filing cabinet. Instead it is as big as about eight compact cars stacked two deep. | UPDATE: GE Energy, Partners Seek Australia Funding For IGCC Nasdaq Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:26 PM PDT TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- GE Energy Monday said that it, Stanwell and Xstrata PLC ( XTA.LN) are seeking funding from state and central governments in Australia for the planned construction of a 400-megawatt coal-fired power plant project in Queensland. | Environmentalists welcome rebate scheme ABC via Yahoo!7 News Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:21 PM PDT The Environment Centre says the Northern Territory Government's new rebate on energy-efficient items will help households reduce their energy use and save money on power. | | |
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