International Business News - Power http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The push for more power from renewable fuels has renewed interest in one of the oldest energy sources: wood. While airwaves have been permeated by advertisements for solar and wind power, last year wood generated more net electricity in the U.S. than those two up-and-comers combined. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/147842-wood-power-plants.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/wood-as-a-power-source-may-be-making-comeback.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/wood-as-a-power-source-may-be-making-comeback.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:31:47 EDT Georgia Power says economic woes are tolling its customers. Georgians are falling behind on utility bill payments. Spokeswoman Konswello Monroe says there was an 11 percent increase for disconnects for non payments from January to August of this year compared to last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/georgia-power-says-more-customers-disconnecting.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:46:02 EDT Delaware regulators gave Delmarva Power the go-ahead to buy electricity from developers of land-based wind farms in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The Public Service Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve proposed agreements with AES Corp. of Virginia and Synergics Wind Energy of Annapolis, Md. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/del-regulators-ok-delmarva-power-wind-contracts.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:49:37 EDT Alabama Power's electric rates will increase twice in the next three months, resulting in bills for the average home or apartment customer to increase more than 13 percent, except for some of the state's poorest households. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/regulators-approve-higher-alabama-power-rates.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:16:32 EDT State regulators said Tuesday that a proposed high-voltage power line that would cross from Pennsylvania to West Virginia will ensure a reliable power source for the Mid-Atlantic states as they approved the northern Virginia segment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/high-voltage-power-line-gets-nod-of-va-regulators.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:22:07 EDT The state Public Service Commission is scheduled to vote on a rate hike for Alabama Power Co. that would boost rates by 8.2 percent for homes and apartments, 9 percent for commercial customers and 14 percent for industries. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/alabama-regulators-to-consider-utility-rate-hikes.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:49:31 EDT Chinese power company A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. said Tuesday it has terminated the employment of Chief Financial Officer Edward Meng after learning he had served as A-Power's part-time CFO while also being employed full-time by another company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/a-power-terminates-chief-financial-officer.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:35:51 EDT Municipal distributors and electric cooperatives that purchase wholesale power from the federal Tennessee Valley Authority will for the first time buy a stake in a TVA power plant, according to a filing with the government Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/tva-distributors-to-buy-interest-in-power-plant.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:53:56 EDT New Jersey is powering up an ambitious plan to become a world leader in the use of wind-generated energy. Gov. Jon Corzine wants the Garden State to triple the amount of wind power it plans to use by 2020 to 3,000 megawatts. That would be 13 percent of New Jersey's total energy, enough to power between 800,000 to just under 1 million homes. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/146611-wind-power.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/nj-well-become-a-world-leader-in-wind-power.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/nj-well-become-a-world-leader-in-wind-power.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:17:46 EDT New Jersey is powering up an ambitious plan to become a world leader in the use of wind-generated energy. Gov. Jon Corzine says the Garden State is tripling the amount of wind power it plans to use by 2020 to 3,000 megawatts. That would be 13 percent of New Jersey's total energy, enough to power between 800,000 to just under 1 million homes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/nj-aims-to-triple-its-reliance-on-wind-energy.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:19:35 EDT A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. said Monday it received a contract to supply 50, 2.7-megawatt wind turbines to China National Automation Control System Corp. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/a-power-gets-contract-for-50-wind-turbines.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:16:02 EDT Garden State Offshore Energy was selected Friday by New Jersey as the preferred developer to build one of the nation's first offshore wind farms. The Board of Public Utilities considered five proposals as part of a broader push for alternative energy sources in the state. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/nj-picks-developer-for-offshore-wind-farm.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:48:05 EDT New Jersey officials plan to announce Friday the winning proposal to build one of the nation's first offshore wind farms. The Board of Public Utilities is considering five proposals as part of a broader push for alternative energy sources in the state. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/builder-of-nj-offshore-wind-farm-to-be-annouced.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:31:05 EDT The Sierra Club is blasting one of its former officials for using its name in an ad supporting a proposed coal-fired power plant in Wisconsin. Brett Hulsey appears in the Alliant Energy radio ad as part of the company's push to convince regulators to approve the $1.3 billion plant in Cassville. He notes he's the Sierra Club's former Midwest representative. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/sierra-club-blasts-ex-official-over-coal-plant-ad.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:03:44 EDT Ocean Power Technologies Inc. said Thursday it received a $2 million grant from the Department of Energy to build and test the first phase of a wave power project off the Oregon cost. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/ocean-power-gets-2m-doe-grant-for-wave-project.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:21:45 EDT Chinese solar company Suntech Power said Thursday it will triple sales in the United States next year through large megawatt and commercial projects and an aggressive expansion in the residential market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/chinas-suntech-solar-plans-to-triple-us-sales.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:44:12 EDT A unit of utility company American Electric Power Co. received an $8.2 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to operate and maintain the electrical distribution system at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, the Pentagon announced late Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/american-electric-power-gets-8-2m-pentagon-deal.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:05:14 EDT President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Russia will help Venezuela develop nuclear energy--a move likely to raise U.S. concerns over increasingly close cooperation between Caracas and Moscow. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/venezuela-to-build-nuclear-technology-with-russia.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:44:06 EDT China-based A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. said Friday that agreed to build two distributed power generation stations for Jilin Glad Group Co. in China for about $195 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/a-power-energy-gets-contract-for-power-plants.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:15:18 EDT Wisconsin Energy Corp. said late Thursday a subsidiary will sell $300 million in unsecured debentures at 6 percent due April 1, 2014. Wisconsin Electric Power Co. will use the funds to repay short-term debt, for working capital and for other general corporate purposes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/wisconsin-energy-unit-to-offer-300m-in-debentures.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:52:31 EDT