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Duquesne Light Negates Responsibility of Transformer Explosion

As reported by Channel 11 News, utility Duquesne Light has left half a dozen homes in shambles a month after a transformer explosion in Pittsburgh. Homeowners say that their costs are mounting, and the power company is denying any responsibility ...

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PPL Electric Utilities Aims to Increase Rates by 22 Percent

PPL Electric Utilities wants to increase distribution rates and the flat customer charge while petitioning regulators to allow it to grow its guaranteed profits from operations. The increase could cost electricity users as much as $10 per month, according to ...

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Utility Penelec Seeks Rate Increase

It's not set in stone yet, but Penelec customers should expect an increase in their monthly electric bills. The Office of the Administrative Law Judge for the state Public Utility Commission has filed a recommended decision that would resolve Penelec's ...

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Solar Power May Struggle Ahead as Tax Credits Decrease

In the U.S., a new solar project was installed every three minutes in 2014, and jobs in the solar industry rose from 15,000 employees in 2005 to nearly 174,000 today. This substantial growth is in large part thanks to the ...

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Central Hudson Seeks to Increase Electric and Gas Rates

Two public hearings will be held by the state Public Service Commission on proposed increases to Central Hudson electric and natural gas rates. The utility is looking for $67.2 million in revenue over three years for improvements to electric and ...

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Flat Rate Electricity for Ameren Illinois Customers

An alliance between consumer advocates and environmentalists says it's time to give consumers a break on their power bills with a “time-of-use” pricing plan. Many Ameren Illinois users pay a flat rate for their power that doesn't vary. But time-of-use ...

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Connecticut Lawmakers Plan to Eliminate Variable Electric Rates

As reported in The Connecticut Mirror, Senate President Pro Tem Martin M. Looney and other key legislators are pushing a first-in-the-nation law banning variable electric rates in the residential market, a concept rejected last year by legislators and Gov. Dannel ...

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Utility Duke Energy Fined Millions for Environmental Violations

Duke Energy Corp has agreed to pay a fine of about $102 million for environmental violations related to a power plant's coal ash spill into a North Carolina river last year and the company's management of coal ash basins in ...

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Constellation to Develop a Biomass Cogeneration Plant

Constellation Energy, a unit of Chicago-based Exelon  Corp., has inked a contract with Proctor & Gamble Co. (P&G) to develop a $200 million, 50 MW biomass cogeneration plant to replace an older, smaller cogen facility at the company's Albany, GA, ...

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Maryland Lawmakers Propose Bill to End Smart Meter Opt-out Fees

Extra fees for electricity customers who refuse to accept “smart meters” because they are wary of the new technology would be eliminated by a bill heard by the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday, and any extra costs would be spread across ...

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