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Connecticut Light & Power Rate Hike Request Opposed

Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz have come out opposing a request by Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) to raise its rates by $221 million. CL&P filed its rate application on June 9, 2014. If granted, ...

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U.S. Department of Energy Invests $25 Million in Solar Power

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced $25 million in funding to advance concentrating solar power (CSP) system technologies. This investment will fund research and development projects to improve the performance and increase the efficiency of all components of Concentrated ...

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Ameren Illinois Improves Electric Infrastructure

Ameren Illinois is making electric infrastructure upgrades to improve reliability and performance of its energy delivery system in Wood River and Godfrey, with investments of $715,000 and $5.1 million, respectively. “Ameren Illinois will wrap up a three-year substation upgrade later ...

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ComEd Launches “Peak Time Savings” Program

ComEd customers with smart meters can sign up for a new program that rewards them with credits on their bills for reducing power use at their homes during times when electricity demand is highest. Commonwealth Edison Co. said customers could ...

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PPL Electric Utilities Increases Supply Rate

Due to a PUC-approved change in transmission charges, PPL Electric Utilities (PPL) is adjusting its price to compare for this quarter for customers who rely on the utility to purchase electric supply on their behalf. Effective October 1st, the new ...

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Oasis Energy Offers Power And Gas Discounts to Veterans

Oasis Energy and the Veterans Chamber of Commerce (VCOC) introduced a new program designed to directly assist veterans and their families. The VCOC in Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey has chosen Oasis Energy as their partner to offer VCOC members ...

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West Penn Power Upgrades Transformer

The Pennsylvania utility company, West Penn Power, has completed a $2 million upgrade to a Greene County substation. The project entailed swapping out a transformer for new 73-ton unit. The company replaced the transformer because the old one did not ...

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Electricity Provider Champion Energy Participates in ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

The Texas Chapter of the ALS Association has received a $2,500 donation from Houston based Champion Energy Services, LLC, a leading retail electricity provider in Texas. The donation was made on behalf of over 50 Champion employees and customers who ...

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PPL Plans to Remove Off-peak Rate Program

In 2011, PPL Electric Utilities offered customers with smart-meter technology in their homes or businesses a way to cash in with cheaper electricity rates if they used power at off-peak times. It didn’t go so well. Customers jumped in and ...

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Court Ruling May Increase Electric Rates in Illinois

Electricity prices in Chicago, Illinois could increase by 20 percent as a result of a court ruling that would halt the long-standing practice of paying big power users to reduce their demand during peak periods such as hot summer days. ...

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