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Forbes.com - Jul. 8, 2008, 6:02 PM
Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'BBB+' to the City of Lodi, California Electric System's upcoming issuance of $65 million revenue Certificates of Participation (COPs), 2008 Series A. Fitch also upgrades the outstanding COPs to 'BBB+' from 'BBB'. Bond ...
Forbes.com - Jul. 6, 2008, 9:07 AM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Solar thermal power developer Ausra on Monday officially opened its first U.S.-based manufacturing plant for reflectors and other components of utility-scale solar power plants. Ausra says that once the plant gets to full ...
CNET News.com - Jul. 3, 2008, 4:04 PM
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Revamping existing data centers can achieve energy efficiency close to those built from scratch to be greener, according to an early report Thursday from Accenture, which analyzed results of case studies backed by the Silicon Valley ...
Forbes.com - Jul. 3, 2008, 2:08 PM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California, which enjoyed widespread praise this week for its ambitious plan to combat global warming, now faces the tough part: making it work. On Thursday, the most populous U.S. state unveiled a plan to reduce greenhouse gas ...
MSNBC - Jul. 2, 2008, 8:55 PM
The state's three main investor-owned utilities, Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric, get $770 million over eight years between them to purchase renewable energy at above-market rates to help them meet state ...
MSNBC - Jul. 2, 2008, 8:51 PM
A fund that helps the state's largest utilities buy renewable energy at above-market rates won't last much longer, possibly providing the big power firms with a loophole to get out of looming renewable energy mandates. The state's three main ...
MSNBC - Jun. 30, 2008, 8:41 PM
Heres why I am writing a two-part series about restaurants and 'Going Green': According to the National Restaurant Association, almost a million restaurants in the United States generate more than $500 billion annually, employ 13 million people and ...
Forbes.com - Jun. 29, 2008, 4:21 AM
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced that its Board of Directors has elected P.J. Martinez as vice president, transmission and substations. In this role, Martinez will be responsible for managing ...
CNBC - Jun. 27, 2008, 7:09 PM
WASHINGTON - PG&E Corp., parent of California's Pacific Gas & Electric Co. utility, spent nearly $2 million in the first quarter lobbying on energy and environmental legislation. The San Francisco-based company lobbied on climate change legislation, ...
Forbes.com - Jun. 27, 2008, 6:52 PM
PG&E Corp., parent of California's Pacific Gas & Electric Co. utility, spent nearly $2 million in the first quarter lobbying on energy and environmental legislation. The San Francisco-based company lobbied on climate change legislation, alternative fuel ...
