AT&T Saves $191 Million from Energy-Efficiency Projects in 4 Years | Sustainable Brands

by Mike Hower

AT&T has realized annualized energy savings of more than $191 million from 18,800 energy efficiency projects implemented since 2010, according to the company’s recent Annual Update, released Tuesday.

Duke Energy Foundation grants $75,000 for incubator program - WBTW-TV: News, Weather, and Sports for Florence, SC

A public-private partnership among the Clemson University Institute for Economic and Community Development, the Community Foundation for a Better Hartsville and the City of Hartsville, DECI was established in July 2013 as one of Clemson’s Technology Villages, connecting those innovators who have developed technology business ideas with the resources and expertise to develop sustainable commercial enterprises. The Duke Energy Foundation and Hartsville’s Byerly Foundation served as initial major sponsors for the effort, providing funding to open the program in a downtown Hartsville location.

Central Electric names Hochstetler CEO

Robert Hochstetler has been named president and chief executive officer for Central Electric Power Cooperative, replacing Ron Calcaterra, who is retiring. Hochstetler begins work at Central Electric in July.

Hochstetler was vice president of power production for Hoosier Energy, a generation and transmission cooperative in Indiana, where he was responsible for power plant operations, contracts and commodities hedging.Prior to that, he was commercial asset risk manager for Duke Energy and operations vice president for Cinergy.

"Rob Hochstetler comes to Central at an important time in our work for cooperatives and during a period of significant change in the electric industry," said Central Board Chairman Lawrence J. Hinz. "We will need Rob's breadth of knowledge in the years to come."  

South Carolina: The perfect case study for new EPA power plant rules | TheHill

By Frank Knapp Jr.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released proposed rules for reducing carbon emissions from the nation’s power plants in an effort to address the negative impacts of climate change.  Power plants contribute about 40 percent of the country’s carbon pollution.

Transitioning to a clean energy economy is thus very important and it is clear that EPA rules for states to control carbon pollution are needed.

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PSC Elects Officers

On June 4, 2014, the Public Service Commission of South Carolina elected Commissioner Nikiya "Nikki" Hall to serve as Chairman and Commissioner Swain E. Whitfield to serve as Vice-Chairman for the period beginning July 1, 2014 and ending June 30, 2016.

Energy Efficiency Strategy Benefits From A Portfolio Approach

Heather ClancyContributorThe issue of how to finance energy efficiency continues to evolve. Since the program was launched in 2011, more than $1.77 billion in vehicles such as equity re-investment, distributed generation contracts, and tax-exempt leases have helped organizations achieve their goals. That doesn’t include the roughly $1.4 billion in performance contracts being used by the federal government; right now, this sort of financing isn’t used very much by the private sector, Vargas said. “Some people will tell you it’s a red herring,” she said.

Obama’s climate rule clocks in at 645 pages | TheHill

By Tim Devaney - 06/02/14 12:31 PM EDT
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The public will have 120 days to comment on the first version of the rules. After that, the EPA will read through the comments and is likely move forward with a final version.

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