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PUC floats new electricity rate plan, proposal is blasted
2015-07-02 06:45:00| Energy - Topix.net
Residential customers of PG&E and other big utilities in California are headed for huge changes in their electricity rates under a plan disclosed late Wednesday by two state law judges, but the plan was immediately blasted by a consumer and environmental group. The state Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to vote on Friday on a far-reaching revamp of electricity bills that could boost power rates by as much as $10 a month for 80 percent of California's residential consumers, including those served by San Francisco-based PG&E.
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Samsung SDI, Duke Energy ink electricity storage tie-up
2015-07-01 12:24:17| Semiconductors - Topix.net
Samsung SDI, the battery business arm of Samsung Group, said Wednesday that it had inked a supply deal of its lithium-ion batteries and battery management systems with Duke Energy, the largest electric power company in the U.S. The supply deal is the latest of SDI's moves to increase its presence in the global storage system industry. SDI made deals with U.S. energy solution service provider GCN, Japanese capacitor maker Nichicon and electronics manufacturer Sharp during recent years to provide batteries and energy storage systems.
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Tire-integrated triboelectric generator harvests electricity from rolling tire friction; est. up to +10% fuel econ
2015-06-30 11:55:11| Green Car Congress
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Renewables could account 50% EU electricity by 2030, according to leaked paper
2015-06-29 12:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A leaked consultation paper suggests that renewables will account for half of electricity capacity across the EU by 2030 in order to meet climate change goals. However, the paper warns that to accommodate this, changes to the electricity system will have to come even faster. Around a quarter of the EUs current electricity supply comes from clean sources, suggesting that renewable capacity will double over the next year. Last year the European Commission voted to cut the blocs carbon emissions...
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Unitil seeks increase in gas, electricity distribution rates
2015-06-17 03:06:19| Energy - Topix.net
Unitil Corp. has filed a plan with the state to raise distribution rates that would result in an average monthly electric bill increase of $4.88 and gas bill increase of $13.68, the company announced Tuesday. Unitil, the gas and electricity distributor for Fitchburg, Lunenburg, Townsend, Ashby and a couple of dozen customers in Leominster and Shirley, filed the rate request with the state's Department of Public Utilities.
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