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The Buzz: Utilities already regulated under cap-and-trade urge Brown to hold fast
2014-07-19 19:54:44| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The state's cap-and-trade law will apply to oil refiners, such as Chevron's Richmond plant, and gas pump prices will go up.
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The Buzz: Utilities already regulated under cap-and-trade urge Brown to hold fast
2014-07-19 01:25:19| Energy - Topix.net
Gov. Jerry Brown announced signing 15 bills Friday, including a gun control measure that closes an exemption for certain semiautomatic pistols from California's unsafe-handgun law.
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Without Much Straining, Minnesota Reins in Its Utilities' Carbon Emissions
2014-07-18 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: When city leaders and state legislators agreed last year to fund roughly half the $1 billion cost of a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings, they attached the usual strings for such projects: It had to be architecturally iconic, employ steel made from Minnesota iron ore and offer at least a few cheap seats. It also had to be energy efficient, from lighting to building materials to the sources of its power. In this state, that is not unusual. Minnesota has mandated sharp reductions in energy use...
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California's water conservation could weaken utilities' credit
2014-07-18 00:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California's strict new regulations for water conservation could have the unintended consequence of hurting the credit quality of water utilities in the drought-stricken state. Regulators on Tuesday passed new measures to limit outdoor water use in an increasingly desperate effort to conserve. On Thursday, Moody's Investor Service warned that a significant drop in water sales could weaken the credit quality of some water utilities, many of them public districts. Increasing rates to offset the loss...
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Overall Customer Satisfaction with Residential Electric Utilities Continues to Improve
2014-07-16 21:39:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Overall customer satisfaction with residential electric utilities has increased year over year driven primarily by improvements in corporate citizenship and outage communications. Content Classification: Curated read more
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