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Power outage blamed for brine spill at geothermal plant
Staff WriterEditor's Note: This article has been corrected. Some 25,000 gallons of geothermal brine from a wastewater pond at CalEnergy’s Calipatria facility were accidentally released May 8. There were no injuries, and no hazardous emissions were released,... -
EDITORIAL: Wind energy deal is good for Iowa
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, IowaIowa already gets a higher percentage of its electrical power from wind than any other state -- nearly a quarter of its total. Why limit a good thing? Motorists traversing the Hawkeye State will soon be seeing more of the behemoth wind turbines across...Tags: Environmental Issues, Terry Branstad, Wind Power, Solar Energy, Credit and Debt
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Will turbine plan include Hutch site?
The Hutchinson News, Kan.It's too early to tell if a massive new wind project announced Wednesday by Iowa's largest energy company will be a boon for Hutchinson's Siemens Wind Energy plant. Des Moines-based MidAmerican Energy announced plans to spend $1.9 billion to install...Tags: Siemens, Pocahontas, Environmental Issues, Wind Power, Solar Energy
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PREVIEW-Berkshire size, Buffett age cloud annual gathering
Reuters* Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting set for May 4 * Berkshire's size, Buffett's age and succession in focus By Jonathan Stempel and Jennifer Ablan April 30 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett may be on safari for major acquisitions, which he likes to call...Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, Coca-Cola Co., Sales, Shareholders
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U.S. Midwest grid expects to have enough power for summer
ReutersApril 23 (Reuters) - The operator of the U.S. Midwest power grid said Tuesday it expects to have enough power to serve homes and businesses this summer. In its summer assessment, the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO), the grid...Tags: Water Supply, Environmental Issues, CMS Energy Corporation, Ameren Corporation, DTE Energy Company
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PUC vote reflects possible change ahead in philosophy for energy-efficiency incentives
One member of the state Public Utilities Commission voted Tuesday against the energy-efficiency programs of a gas and electric utility. A second member cast the decisive vote in the 2-1 decision for their approval but said she might be on the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Energy Saving, Wind Power, Religion and Belief, Philosophy
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Former Constellation CEO Shattuck retires from Exelon — but remains on its board
Mayo A. Shattuck III, who coordinated the sale of two Baltimore institutions to out-of-state concerns and ran the region's power company for a volatile decade, has retired from the parent of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. Chicago-based Exelon Corp. didn'...
Tags: Interior Policy, Investments, Constellation Energy Group, Economy, Business and Finance, Warren Buffett
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SunPower, solar stocks surge after Warren Buffett buys Calif. plants
Solar stocks were burning up Thursday, led by a 41% share price boom for SunPower, which this week said it sold a pair of massive Southern California solar power plants to a Warren Buffett company. San Jose-based SunPower said in a filing with the...
Tags: Warren Buffett, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry, SunPower Corp., Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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Maryland PSC approves Constellation sale to Exelon
Maryland regulators approved Constellation Energy Group's sale to Chicago-based Exelon Corp. on Friday, setting the stage for Baltimore to lose its last Fortune 500 company to an out-of-state owner.
Exelon promptly accepted the terms imposed by the...Tags: Marketing, Consumers, Constellation Energy Group, Martin O'Malley, Economy, Business and Finance
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Warren Buffett Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer
CNNNEW YORK -- Iconic investor Warren Buffett announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with stage I prostate cancer in a letter to shareholders of his firm Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett, 81, said his "condition is not remotely life-threatening or even...Tags: Illinois, New York City, GEICO, Cancer, CNN (tv network)
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Buffett company purchase gives solar industry big boost
Money & CompanyWarren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings company has agreed to buy a giant, 550-megawatt photovoltaic farm currently under construction in San Luis Obispo county for $2 billion, giving a huge boost to the solar industry that could spur... -
Nation's largest wind farm proposed in Gregory, Tripp counties
BURKE - If the plans of Rob and Heath Johnson come to fruition, Gregory and Tripp counties will be home to the largest wind farm in the nation. Representing Dakota Plains Energy, the two Aberdeen men told nearly 40 landowners Wednesday that their...Tags: Wind Power, Solar Energy, Farms, Elections, Renewable Energy
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