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Hydropower: Friend or Foe?
By Kip Hill August 16th, 2013 Spokesman review Millions of homes Adding energy production by retrofitting the largest 100 dams in the country could boost the nation’s production enough to power 3.2 million more homes, the Department of Energy said in a study. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers says hydropower is back, and Congress seems to…
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USC Reaches $24 million Settlement with Developer of Closed Biomass Facility
USC Reaches $24 million Settlement with Developer of Closed Biomass Facility – by Andrew Shain, October 4, 2013. Source: Rock Hill Herald The University of South Carolina has reached a $24 million settlement with Wisconsin-based Johnson Controls over a failed biomass power plant. The agreement calls for Johnson to pay the remaining $14.4 million owed on the…
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Kentucky Biomass Incinerator would “adversely affect rate-payers”
Kentucky Biomass Incinerator Would “Adversely affect rate-payers” – By Erica Peterson, October 9, 2013 Source: Kentucky Public Radio Lexington-based ecoPower wants to build a biomass plant in Perry County. The plant would burn wood scraps to create electricity. The utility Kentucky Power wants to buy all that electricity, and the state Public Service Commission will decide whether…
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