Exelon Corp to acquire Deere's green power unit for $860 million The largest owner and operator of nuclear power plants in the US, Exelon Corp today said that it will buy John Deere Renewables (JDR), the wind energy ... The Diplomat Bucharest Enel Green Power Romania has stated it plans to begin a 34 MW park in Valea Nucarilor, Tulcea county, but would not confirm the status of this project to The Diplomat. CASIMCEA, TULCEA Austrian energy group Verbund has established a 200 MW wind project in the Casimcea zone in Tulcea county with Romanian firms. These projects are �still in development� according to a spokesperson for Verbund, although there were no clear dates as to when construction could begin. AUSEA AND BOROD, BIHOR Italian renewable source producer Alerion Clean Power has a fully-permitted 36-turbine wind farm project in Auseu and Borod, Bihor County. The 85 million Euro investment has an installed... Is Longhorn Electricity Worth It? — Energy In downtown Dallas, for example, a yearlong, fixed-price deal with TLE may cost 1.4 cents per kilowatt-hour more than a 100-percent green power, fixed-price ... Investors eye big discount in Enel Green Power IPO - Reuters Enel would do better to delay the sale of Enel Green Power (EGP) -- penciled in for October -- until market conditions improved and green energy policy and ... Few B.C. homeowners eager to convert to solar power VANCOUVER — British Columbians may know that green power is good power, but homeowners are shying away from alternative sources such as solar panels because of high installation costs and the inexpensive option of hydro electricity.The head of a Victoria alternative energy company says that at current energy prices, it makes little sense for homeowners served by the BC Hydro grid to convert to solar power for their home electricity.“You’re looking at between 60 and 80 years for a return on your investment, and that’s only if you paid with cash, not considering loss of interest paid to a bank for a loan,” said Kevin Pegg, CEO of Energy Alternatives, whose company insta... Don't Buy This Clean Energy Stock Yet! (BLDP, FCEL, HOKU, JASO, PBW) Green power may replace dirty coal-burning and oil-drinking power plants in due time, and early investors will ultimately get rich. ... Conn. One Of Top Green Power Purchasers The state of Connecticut has been named one of only three states making the United States Environmental Protection Agency's top 50 national green power partners for the third year in a row.In 2010, Connecticut will purchase more than 107 million kilowatt-hours of green power, which is enough power to meet 17 percent of the state's purchased electricity use.The state's purchase of green power resources began with Gov. Jodi Rell's Energy Vision for a Cleaner, Greener State, which set a goal of increasing the percentage of clean, renewable energy consumed by state government from all sources to 20 percent by the year 2020."We are well on track to achieve the goal of obtaini... Holy Cross seeks boost in renewable energy If the full 10 megawatts of additional renewable energy being sought is provided, that would boost its green power by about 5 percent, he said.In addition, the company put out a separate request for proposals in June that sought up to one megawatt of solar power specifically. Those proposals are due at the end of the month.In the case of both requests for proposals, Holy Cross will sign contracts for long-term power purchases from projects it deems technologically and financially feasible.In a separate project, Holy Cross teamed with the town of Basalt to finance a 40-kilowatt micro-hydro plant in the hills above the town. Construction will take place this...

SDG&E to build, buy 100 megawatts of solar power In a move that could dramatically increase the amount of green power generated locally, state regulators have approved a proposal allowing San Diego Gas & Electric to build its own solar farms here and buy power from others who build them. This has the potential to change the landscape around San Diego as big rooftops, parking lots and large fields sprout solar panels to feed the grid. SDG&E would spend up to $100 million putting 26 megawatts photovoltaic cells on land and buildings it owns in San Diego and purchase three times as much power from local solar farms under a proposal approved by state regulators Thursday. "This will help get more solar built and directly...

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