Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has unveiled a series of energy management solutions for the state, designed to cut costs and reduce waste. Commonwealth Energy Solutions (CES), aims to be a comprehensive energy procurement and management system open to all public entities, including cities and towns. The initiative creates a new bulk energy purchasing system with [...]
Last week, Gov. O’Malley accepted a report that seeks to expand solar energy, promote electric-drive vehicles and adopt energy efficiency standards for home electronic devices, among other reforms. Produced by the Maryland Energy Administration, the Maryland Energy Outlook (MEO) report will supply objective policy support in helping the state achieve its clean energy goals, Gov. [...]
According to a report issued by the California Recovery Task Force Wednesday, companies and organizations in the state have won nearly three-fourths of all stimulus funds to reduce energy consumption at data centers and for telecommunications systems. Companies such as Yahoo, Hewlett-Packard and Sea Micro make up the $35 million in Recovery Act funds allotted [...]
Defense contracting giant Lockheed Martin announced its entry to the smart grid market yesterday, citing partnerships with multiple industry-leading utility companies. Though the company has been making inroads to help upgrade the nation’s electric grid for some time, announcements from the last few weeks have solidified their intentions to make a play for the nearly [...]
Last month, Delaware become the first state to organize a task force that will be responsible for issuing commercial leases and overseeing construction of renewable energy projects off the state’s coast. The state will work with federal and local officials to develop an offshore renewable energy strategy that focuses on harnessing power from the wind [...]
Austin, Texas will soon have a new billing system to support the city’s, water and waste-collection operations. An eight-year contract, reportedly worth nearly $60 million, will replace an antiquated system and foster a new climate for green energy technology in the region, officials said Tuesday.
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm wants her state to be the nation’s epicenter for green manufacturing. Last week, the Granholm administration announced a string of investments, totaling more than $1.5 billion, to transform auto assembly plants into solar power and battery systems manufacturing facilities. Gov. Granholm also announced the creation of a new state agency meant [...]
West Virginia wants to be a leader in smart grid innovation, according to Governor Joe Manchin, who visited a testing facility located in Morgantown last Friday.
IBM and Consert, a Raleigh, N.C.-based intelligent energy distribution and management network provider, announced the completion of a smart grid pilot project coordinated in conjunction with the Fayetteville Public Works Commission (FPWC) in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn joined a growing choir of support yesterday for a public-private collaborative to increase green jobs and establish the state as a leader in sustainable energy.
