http://www.theenergydaily.com Energy Portal en-us 2008 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:14:01 EST Shrugging off the likely steep price tag, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Monday endorsed a proposal by the California Air Resources Board to boost the state’s renewable portfolio standard to 33 percent by 2020, issuing an executive order... http://www.theenergydaily.com/power/1716.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST In the first plug-in hybrid vehicle test involving multiple utilities, an energy innovation firm has announced it is partnering with North Carolina utilities Progress Energy and Duke Energy Corp. to assess the potential for wide-scale adoption of electric... http://www.theenergydaily.com/power/1717.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST In a new hurdle for MidAmerican Energy Holdings Corp.’s $4.7 billion proposal to buy Constellation Energy Group, Maryland regulators said Friday that they will consider whether an “alternative transaction” would better serve... http://www.theenergydaily.com/power/1702.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST The chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sketching out priorities for energy legislation next year, Monday called for an overhaul of the federal clean energy loan guarantee program, new tax incentives to encourage energy-efficient... http://www.theenergydaily.com/power/1704.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher voiced significant concerns this week about a proposal by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator to open some of its markets to non-member utilities west of the grid operator’s footprint, saying the plan could... http://www.theenergydaily.com/power/1690.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST In the first step towards what would be the largest dam removal project in U.S. history, the Interior Department, Oregon and California and PacifiCorp announced Thursday a non-binding agreement to remove four Klamath River dams that have been blamed for... http://www.theenergydaily.com/power/1691.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Energy Curtailment Specialists Inc., the largest private demand response provider in North America, announced Thursday it has been tapped to provide demand response services to the Defense Department and other federal agencies. The New... http://www.theenergydaily.com/power/1694.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST In a decision termed “historic” by environmentalists, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin this week unanimously rejected Wisconsin Power & Light Co.’s $1.26 billion plan to build a new 300 megawatt coal-fired power plant, with the... http://www.theenergydaily.com/power/1684.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST In a potential straw in the wind indicating the Obama administration’s direction on a key energy initiative, a think tank run by Obama’s transition team manager released recommendations to Congress Friday effusively praising the Energy... http://www.theenergydaily.com/power/1685.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST In a project that could accelerate deployment of solar thermal generation technology, the Electric Power Research Institute announced Monday that it will lead parallel efforts to help electric utilities learn how to add steam generated by a solar thermal... http://www.theenergydaily.com/power/1676.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST