The Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works began hearings this morning on the Kerry-Boxer climate change bill named “The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act.”
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The Department of Energy is announcing today a $3.4 billion investment in grants to “spur the nation’s transition to a smarter, stronger, more efficient and reliable electric system,” according to a press release by the DOE. The funds will come from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, and will be matched by industry for...
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President Obama turns on the lights With a flip of a switch, President Obama activated the largest photovoltaic plant in the country. The 25 MW plant in Arcadia, Florida was built by Florida Power and Light.
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