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ABB To Present Technology Solutions To Meet Energy Challenges At World Energy Congress 2010 in Montreal
Focus on energy efficiency, energy management and evolving power networks

Zurich, Switzerland, September 3, 2010 - ABB, the global power and automation technology group, will present its latest smart and sustainable energy solutions at the ...... [More]

Innovative State Energy Efficiency Policies Promote Job Creation and Investment in New Industries
Washington, D.C., September 1, 2010 - On August 31, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, PG&E Chief Executive Officer Peter Darbee, Chair of Energy Resource Management ...... [More]

Renowned Regulatory Economist Supports Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Proposal for Demand Response Parity
New York, August 31, 2010 - In an affidavit filed on August 30 with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on demand response compensation in organized ...... [More]

Scottsburg, Indiana Taps LUXIM's Light Emitting PlasmaTM Technology to Illuminate New City Street Lights; Move Will Cut Energy Use in Half and Save City $70,000 per Year
Sunnyvale, CA and Scottsburg, IN, August 31, 2010 - In Scottsburg, Indiana, a new generation of high-intensity lights is illuminating the city's streets. They're among the nation's ...... [More]

Demand for Lighting Stagnates During Second Quarter of 2010
Rosslyn, VA, August 31, 2010 - NEMA’s Lighting Systems Index (LSI) dipped 0.3 percent on a quarter-to-quarter basis during the second quarter of 2010. ...... [More]

Telkonet SmartEnergy Products Selected for ComEd's New 'Smart Ideas for Your Business' Program
Telkonet's Patented SmartEnergy Technology Will Be Used to Lower Energy Costs in Select Hospitality Properties in Rockford and Chicago, IL

Milwaukee, WI, August 30, 2010 - Telkonet, Inc. (OTCBB: TKOI), a leading provider of occupancy-based energy efficiency solutions, has been selected as the guest ...... [More]

UC San Diego Cuts Electricity Purchases 80 Percent During State Heat Wave ‘Demand-Response’ Program
August 30, 2010 - During Aug. 23-25 when California’s afternoon temperatures rose above 100 degrees, UC San Diego took a variety of energy-conservation ...... [More]

CenterPoint Energy Encourages Minnesota State Fair Visitors to Take a Walk on Green Street
Learn how to save energy and money for years to come

Minneapolis, August 30, 2010 - CenterPoint Energy encourages Minnesota State Fair visitors to take a walk on Green Street in the Eco Experience building to ...... [More]

Pepco Energy Services Awarded $7.5 Million Performance Contract for One Judiciary Square Energy Retrofit Project
Arlington, VA, August 30, 2010 - Pepco Energy Services, a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POM) and a leader in energy savings performance contracting ...... [More]

OPOWER and Connexus Announce One-Year Energy Efficiency Results
Full Year Results Validate OPOWER’s Consistent Impact Across Varying Climates and Demographic Segments

Arlington, VA, August 27, 2010 - On August 26, OPOWER and Minnesota-based utility, Connexus Energy announced the first full-year results of their residential ...... [More]

State of New Jersey Recognizes Camden County Council On Economic Opportunity, Inc. for Providing “Superior” Home Energy and Weatherization Assistance to Residents
Camden County OEO is rated as the best in the state in helping low-income homeowners and tenants improve the energy efficiency of their homes and assisting clients pay rising energy bills

Pennsauken, NJ, August 26, 2010 - Homeowners are being drained by the rising costs to heat and cool their homes. People find themselves suddenly out of work in ...... [More]

Vice President Biden Announces 200,000 Homes Weatherized Under the Recovery Act
August 26, 2010 - At an event with homeowners and workers who benefited from the program, in Manchester, New Hampshire, Vice President Joe Biden ...... [More]

Southern California Edison Unveils New Smart Energy Center
Consumers to learn about new energy features in home of the future

Irwindale, CA, August 25, 2010 - An innovative exhibit displaying the latest tools and technologies that are helping to create a cleaner, smarter and more reliable ...... [More]

Gov. Beshear Makes Weatherization Program Announcements
Kentucky’s Weatherization Assistance Program Signs Contract to Purchase GE Appliances, Approved for Additional Federal Funding

Louisville, KY, August 24, 2010 - Gov. Steve Beshear visited the home of Louisville resident Mary Beth Hewett to see her newly installed, energy-efficient hot ...... [More]

MCAAA Awarded Low-Income Energy Grants
Lansing, MI, August 24, 2010 - Michigan Community Action Agency Association (MCAAA) was recently awarded two grants related to energy efficiency and low income ...... [More]

Governor Rendell: Penn State to Lead Philadelphia-Based Team That Will Pioneer New Energy-Efficient Building Designs
Consortium to Receive up to $122 million for Research at Philadelphia Navy Yard

Harrisburg, PA, August 24, 2010 - Governor Edward G. Rendell announced on August 24 that a team led by The Pennsylvania State University will receive up to $122 ...... [More]

Seattle City Light Video Contest Seeks Energy Vampire Slayers
Winners Get Energy Saving Prizes

Seattle, WA, August 24, 2010 - Energy vampires are lurking in your home, sucking the electricity out of your outlets when you don’t even know it. Now, ...... [More]

ACEEE Names Three Champions of Energy Efficiency
Pacific Grove, CA, August 19, 2010 - The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) presented three Champion of Energy Efficiency Awards on August 17 ...... [More]

DOE Announces Nearly $120 Million to Advance Innovative Weatherization Projects, Highlights Progress in the Program Nationally
August 19, 2010 - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced award selections for approximately 120 organizations across the country that will ...... [More]

No Electric Grid Needed - Lighting Science Group Couples LED Lighting with Solar Technology to Produce One of the Most Energy Efficient Street Lights on the Planet
PROLIFIC DC Series Eliminates the Need to Power Streets Lights from the Electrical Grid; Major Solar LED Street Lighting Installation to Occur Along Mexico’s New Superhighway

Satellite Beach, FL & Mexico City, August 19, 2010 - No electrical grid necessary—Lighting Science Group’s (LSCG.PK) revolutionary new wind and solar powered LED street ...... [More]