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AGA Expects Lower Bills for Winter
The American Gas Association (AGA) today said that customers across the nation may see residential gas bills that are two to four percent lower than the previous winter. “Americans are fortunate to be able to rely on natural gas knowing that the cost of heating their home will not break the family budget,” said Karen Harbert, AGA President and CEO. During the 2019-2020 Winter ...
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Linde Outlines End-to-End LNG Solutions at Natural Gas Utilization Conference
Linde North America will present “Creating an LNG Infrastructure” at the Natural Gas Utilization Conference, Sept 6-7, 2012 on the Penn State campus, State College, Pennsylvania. The conference addresses critical efforts underway to increase the use of natural gas and natural gas liquids being generated from shale plays. From Linde’s presentation, industries including ...
By Linde Group
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72 Hours, More Than 15,000 Pieces of Equipment, 82 Miles of Wire, and 4,000 Plus Workers . . .PECO Restores Service to Nearly All Affected by Hurricane Irene
In the 72 hours since damaging Hurricane Irene moved through our region, PECO’s massive field force has restored service to nearly all of the half million customers who were without power. Crews are currently focused on remaining jobs, each of which could require hours and hours of work. Service for a small number of customers, with the most isolated ...
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Small business energy use key to boosting U.S. economy, AGA report says
Clean, affordable natural gas has led to $76 billion in savings for American businesses since 2009 according to a report the American Gas Association (AGA) released today. Uncovering the U.S. Natural Gas Commercial Market examines the commercial sector and its many benefits to the U.S. economy. Businesses such as schools, hospitals, police and fire stations, offices, restaurants, grocery ...
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NGVAmerica Applauds Adoption of DGE Standard for Natural Gas Motor Fuel Sales
Earlier this week, the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) at its annual meeting voted to approve the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) standard as a legally authorized method of sale for natural gas that is sold as motor fuel. The DGE standard allows for the ready comparison of natural gas with diesel fuel, the dominant fuel used in today’s trucks applications. The DGE ...
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World Energy Outlook Says Natural Gas Provides Flexibility and Fuels Growth
The World Energy Outlook 2019 (WEO-2019) released today by the International Energy Agency (IEA) says, “gas grids provide a crucial mechanism to bring energy to consumers, typically delivering more energy than electricity networks and providing a valuable source of flexibility.” The report finds natural gas provided 45 percent of the growth in the world’s energy in 2018. ...
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One of the Worst Storms in PECO History: Hurricane Irene interrupts electric service to about 500,000 PECO customers
Hurricane Irene now ranks as one of the top five worst storms in PECO history – interrupting electric service to about 500,000 customers. Following nearly 10 inches of torrential rains and more than 24 hours of winds gusting to about 75 mph, a massive effort by PECO has restored service to more than 332,000 customers by Monday afternoon. More than 4,000 PECO ...
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PECO Crews Restore Service to More than 475,000 Affected by Hurricane Irene
Working 12 to 16 hour shifts – around the clock – more than 4,000 PECO employees, contractors and workers (from as far away as Pittsburgh, Florida, Michigan and PECO’s Chicago-based sister utility ComEd) have restored service to 475,000 of the 500,000 PECO customers impacted by Hurricane Irene. PECO expects service to be restored to most customers ...
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Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas celebrate natural gas employees on Natural Gas Utility Workers’ Day
March 18 spotlights natural gas employees’ role in serving nearly 187 million Americans with safe, reliable natural gas Natural gas technicians play vital role in modernizing the natural gas delivery system for growing communities and to meet the company’s net-zero methane emissions goals B-roll: Natural gas employees Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas celebrate the eighth ...
By Duke Energy
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CPS Energy Launches Request for Proposal to Secure up to 500 MW of Energy Storage
CPS Energy, the largest municipally owned electric and natural gas utility in the United States, has formally launched a Request for Proposal (RFP) for up to 500 megawatts (MW) of energy storage systems, as part of its power generation plan approved by the utility's Board of Trustees earlier this year. Projects under this RFP may be diverse and responses are welcomed from both large-scale and ...
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ACEEE Honors Outstanding Utility Energy Efficiency Programs
ACEEE is proud to honor 53 of the United States’ leading energy efficiency programs with the Exemplary Program Award. In a national review, ACEEE selected these programs based on their innovation and effectiveness in helping customers increase energy efficiency in their homes and businesses. The awards accompany ACEEE’s publication, The New Leaders of the Pack: ACEEE’s Fourth ...
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Utilities Continue to Lag in Offering Superior Digital Services, J.D. Power Finds
Utilities continue to struggle to get digital right. According to the J.D. Power 2019 Utility Digital Experience Study,SM released today, there is an improvement in overall satisfaction from last year, but although utilities still lag behind other industries when it comes to delivering a satisfying digital customer experience, there remains a path forward for them to further improve. Now in its ...
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Scott M. Prochazka Named as AGA Chair for 2020
Today, during a meeting of the American Gas Association (AGA) Board of Directors, CenterPoint Energy President and CEO Scott M. Prochazka was elected as the Chair of the AGA Board of Directors for 2020. “Affordable, reliable natural gas service is essential to livable communities, prosperous local economies and practical carbon reduction,” said Prochazka. “America’s ...
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DTE/Engineering Society of Detroit to Announce Winners of E-Challenge Competition
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 2012 DTE/Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) Energy Conference, DTE Energy issued an E-Challenge to commercial and light industrial companies to create an outstanding energy efficiency product that will have a tremendous impact on energy savings. More than 60 entries were received. Two winners were then selected and given thousands of dollars ...
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New York PSC Completes Audit of National Grid`s Statewide Operations
The New York State Public Service Commission recently (May 13) approved an implementation plan for the Commission-adopted recommendations in the recently completed management and operations audit of three National Grid USA subsidiaries: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, the Brooklyn Union Gas Company or KEDNY, and KeySpan Gas East Corporation or KEDLI. Further, the Commission mandated that ...
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Pennsylvania County First to Power All Buildings with Wind
NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania, September 28, 2007 (ENS) - Montgomery County in Pennsylvania Thursday became the first 100 percent wind powered county in the United States. Montgomery County, the utility PECO and Community Energy officials today announced a 29 million kilowatt hour wind energy purchase that will power all county facilities. Equal to the electric consumption of 2,700 typical homes, ...
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Leading Korean Natural Gas Supplier Taps Utility Global for Low-Carbon Hydrogen Development
Utility Global, the only decarbonization technology company pioneering the eXEROTM technology platform optimized for hard-to-abate industry sectors, today announced that a leading Korean natural gas supplier signed a letter of intent to partner on developing a new line of hydrogen production for the company. The letter of intent (LOI) focused on exploring a better system for producing ultra-low ...
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New Report Finds Energy Efficiency is America’s Cheapest Energy Resource
According to a new report released today by ACEEE, energy efficiency is the cheapest method of providing Americans with electricity. Energy efficiency programs aimed at reducing energy waste cost utilities only about three cents per kilowatt hour, while generating the same amount of electricity from sources such as fossil fuels can cost two to three times more. “The cheapest energy is the ...
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Accenture and Oracle Unveil Integrated Technology and Services Platform for Utilities
Accenture and Oracle recently (10/22) unveiled an integrated technology and services platform for Utilities. The Accenture Customer Experience as-a-Service Utilities Platform helps utility companies achieve more meaningful interactions with customers and employees by incorporating the latest Oracle technology and learning applications, while lowering project implementation risk and reducing ...
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DTE
Only three weeks left for Michigan companies to enter the DTE Energy's "E" Challenge for Innovation in Energy Efficiency. The deadline for submissions is June 29, 2012. The program, which was launched at The Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD)/DTE Energy Conference on May 2, recognizes and supports scientific excellence and technology innovation in search of energy efficient improvements for ...
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