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Seven Northeastern States Set Greenhouse Gas Limits
August 16, 2006 by Christopher Martin in Bloomberg
August 16, 2006 by Christopher Martin in Bloomberg
Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- New York, New Jersey and five other Northeast states set a goal of cutting power-plant carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent over 10 years to help curb global warming.
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Senator calls for independent investigation of utilities board
July 27, 2006 by Angela Delli Santi, Associated Press in Energy Central Network
July 27, 2006 by Angela Delli Santi, Associated Press in Energy Central Network
Less than a day after a long-suppressed audit of the state's Clean Energy Program was released by the state Treasury Department, a Senate Republican called for an independent investigation into possible wrongdoing at the state Board of Public Utilities.
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Pa.-to-Va. power line endorsed by electric grid operator
June 24, 2006 by Marc Levy, Associated Press in Sun Herald
June 24, 2006 by Marc Levy, Associated Press in Sun Herald
The $850 million power line, which would be built by two companies, is intended to relieve power congestion in northern Virginia and get electricity to customers as far north as New Jersey, said officials with grid-operator PJM Interconnection.
State experts seeking input on energy choices
May 24, 2006 by Jeffrey Gold, Associated Press in Newsday
May 24, 2006 by Jeffrey Gold, Associated Press in Newsday
The goal, he said, is to make changes that will put New Jersey "ahead of the curve and make us more competitive in the future."
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Delay hasn't halted plans for turbines
May 21, 2006 by Todd B. Bates, Environmental Reporter in Asbury Park Press
May 21, 2006 by Todd B. Bates, Environmental Reporter in Asbury Park Press
A New York company is still interested in putting wind turbines off the New Jersey coast, but a de facto moratorium on turbines in federal waters is in place while federal rules are developed.
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Winds of change? - Panel recommends building wind turbines off New Jersey coast
May 3, 2006 by Todd B. Bates and Kirk Moore in Asbury Park Press
May 3, 2006 by Todd B. Bates and Kirk Moore in Asbury Park Press
A "test project" with up to 80 wind turbines should be built off New Jersey's coast to learn more about the potential impact and benefits of offshore wind power, a state panel recommended. But the potential impact may be significant and New Jersey must stress conservation before pursuing energy facilities in the ocean, according to a minority report included in the package.
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Governor's Offshore Wind Energy Panel Releases Final Report - Recommends Intensive Study and Test Project of Offshore Wind
May 2, 2006 by Press Release of Blue Ribbon Energy Panel
May 2, 2006 by Press Release of Blue Ribbon Energy Panel
TRENTON - New Jersey should consider launching a limited and
carefully monitored offshore wind-turbine test project to gather more data
about the technology's costs and benefits, the state's Blue Ribbon Panel
on the Development of Wind Turbine Facilities in Coastal Waters
recommended in its final report released today.
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The state yesterday directed electric utility companies to gradually increase their purchases of electricity from renewable sources of energy such as solar and wind power, a move that could lead to modest increases in bills at a time when consumers already are facing steep increases in energy costs.
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THE ISSUE: On Wednesday, the Board of Public Utilities will vote on a proposal that would mandate that 20 percent of energy available in the state come from renewable energy sources such as wind or solar by 2020.
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TRENTON
New Jersey will be the first to offer a statewide program in which all the state's electric customers can opt to pay more in their monthly bills to use energy that comes from renewable sources.
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ATLANTIC CITY — With coastal communities from Cape Cod to Virginia buzzing over the possibility of wind turbines rising in coastal waters, the wind power industry's biggest advertisement is right here alongside U.S. Route 30.
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Transmission line a huge investment, but provides opportunity - Course of Allegheny's $1.4-billion proposal includes Mount Storm
March 3, 2006 by Mona Ridder, Staff Writer in Times-News
March 3, 2006 by Mona Ridder, Staff Writer in Times-News
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - A 330-mile electric transmission line proposed by Allegheny Energy this week would begin in northern West Virginia and pass through Weirton, Morgantown, Dominion Power's Mount Storm power plant and Berkeley County before ending in Frederick County, Md.
Proposed massive multistate power line could test new law
February 4, 2006 by Marc Levy, Associated Press in NEPA News
February 4, 2006 by Marc Levy, Associated Press in NEPA News
In an ambitious $3 billion plan, the nation's largest power generator has proposed building a 550-mile power line stretched atop 13-story towers to bring surplus electricity from coal-fired plants in Appalachia and the Midwest to the power-hungry eastern seaboard.
Residents voice concerns over offshore windmills
January 13, 2006 by Matt Porio in Asbury Park Press
January 13, 2006 by Matt Porio in Asbury Park Press
Joan Berko of Bay Head, who fishes for a living, said: "I'm totally against this."
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TRENTON -- Building electricity-producing windmills off the New Jersey coast could be costly, witnesses testified Tuesday as they debated the benefits of such a project during a hearing before a blue ribbon panel.
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Seven U.S. states sign CO2 plan in break with Bush
December 21, 2005 by Timothy Gardner, Reuters in The Union Tribune
December 21, 2005 by Timothy Gardner, Reuters in The Union Tribune
NEW YORK – Seven northeastern U.S. states have signed the country's first plan to create a market for heat-trapping carbon dioxide by curbing emissions at power plants, New York Gov. George Pataki said Tuesday.
After briefly wavering, Governor M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut yesterday agreed to sign onto a multistate greenhouse gas pact that Massachusetts and Rhode Island rejected Wednesday.
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The installation of a 1.5 MW wind turbine marks the first of five turbines slated for Atlantic City, New Jersey. While not an offshore project, this is the first multi-MW wind farm located in a coastal area of the U.S.
Windmill panel not ready to wrap up
December 1, 2005 by Erik Larsen, Staff Writer in Asbury Park Press
December 1, 2005 by Erik Larsen, Staff Writer in Asbury Park Press
TRENTON — An 89-page interim report released Wednesday outlines progress made by a task force investigating the pros and cons of building wind turbines offshore, but offers no insight into which way it's tilting.
The panel will save its findings until its work is completed in March, when it's expected to offer a comprehensive report to Gov.-elect Jon S. Corzine.
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Sierra Club: Wind farm report mostly 'hot air'
December 1, 2005 by Thomas Barlas in Press of Atlantic City
December 1, 2005 by Thomas Barlas in Press of Atlantic City
A nearly yearlong effort by the state to figure out the benefits and drawbacks of offshore, energy-producing wind farms is leaving some environmental groups less than blown away.
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