Electical Contractor

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are evaluating the feasibility of developing renewable-energy production on Superfund sites, brownfields, and former landfill or mining sites.

A new poll released by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Policy Analysis found that, while Massachusetts electric utility customers generally support wind energy, this support erodes rapidly if wind projects contribute to an increase in electric bills.

One Block Off the Grid (1BOG), a solar group purchase company, announced the launch of San Antonio’s first solar group purchasing campaign and 1BOG’s first campaign in Texas.

Homeowners have often dreamed of small-scale devices that can be installed on their roofs to provide all the energy needed for the operation of their household. That day has arrived.

With solar Power expected to generate more than 1 terawatt-hour (1 billion kilowatt-hours) of electricity in the United States in 2010 and continuing to expand rapidly, the key question is how companies can best capture market share.

The production, transportation and consumption of alternative energy represent a burgeoning market for the electrical contracting industry.

A new study by Emerging Energy Research (EER), an analyst of renewable-energy markets, forecasts substantial growth during the next 10 years for global offshore wind.

Ameren Corp. and its utility companies in Illinois and Missouri launched a major solar-energy initiative that will span both states. “At these sites, we will be able to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiencies of specific types of solar systems in this region,” said Thomas R.

Officials from EDP and EDP Renewables, a generator of wind energy, announced that the company intends to devote approximately $4 billion through 2012 to building new wind farms in the United States. In 2009, the company installed 800 megawatts (MW) of wind energy on $1.5 billion of investment.