The Seattle (WA) City Council has approved a purchase of 50 MW of wind power — enough to power about 16,500 homes — which is believed to be the United States’ largest purchase of wind power by a public utility to date.
According to researchers at the University of Arizona, producing solar cells could one day be as simple as applying a liquid to a sheet of plastic and waiting for the cells to “assemble” themselves.
The new California Power and Conservation Financing Authority, which has been formed to ensure a reliable power supply for the state, has announced that it intends to acquire 1,000 MW of new renewable energy capacity by next summer.
Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham honored energy management teams at four federal agencies for their efforts in promoting and improving energy savings in the federal government.
