According to a recently published report by Groom Energy Research, the market for carbon reporting software, known as Enterprise Carbon Accounting (ECA) software, is expected to increase seven-fold by 2011 as more firms begin measuring and reporting on their carbon emissions. While these programs allow a company to input its direct emissions data, they also [...]
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Carbon Reporting Software Market Set for Explosive Growth
U.S. Energy Department Affirms Wind Power Potential
According to a study released by the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, wind could produce 20% of the electricity required by households and businesses in the eastern U.S. by 2024, although this would require a $90 billion investment in the power grid. “We can bring more wind power online, but if we don’t have [...]
Google Aims to Become Electricity Marketer
On Thursday, Google leapt forward into the energy industry in an effort to find reliable supplies of renewable energy for its power-hungry data centers. Google applied for approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to become an electricity marketer, which would give Google the authority to buy and sell bulk power at market [...]
New York’s New Energy Conservation Incentive
In 2007, the New York State Public Service Commission decided to further its push to promote energy conservation by adopting a revenue decoupling scheme for utility billing. This program aims to incentivize customers to use less energy, while maintaining a consistent revenue stream for utilities by eliminating the correlation between revenues and sales volumes.
The [...]
World’s Carbon Emissions Continue Rise…Despite Recession
Pollution typically declines during a recession. Not this time.
Despite a global economic slump, worldwide carbon dioxide pollution jumped 2% last year, most of the increase coming from China, according to a study published online Tuesday.
“The growth in emissions since 2000 is almost entirely driven by the growth in China,” said study lead author Corinne Le [...]
New York City Increases Sales Tax Rate on Gas and Electricity
On July 13, 2009 the New York State Senate passed A.B. 8615, A.B 8866, and A.B. 8867, which modify the New York City sales tax code. Effective August 1, 2009, the New York City sales tax rate increased from 4.0% to 4.5%. The combined state and local sales tax rate effective in New [...]
Block & Index - What Should I Do?
We have a lot of conversations with our clients and prospective clients about the electricity and natural gas markets. Most of those conversations revolve around taking either a “fixed price, variable (indexed) price or a combination of the two (block and index) 3rd party supply contract”. The other part of the conversation usually revolves around [...]
Impending Carbon Policy will increase REC pricies
With renewable energy becoming more of a required part of the mix in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), there will be more widespread use of renewable energy credits (RECs) as a national GHG reduction policy takes shape in the U.S.. Currently we do not have a national renewable portfolio standard (RPS) that mandates [...]
NuEnergen Execs Meet with Colorado Governor
NuEnergen executives Kevin Hamilton and Sandy Hamilton recently met with Colorado Governor Bill Ritter to discuss the energy issues facing Colorado and the rest of the United States. Governor Ritter is helping the State of Colorado in charting a course for what he calls our “New Energy Economy” with his recent Colorado Climate Action Plan [...]
NuEnergen Executive named as “Senior Advisor on Energy Policy” to NY State Senate
Kevin Hamilton, President and CEO of NuEnergen was appointed Senior Advisor on Energy Policy to the New York State Senate today. In his capacity as Senior Advisor, Mr. Hamilton will consult with senate leaders on a wide range of energy policy confronting the State of New York. Mr. Hamilton brings a great deal of energy [...]
