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Storm knocks out power to 6,000 Duke customers in Forsyth County
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.A fast-moving storm brought strong wind and rain to Forsyth County Friday afternoon, knocking out power for more than 6,000 Duke Energy customers, authorities said. The storm also caused more than 1,500 Duke customers in Yadkin and Wilkes counties to...Tags: National Weather Service, Tornadoes, Natural Disasters, Weather, Weather Reports
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$600 million expansion coming Google data center in Caldwell County
Hickory Daily Record, N.C.Google's announcement Friday that it will spend $600 million to expand its data center in Lenoir excited Gov. Pat McCrory. "I like company expansion better than new startups," McCrory said. "Expansion gives confidence to other businesses that they...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Business, Agriculture, Electricity Production and Distribution, Environmental Issues
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Customers are 'dumb money' for utilities
If you're a Progress Energy customer and you've looked yourself in the mirror lately, you're looking at "dumb money." Those aren't my words. That's how an energy policy wonk described customers who get saddled with financial risk when utilities take...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Petroleum Industry, Progress Energy Incorporated, Justice System, Electricity Production and Distribution
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Take Legislature, elections out of PSC process
We're supposed to believe that Florida's system for selecting the people who set our utility rates is fair and free of political meddling. That's a bigger fake-out than Manti Te'o's girlfriend. The Legislature controls the selection of Public...
Tags: Manti Te'o, FPL Group, Progress Energy Incorporated, Politics, Elections
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After years of research, hog-waste disposal still reeks
YADKINVILLE, N.C. - Google, of all companies, last year got into the business of hog poop. It joined a project started by Duke University, Duke Energy and a Yadkin County farmer to pull the potent greenhouse gas methane from swine waste and use it to...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Smithfield, Duke University, Environmental Issues, Environmental Defense Fund
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Two injured after car, utility truck collide head-on in Noblesville
A utility truck and a car collided head-on Wednesday morning in Noblesville, leaving two people injured. Investigators said it happened just after 8:30 a.m. on Indiana 19 near Forest Park. According to the Noblesville Police Department, the passenger...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Lights out for Carmel neighborhood Thursday
It's lights out for some residents in Carmel beginning Thursday morning and lasting a good portion of the day. Duke Energy is doing some repairs that they say need immediate attention to avoid a problem in the future. "We need to shut the power off...
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LVPA Touring Choir wins gold in World Choir Games
Lehigh Valley ParentingLVPA’s 2012 Touring Choir has won a gold medal at the World Choir Games, called the Olympics of choral music, held in Cincinati through Saturday. The Touring Choir which competed in group of “mixed youth choirs” advanced to the... -
Two new Kansas wind farms now operating
Kansas' largest electric utility says new wind farms in central and southwest Kansas are now producing power for its customers. Westar Energy has agreements with the developers of the wind farms to buy up to 369 megawatts of electricity from them....
Tags: Wind Power, Westar Energy Incorporated, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy
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Bloomington unveils electric car charging stations
Bloomington is a bit more welcoming for electric cars. The city has installed two new electric vehicle charging stations downtown as part of a pilot program with Duke Energy. Those stations are located in Garage Market (Seventh and Morton streets) and...
Tags: Vehicles, Services and Shopping, Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Severe thunderstorm warnings, watches expire for Central Indiana
11:10 p.m.: Tornado Warnings have expired; Watches and Warnings for most of Central Indiana expire as well 10:48 p.m.: A Tornado Warning has been issued for Bartholomew, Decatur and Jennings counties until 11:15 p.m. 9:47 p.m.: Urban and small stream...
Tags: Tornadoes, Natural Disasters, Weather Warnings
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Reader gets response (but no comfort) from Public Service Commission
Orlando Sentinel ColumnistIn a recent column about the Public Service Commission's soft-ball questioning of the new Progress Energy boss (Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers), I encouraged fuming readers to write to the commission and make their outrage known. After all, it is the Public...Tags: Republican Party, FPL Group, Shareholders, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
Apr 20, 2013
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Feb 6, 2013
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Dec 7, 2012
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Dec 5, 2012
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Oct 10, 2012
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Aug 28, 2012
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
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