State adds grants for `green communities’ – The Boston Globe

About a dozen Massachusetts municipalities may soon qualify for the
state’s new Green Communities Grant program, which will dole out up to $7
million this year to help cities and towns build wind turbine projects, put up
solar panels, and fund energy-efficiency projects. The program, launched by

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Up to 1,000 Maine jobs linked to carbon trading – Kennebec Journal

BY ETHAN WILENSKY-LANFORD Staff Writer The nation’s first mandatory carbon trading scheme is being credited with
potentially creating nearly 1,000 jobs while promoting energy efficiency
projects in industries located across Maine. Sixteen projects were awarded $8.9 million in state and federal

Energy-efficiency grants could create 1,000 jobs ; $8.9 million in funds partly from a carbon emissions trading plan is awarded to 16 projects. – Portland Press Herald (Portland, Me)

The nation’s first mandatory carbon trading scheme is being credited
with potentially creating nearly 1,000 jobs while promoting energy-efficiency
projects in industries across Maine. Sixteen projects were awarded $8.9 million in state and federal grant money
on Wednesday. “These projects are

Wisconsin schools get energy pass – Daily Reporter (Milwaukee, Wi)

Wisconsin will let school districts spend more on energy- efficiency
projects, but the money might not make it to the construction
industry unless someone forces the issue. “The problem right now is that the big incentive for schools to do
these projects is grants and tax credits,” said Chris

SEF Announces Energy Education Employment Opportunity

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Veolia Energy to Support New York’s Energy Efficiency Goals

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Veolia Energy North America, a leading provider of sustainable energy services and facility operations and management solutions, announced that its subsidiary and consulting division, SourceOne, was recently selected through a competitive bid process by the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to conduct energy efficiency audits at the facilities of NYPA electricity customers in New York City and Westchester County. NYPA is the largest state-owned power organization in the United States, operating 18 generating facilities and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines.

Under this four-year service agreement, Veolia Energy will conduct energy audits for NYPA customers that range from large public institutions to small facilities. This agreement will support NYPA’s energy efficiency work to help achieve New York Governor David A. Paterson’s ambitious “45 by 15” initiative to both reduce electricity use by 15 percent below 2015 forecasts and increase the proportion of renewable generation to 30 percent of electricity demand by that year.

Through these audits, Veolia Energy will provide recommendations and will be responsible for the designing of energy-efficiency projects, putting them out to bid, and reviewing and selecting bidders. This will be done in collaboration with the Power Authority and the NYPA customers whose facilities are benefiting from the energy audits.

“We are thrilled to have secured this successful bid with the New York Power Authority to help promote energy efficiency at downstate public facilities,” said Brian Casey, CEO of SourceOne. “We share NYPA’s commitment to energy efficiency and we are pleased to play a role in reducing energy use at existing facilities along with providing future recommendations for incorporating sustainability measures to help these facilities operate in the healthiest, most environmentally sound manner possible.”

A leader in promoting energy efficiency, developing alternative energy sources and advancing clean transportation initiatives, NYPA’s award-winning energy efficiency programs have contributed to helping make New York State a leader in energy savings. NYPA has undertaken energy efficiency and clean energy projects at more than 3,100 public facilities, saving New York taxpayers over $115 million a year and avoiding nearly 817,000 tons of greenhouse gases annually, which translates into the equivalent of avoiding the use of more than 2 million barrels of oil a year. SourceOne is the newest addition to five other firms currently assisting NYPA with downstate energy audits.

A subsidiary and consulting division of Veolia Energy North America, SourceOne is a nationally recognized power management company, providing support to businesses who view power as critical to their operations, offering a strategic, customized approach to utilizing available resources, and generating new solutions. With offices in Boston, New York City and Los Angeles, SourceOne manages over 850 MW of electric power, 1.5 bcf of natural gas, $500 million of utility processing and $350 million of energy infrastructure development and operation.

Cash power for dreams to come true – Birmingham Mail (Birmingham, Uk)

COMMUNITY groups in the city could claim a slice of pounds 2 million
to make their green dreams a reality. The British Gas Green Streets campaign seeks to reward innovative
energy efficiency projects across the city. It’s being backed by conservationist and explorer Ben Fogle who
says: “Now is

Constellation Energy Applies Energy Conservation Expertise to Economic Stimulus Projects

BALTIMORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) announced today that its subsidiary, Constellation Energy’s Projects & Services Group, was selected by the city of Cranston, Rhode Island to develop the city’s proposal to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) municipal energy efficiency and conservation block grant program. Under the energy efficiency and conservation block grant program, municipalities like Cranston demonstrate how proposed strategies and projects will create energy savings, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, utilize renewable energy, and result in the creation of jobs.

“Our goal is to create strategies to improve our community’s long-term energy efficiency in a way that benefits Rhode Island’s economy in the near term,” said city of Cranston Mayor Allan Fung. “We are working with Constellation Energy’s Projects and Services Group to identify projects that will deliver both sustainability and economic value.”

Some of the projects that Cranston will be considering as part of the proposal include energy retrofits for governmental buildings—installing energy efficient lighting, upgrades to heating and air conditioning systems, and improving building insulation—as well as deploying solar and geothermal systems.

“Constellation Energy’s Projects & Services Group has a portfolio of more than 4,000 energy efficiency projects in New England and throughout the U.S. and more than 25 years of experience in doing exactly the types of projects called for by the DOE block grant program,” said Marc Aronson, business development manager for Constellation Energy’s Projects & Services Group. “We’ve been working with the city of Cranston to develop a successful energy efficiency conservation strategy that not only meets the DOE program goals, but also leverages these block grant funds into a sustainable energy program that will serve the city for many years.”

Constellation Energy’s Projects & Services Group is currently working on a number of stimulus initiatives, including energy efficiency and conservation projects for the U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Army.

Constellation Energy’s Projects & Services Group (www.ceprojects.com) is the energy services arm of Constellation Energy, a leading supplier of energy products and services to wholesale and retail electric and natural gas customers. Serving business and institutional customers nationwide, Constellation Energy’s Projects & Services Group specializes in financial and environmental solutions that can significantly reduce energy consumption and costs. Constellation Energy’s Projects & Services Group delivers the technical expertise to develop large scale energy projects, such as solar, biomass and geothermal projects, and on- or off-site power generation systems. The company also designs and implements full energy system retrofits that save energy and reduce harmful emissions.

Stimulus funds whet appetites Budget directors map out plans for their chunk of $22 million – The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wi)

From road and energy-efficiency projects to summer youth job
programs and special education funding, Waukesha County governments
are scrambling to plan for almost $22 million in federal stimulus
funding headed their way. And millions more may be coming, as municipalities and county
government