A wood-to-energy task force is developing recommendations for Gov. John Baldacci. On Wednesday, the task force was told converting a large number of Maine homes from oil heat to wood heat would save consumers money but could have implications for both the environment and other forest product industries.
Republican lawmakers are pressing their call for a special legislative session to transfer $10 million in surplus funds to Maine's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 14, 2008 – American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) subsidiary Appalachian Power Co. has signed a long-term power purchase agreement for renewable wind energy with Beech Ridge Energy LLC, a subsidiary of Invenergy Wind LLC.
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Talks between Bolivia's president and opposition governors ended without progress Thursday, stalled by the governors' demand that the central government refund energy profits from their regions as a gesture of good will.
