Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold two public meetings Thursday in Crystal River on Progress Energy's proposed nuclear plant, a $17 billion project in southern Levy County.
thinkbeta.com (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
I ran across a small article on the Business & Opinion page of the Corpus Christi local newspaper the Caller-Times about a Raleigh,N.C. power company named Progress Energy that is purchasing several hundred hybrid electric vehicles to test the water. They figure they might as well get in on the ground floor of the nascent [...]
news | OS | http://www.ocala.com (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
DUNNELLON - Shirley and Ted Medlin will not have trains running by their backyard and neither will their neighbors in Rainbow Springs.
Web Hosting Talk (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
Independent data center operator and managed services provider, Peak 10, has expanded its national presence, through a leveraged partnership with Progress Energy and PowerSecure, for advanced solutions.
Market Wire - Energy and Utilities: Utilities (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
SUGAR LAND, TX (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- On Tuesday, November 18, Unit 2 of Progress Energy's (NYSE: PGN) (Raleigh, North Carolina) H.B. Robinson Nuclear Power Station near Hartsville, South Carolina, was forced offline because of turbine vibration. Further testing and investigations showed that the problem was bigger than expected, meaning the unit...
Biofuels Digest (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
In Florida, New Generation Biofuels announced an agreement with Progress Energy Florida to supply its vegetable oil and animal fat based emulsified biofuels on a test basis to Progress Energy Florida’s Bartow facility, in St. Petersburg. The fuels will be tested in the utility’s boilers. New Generation Biofuels uses a non-transesterization process based on emulsification to [...]
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
An electric rate increase of nearly 25 percent by January recently shocked many Pasco customers of Progress Energy Florida. So one lawmaker intends to meet with utility executives and state regulators about possible changes.
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Early next year, Progress Energy Florida will begin studying the feasibility of producing power with a biofuel made from animal fat and vegetable oil. The biofuel, a proprietary formula owned by New Generation Biofuels Inc., will be tested in boilers at Progress Energy's Bartow power plant in St. Petersburg. Right now, the electric utility produces about 3 percent of its power from renewable resources....
The Triangle Business Journal (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Progress Energy's Florida subsidiary will test a new biofuel technology at one of its plants early next year. (NGBF) (PGN)
The Tampa Bay Business Journal (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Progress Energy Florida has an agreement with New Generation Biofuels Inc. to demonstrate New Generation’s proprietary biofuel technology in utility boiler applications. (NGBF) (PGN)
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
New Generation Biofuels is a development stage renewable fuels provider. We hold an exclusive license for North AmericaCentral America and the Caribbean to commercialize proprietary technology to manufacture alternative biofuels from vegetable oils and animal fats that we intend to market as a new class of biofuel for power generation, heavy equipment, marine use and as heating fuel. We believe our...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
A jump in Progress Energy Florida electric rates of nearly 25 percent is generating some protests among Pasco officials and residents.
Environmental Economics (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
North Carolina energy prices are rising because energy prices are rising:Progress Energy will be allowed to recover some of its higher fuel costs by raising prices on the average household bill by more than 10 percent. The electricity price will increase in December. Rates would likely increase again in December...
The Triangle Business Journal (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Business and residential customers will see their Progress Energy bills go up, starting in December, as the utility recoups the rising cost of coal. (PGN)
News & Observer (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Progress Energy will be allowed to recover some of its higher fuel costs by raising prices on the average household bill by more than 10 percent.
