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Department of Interior Releases Draft Rule for New Fracking Guidelines

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Today, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar released a draft rule requiring natural gas and oil companies that drill on public or Native American lands to comply with new procedures.   These rules are intended to increase the transparency of the fluids used in “fracking” process as well as ensure adequate protection of ground water supplies from contamination just below the well head casing.…
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Constellation Energy Officially Joins Exelon Corporation

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Constellation Energy was welcomed into the Exelon family of companies, creating the nation’s leading competitive energy provider with one of the industry’s cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets. This combined company’s substantial, low-cost, and environmentally friendly generation fleet and industry-leading customer-facing business creates a platform for continuing growth and innovation.  

The combination will integrate two complementary upstream and downstream businesses, giving us the potential to optimize value throughout the company. Both Exelon and Constellation have demonstrated their commitment to sustainability and competitive markets, helping drive innovation, efficiency, customer choice and better rates. Together, we will be…
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Trends in Sustainability Planning

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Businesses that are looking to incorporate robust sustainability plans into their energy strategies have a lot to consider. Energy costs, current and future legislation, a growing need for environmental responsibility are just the beginning….

Businesses of all sizes can choose whether to approach developing a sustainability plan on their own or by utilizing the various resources available, including competitive energy suppliers and environmental non-governmental organizations. Companies that choose to work with outside organizations are executing sustainability plans more quickly according to a recent study by David Hyatt of the University of Arkansas featured on the DC Velocity website…
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Have an Idea to Start a New Clean Energy Technology Related Business?

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There’s a vibrant ecosystem growing in the Midwest as it relates to bringing clean energy technology innovations to the marketplace. As an advisory board member of the Clean Energy Trust, I have been among a panel of more than 20 judges evaluating finalists of this year’s Clean Energy Challenge open to students, entrepreneurs, and scientists in the Midwest and have been greatly impressed with the range of ideas that I reviewed.

Whether the idea related to developing clean energy technology or how to become more energy efficient, I…
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Ready, Set, Go: Campuses Nationwide Compete for Water & Energy Savings

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By Sonya Ulen
Director, Load Response, Constellation Energy

On Monday, more than 170 colleges and universities across the country will begin competing to see who can reduce the most energy and water in their residence halls by April 23.  This is part of Lucid’s Campus Conservation Nationals (CCN), which is sponsored by Constellation. 

Last year, winners DePauw University and Humboldt State University saved an average of 25.8% on electric usage and an average of 15.4% on water, respectively. This year, Constellation is excited to be part of the competition, which has a goal of saving 1…
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VirtuWatt 3.1: New Notification & Monitoring Capabilities

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Exciting news for our customers using VirtuWatt™! We’re proud to introduce VirtuWatt 3.1, the newest version of our online energy management application, which features a number of upgrades.

The latest features were implemented following feedback from our customers. The latest version of VirtuWatt now includes:


 VirtuWatt™ Notify

- Customers using VirtuWatt can set high and low price and load thresholds
- Customers will receive e-mail notification when those thresholds have been exceeded.

Key Benefit: This will be particularly useful to our customers in situations where…
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