Posted by Constellation Communications Team
Yesterday, Constellation announced a $1 million grant that will directly support Teach For America’s (TFA) work in Baltimore over the next four years. The grant will be used by TFA to help recruit, train and support its corps members in the classroom. The funds will also be used to further develop the ongoing leadership of the program’s alumni, who work in teaching, school leadership and other fields that address poverty and expand educational opportunity.…
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Posted by John Domagalski
Where are the smartest minds in clean energy putting their development efforts? Instead of “pie in the sky” ideas, it appears energy technology developers are focusing on solving real problems with practical solutions.
Earlier this month, seventeen “early-stage” companies and student finalists competed for $300,000 in prizes at the 2013 Clean Energy Challenge in Chicago. The Challenge brought together some of the most promising clean energy businesses and university programs in the Midwest with the potential to bring game-changing innovations to the marketplace. These businesses and programs represented various aspects of clean energy, from biomass development and smart grid to improved wind turbines and advanced bearing technologies.…
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Posted by Constellation Communications Team
On April 17th, Constellation and Somerton School District were pleased to announce the completion of an aggregate 1.6-megawatt (DC) solar generation project in Yuma County, Arizona. Located at five sites — Desert Sonora Elementary School, Orange Grove Elementary School, Somerton Middle School, Tierra del Sol Elementary School and Valle del Encanto Learning Center — the installations are expected to collectively generate enough electricity to meet approximately 60 percent of the schools’ electricity needs.
“Supporting solar generation helps our district to save operating costs and serves as an educational resource for students,” said Jerry Cabrera, human resources and operations director for Somerton School District. “An added benefit is that the panel structures provide needed shade for parking and play areas.”
Constellation owns and maintains the solar power systems. Somerton School District purchases the electricity generated by the solar panels from Constellation under a 20-year solar services agreement.…
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Posted by Del Hilber
Want to learn how our VirtuWatt™ platform works in a simple and engaging manner?
Howcast, known for their high-quality and useful how-to videos, recently put out a short video that clearly explains how our VirtuWatt platform operates in a step-by-step process.
Constellation’s VirtuWatt’s key features include:
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Posted by Constellation Communications Team
Continuing to bring real value to our customers is a top priority. That’s why we’re thrilled to be able to offer hospitality customers who are enrolled in our Efficiency Made Easy (EME) program Telkonet’s EcoSmart energy management system.
Efficiency Made Easy bundles a multi-year electricity agreement with energy conservation measures. The cost of efficiency upgrades is included in the price of the electricity in competitive markets over the length of the agreement. At the end of the agreement, customers retain the full benefits of the EcoSmart energy management system. Click here to download our EME white paper for more information.…
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Posted by CNE Market Intel
In addition to energy supply cost, retail electricity prices include many other components such as transmission, ancillary service, and capacity costs. In this series, we will discuss these various components, their rates and what it means to customers of competitive energy suppliers. So, here are some answers to frequently asked questions we have received about electricity transmission rates.
What is electric power transmission?
Electric-power transmission is the bulk transfer of electrical energy, from generating power plants to electrical substations located near demand centers. The U.S. electric transmission grid consists of more than 200,000 miles of extra high-voltage transmission lines (230 Kilovolts and greater). Electricity travels at nearly the speed of light, arriving at a destination at almost the same moment it is produced. Transmission lines, when interconnected with each other, become transmission networks, typically referred to as “power grids” or simply “the grid.”
Transmission is distinct from power distribution, which is the local wiring between high-voltage substations and customers. Transmission infrastructure may be owned, operated and maintained by electric utilities or independent transmission owners.…
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