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Customer Spotlight: How McCormick & Company Achieved Net-Zero Energy Use in Belcamp, Md.

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Solar has become an economic and practical way for businesses and organizations to achieve their sustainability goals and control their electricity costs. And, through conservation measures, which are essential to any effective energy management strategy, businesses can further maximize savings.

McCormick & Company and Constellation Energy, a business unit of Exelon, announced today that McCormick has been operating its 363,000 square-foot distribution center in Belcamp, Md. as a net-zero facility for more than a year. This was achieved through a combination of energy conservation measures and the installation of a 1.8-megawatt…
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New COMPETE Report Shows Electric Choice Surge & Sustainability in its Growth

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Electric choice has grown significantly the past few years, according to a new report released by the COMPETE Coalition entitled Retail Electric Choice: Proven, Growing, Sustainable. While electric consumption was no greater in 2011 than it was in 2008, there has been substantial growth in the number of customers that have chosen a new competitive electric provider as well as definitive signs showing that growth in electric choice is feasible.

The report released last week noted several key areas of growth in electric choice since 2008:

– Growth of more than 53 percent of customers…
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AEP Ohio Proposes New Rate Plan

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American Electric Power (AEP) in Ohio recently proposed a modified electric security plan (ESP) for the period of June 2012 through May 2015.

Specifically, AEP has proposed:

•    freezing the non-fuel generation rates through 1/1/2015,
•    using a competitive auction to establish default service rates for the period of 1/1/2015 to 5/31/2015, and
•    limiting the amount of capacity provided at a lower rate.

The plan also proposes a two-tiered capacity approach. Retail shopping load would pay a capacity charge of $149.79 per MW-day under Tier I or $255 per MW-day under Tier II throughout the term…
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EPA Proposal & Standards Continue to Push the Power Industry Towards Natural Gas Plants

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The electric power industry typically relies on coal to generate half the power that is used in the U.S. every year. The burning of coal results in a host of pollutants including sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, mercury as well as greenhouse gasses, most notably carbon dioxide.

Over the years federal, state and local governments have passed numerous laws and regulations to restrict the emissions of these byproducts OF coal combustion. One of the more significant of these rules, the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) which is designed to mitigate sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide, will be reviewed by the…
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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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The LNG Revolution

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Last month the EIA released a study focused on the long-term impact of increased domestic natural gas demand from LNG exports. This assessment is timelier than ever considering the Department of Energy now has a total of seven LNG export applications and several projects in progress.

The two main reasons for this surge in project development is cheap domestic supply of natural gas relative to global markets and increasing global demand.

The tragedy of the March 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami has forever altered global natural gas demand. Japan…
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