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US DoE Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy News
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EERE Network NewsNew DOE Report Analyzes a Path to Reaching 20% Wind Power by 2030 | Wind power could provide 20% of U.S. electricity needs by
2030, according to a new DOE report. The report, titled "20
Percent Wind Energy by 2030," identifies the steps toreach
the 20% goal, highlights difficulties that need to be
addressed, and discu (Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:00 MST)
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DOE Chalks Up 500 Energy Saving Assessments at Major Industries | DOE announced on May 9th that its Save Energy Now
program had completed its 500th Energy Saving
Assessment. Since 2006, the program's teams have
identified energy savings opportunities that could yield an
average annual savings of about $1.7 million p (Fri, 09 May 2008 12:00:00 MST)
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Ohio Requires 25% Renewable or Advanced Energy by 2025 | A new Ohio law requires the state's utilities to draw on
renewable or "advanced" energy for 25% of their electricity
supply by 2025, with renewable energy meeting at least half
of that requirement. The new law also requires utilities to
establish energ (Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:03 MST)
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Long Island Utility Calls for 50 Megawatts of Solar Power | The Long Island Power Authority is offering to buy solar
electricity from developers under long-term contracts. The
New York utility is offering to buy power from up to 50
megawatts of solar photovoltaic systems, making the project
the largest block of (Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:02 MST)
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New Jersey Utility Offers $105 Million in Solar Loans | New Jersey's Public Service Electric and Gas Company is now
offering loans to cover roughly half the cost of solar
photovoltaic systems installed in its service territory. The
$105 million in loans will be enough to finance 30 megawatts
of solar power. (Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:01 MST)
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Record Oil Prices Spur More Increases in Projected Energy Costs | Crude oil prices reached $120 per barrel in April, and DOE's
Energy Information Administration (EIA) now believes that oil
prices will average $110 per barrel for the year as a whole.
The EIA expects gasoline prices to reach a peak of $3.73 per
gallon (Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 MST)
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