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3DOM™ is an entirely new approach to energy rates and usage. It’s part rate protection for savings when energy prices rise, as predicted by world energy and economic experts, and part consumer education for smarter energy use for both residential and small commercial Customers in the deregulated markets we serve—as Customers want more from their energy provider. 

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Goldman Sachs amps up renewable energy investment

Goldman Sachs amps up renewable energy investment 

Renewable energy has sometimes been seen by outsiders as a progressive industry, one for companies and individuals more concerned with the environment than their wallets, more into green trees than green bills. But those involved in the industry have long known that is not the full story. And with Goldman Sachs increasing its investment in renewable energy, one has to wonder if maybe renewable energy has cemented its status as big business.
Investment banking titan ups renewable energy portfolio
According to the Financial Times, Goldman Sachs has invested $135 million in ReNew Wind Power, an Indian wind farm company. Combined with previous investments, that means Goldman now has $385 million invested in the company.
Ankur Sahu is co-head of private equity in Asia at Goldman Sachs, and he spoke to the Financial Times about the company's turn to renewable energy power generation companies like ReNew Wind Power, saying shortages in energy production and a variety of new tariffs have led them to ramp up production.
"All these factors play into being in power generation more than in the suppliers," Sahu told the FT. "We feel that generation is certainly the more interesting place to be."
Not their first entry into the market
Last month, Goldman announced it would be investing up to $487 million in JRE, a solar power generation company in Japan. It may be a developing trend - after all, the Wall Street Journal's website notes that the company has vastly increasedits clean-energy budget, moving from 1.4 billion in 2006 to $4.3 billion last year. And all of this comes on the heels of last week's two announcements by Google about renewable energy investments in Africa and Europe, where they will be spending millions of dollars on wind farms and solar energy. All around the world people are interested in renewable energy - in the UK last year, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Edward Davey said he thought renewable energy could "create a multi-billion pound boom for the British economy, driving growth and supporting jobs across the country."
Europe, Africa, Asia - these titans of American capitalism are spending millions of dollars on renewable energy around the world. People may think of investment banks like Goldman Sachs as cutthroat profiteers, but certainly their investment is good for the industry, good for Goldman Sachs and, above all, good for the future of the environment.

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Sustainability education promoting renewable energy around the country

Sustainability education promoting renewable energy around the country

The government and businesses in recent years have been doing more and more about renewable energy and sustainability. But individual citizens take up the mantle, too, and plenty of outlets this summer will be offering education and opportunity for the average person who wants to increase his or her green efforts.
Farmers Market offering customers opportunity
Farmers markets are a staple of the green lifestyle, a beloved regular opportunity for the organic believer. And in Oregon this week, one farmer's market will be doing its best to make sure its customers understand organic best practices.
The Cedar Mill Farmer's Market will be holding its third annual Sustainability Fair on Saturday, according to the Beaverton Leader. The fair will include over a dozen organizations that will come together to support and educate on green living, including Washington County Bicycle Transportation Coalition, Zipcar and Habitat for Humanity.
Dean Moberg is co-chairman of the Conservation, Us, and the Environment committee of the Terra Linda Neighborhood Association, who organizes the fair. He spoke to the Beaverton Leader about the purposes of the event, which tries to help the farmers markets' customers learn new ways to live green, whether big or small.
"We believe in giving people the information to act," Moberg told the Leader.
New Jersey community college offering classes on sustainability
In the common imagination, New Jersey may bring to mind images of its famous turnpike or the muscular and hair-gelled patrons of its shore. But in reality the state is a player in sustainability, and one of its community colleges will be taking an opportunity this summer to educate students on a greener lifestyle.
The Cape May County Herald reports that Atlantic Cape Community College will have an assortment of "green" classes this summer. The college, which has about 6500 students, will begin the first offerings on June 21.
The first class is called "Green Building Today!" and, according to the Herald, "provides an in-depth overview of the design and construction of Green High Performance Buildings." Other offerings include LEED for Green Associate PLUS, which will prepare students for the Green Building Certification Institute's LEED for Green Associate exam. Also offered will be Solar Professional Certification, beginning July 29, which will give students training on photovoltaic installation.
Because with the sun sure to be shining bright in the coming months, there's no better time to look into solar power and sustainability.

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Renewable energy leaves fossil fuels in the dust

Renewable energy leaves fossil fuels in the dust

Proponents of renewable energy are celebrating a huge new milestone in February, after government data was released that shows 100 percent of all new electricity capacity installed last month was from renewable sources.
That's right. Not coal, natural gas or oil, but the clean, renewable sources we've all come to love like wind, biomass and solar. What's even more exciting is the stark contrast between the reading for January 2012 and January 2013. First, here's a rundown of new energy capacity that was installed in January 2012.
To kick off 2012, 47.7 percent of all new energy capacity was from coal sources. This was followed closely by natural gas at 26.3 percent of new capacity. Of the renewables, wind energy was the only source with any significant new installations, making up 16.3 percent of the total, according to figures posted by Gristmill.
Fast forward to January 2013, and you're looking at a completely different situation. Wind energy stole the show, making up an astounding 77.8 percent of all new electricity that was added during the month. Solar power rose to become a shining star last month, taking second place and making up 21.7 percent of new electricity sources. Biomass made up the sliver of remaining new energy, leaving no place for fossil fuels in last month's data.
According to The Hill, all told, 1,231 megawatts of renewable energy were installed in the U.S. last month.
The data was released around the same time President Barack Obama attempted to get promotion of renewable energy going again by breathing life into the Commerce Department's Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee.
The panel was first conceived in 2010, and was tasked with boosting the competitiveness of the U.S. renewable and energy efficiency industries.
"The renewable energy and energy efficiency sector holds tremendous growth potential, and transitioning to cleaner, safer, and affordable sources of energy is a high priority for the Department of Commerce and for President Obama," Deputy Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank said in a statement.
The re-launch of the committee was paired with Obama's State of the Union pledge to double the amount of electricity derived from renewable sources by 2020. This comes after the U.S. already doubled renewable energy capacity between 2008 and 2012. To double one more time, Obama is urging Congress to make the renewable energy production tax credit a permanent fixture.
Let's hope the whirlwind adoption of renewables continues throughout 2013