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Smart Grid Program Created Nearly 2,700 Jobs In First Quarter 2013

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ComEd has announced that work related to the Smart Grid program created nearly 2,700 full-time equivalent jobs in the first quarter of 2013. “This important work is strengthening our system, improving reliability and helping keep Illinois competitive in a digital economy that requires high quality electric service.”

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Maryland Vetoes Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Increase

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vetoed an increase in the State’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard that would have resulted in higher electricity prices across the State. The legislation has been characterized as a “tax increase” to be levied upon every electricity ratepayer in Maryland. of their total electric supply into Maryland.

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LIVEXCHANGE 2013: Economic Developers from the U.S. South Sign On to Sponsor LiveXchange

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To date, 12 economic development organizations from six southern states have signed on to sponsor the ninth annual event, which will take place May 19 – 21, 2013 at the Westin Stonebriar in Dallas, Texas. AEP/Southwestern Electric Power Company. North Carolina’s Northeast Commission. Santee Cooper.

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Maryland Vetoes Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard Increase

Green Building Law Update

vetoed an increase in the State’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard that would have resulted in higher electricity prices across the State. The legislation has been characterized as a “tax increase” to be levied upon every electricity ratepayer in Maryland. of their total electric supply into Maryland.

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Navigant Report: Advanced Energy Industry Grew Twice As Fast As The World Economy In 2013

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trillion in estimated global revenue, advanced energy grew at a rate more than double the global economy last year, according to a market report commissioned by Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) and conducted by Navigant Research. advanced energy revenue grew 18 percent in 2012 and 14 percent in 2013. Posted by Heidi Schwartz.

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State Not County has Authority to Regulate Solar Farms

Green Building Law Update

The question before the Maryland Court of Special Appeals was whether existing state law, which grants the Maryland Public Service Commission general regulatory powers over electric generating stations, including a “solar energy generating system,” preempts local zoning regulation regarding the location and construction of such a generating station.

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Liebherr’s R 9400 will be a star attraction for Digger

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The R 9400 is available with either a diesel engine or an electric motor, for optimal flexibility in a wide variety of applications. The latest R 9400 commissioned in a Ghanaian gold mine, is the first model in face shovel configuration. There are currently over thirty R 9400 hydraulic mining excavators operating in four countries.