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Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

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In the final days of 2015, Nevada became the front line in the looming nationwide fight over energy policy when the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada altered rates for net metering impacting homeowners with rooftop photovoltaic panels. But the retail rate is at an actual loss to the monopoly utility.

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COMMUNITY PROFILE: Opportunity Knocks in Southwest Louisiana

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Students walk away from the school with diplomas or certificates in automotive technology, aviation maintenance technology, collision-repair technology, drafting and design technology, office systems technology and process technology, among other fields of study. Sowela—also located in Lake Charles—began classes in 1940. billion plant.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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At the Bayonne Bridge dedication ceremony, representatives from the Sydney Harbour Bridge Commission participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony where a pair of custom-made golden scissors was used. A sister bridge of the same design, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, was built in Australia but was 25 inches shorter than its relative in NJ.

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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Joplin’s quality of living is enhanced with two major regional medical centers, more than 150 restaurants and a wide variety of retail from locally owned shops to the 114-store Northpark Mall. (Photo: Crossland Construction Company, Inc.). Joplin has an excellent location for distribution based on the population within 150 and 250 miles.

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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth

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With 32 ports statewide, Louisiana offers six deep-draft ports capable of transferring large quantities of cargo, is one of only two U.S. Nebraska is the only all public power state in the country, which means wind resources in the state must be sold to Nebraska utilities which have all of the retail customers in the state.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Grants: Federal-state partnerships that work with the people of 37 Appalachian counties in Alabama and the Mississippi Delta region’s twenty Alabama counties to create opportunities for self-sustaining economic development and improved quality of life. The credit is prorated on an.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

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01 91 00 Commissioning. 01 91 13 General Commissioning Requirements. 01 91 16 Facility Substructure Commissioning. Foundation Commissioning. Basement Construction Commissioning. 01 91 19 Facility Shell Commissioning. Superstructure Commissioning. Exterior Enclosure Commissioning. Requirements.