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Massachusetts Holds On To Top Energy Efficiency Ranking

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As national leaders, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Oregon round out the top five in the ACEEE Scorecard. From the nation’s first offshore wind farm to the thousands of clean energy jobs we’ve created over the past few years, I’m proud that Rhode Island is leading the nation in the green economy,” said Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo.

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BF Expands State Energy Rankings With Natural Gas, Lowest Emissions And Biofuels Leaders

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In this year’s State Rankings Report, Business Facilities expanded its established energy categories to include rankings for natural gas production, nuclear energy, industrial electricity rates and lowest CO 2 emissions. According to the Solar Energy Industry Association, installed solar power capacity in the U.S. Far West U.S.

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Energy Efficiency: California Regains Top Spot, Ties With Massachusetts

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The balance of the top 10 consisted of Vermont (3), Rhode Island (4), Connecticut and New York (tied for 5), Oregon (7), Washington state (8), Maryland (9), and Minnesota (10). Here are the leaders in each category: Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Vermont are the top states in utility-sector energy efficiency programs and policies.

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Curt Horstmann won’t sit still

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My dad was a carpenter, my brother did a little electrical, my other brother did some plumbing. He also ran the residential construction company where Curt’s brother-in-law and brothers, including Dale and Gary Horstmann , worked. Back then, he was still working in residential construction, building nicer and nicer homes.

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Less Is More In New England

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The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training reported that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April 2017 was 4.3 Franklin’s Tri-County Regional Technical High School offers programs in manufacturing, engineering, technology, electrical wiring technology, metal fabrication, computer information systems and more.

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Business Report: Chicago Will Host Digital Manufacturing And Design Innovation Institute

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The turbine, combined with the solar energy from solar panels in the parking lot and on the building, will provide approximately half of the facility’s annual electrical needs. A 2009 state law allowed communities to buy their own electricity, rather than relying on a central purchasing agency.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings

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In this year’s report, we expanded our established alternative energy categories to include rankings for natural gas production, nuclear energy, industrial electricity rates and lowest CO 2 emissions. California, with its vast array of desert solar panel farms, easily tops our annual list of Installed Solar Power Capacity Leaders.