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by Amy McCullough Published: March 28,2010
Tags: energy-saving, programmable thermostat, smart meter, TED, The Energy Detector
Hate the electricity bill surprise at the end of the month? For little cost, a home energy monitor can allow you to see your electricity usage in real-time and real dollars. A device called The Energy Detector (TED) boasts a two-second reaction time and can tell you what your bill is going to be long [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: March 28,2010
Tags: Entergy Mississippi, Mississippi Power Company, Mississippi Public Service Commission, nergy Independence & Security Act of 2007, regulated utilities, Your light bill
Opponents of cap-and-trade looking to pass the costs down to the ratepayers Opponents of cap-and-trade and similar legislation object to emissions taxes and restrictions because they believe electricity companies will seek to pass the costs on to rate payers. The Mississippi Public Service Commission faces the same concern as it discusses the development of energy [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: March 28,2010
Tags: Kemper County Coal plant, lignite plant, Mississippi Power, Public Service Commission
Public Service Commission puts forward a cost ceiling for Mississippi Power’s lignite plant In response to a Mississippi Public Service Commission request for a price cap, Mississippi Power Company (MPC) has proposed a $3.2-billion ceiling for its planned Kemper County clean coal plant, currently estimated to cost $2.4 billion. During the Commission’s week-long hearings in [...] [...]
by Laura Smith Published: March 28,2010
Tags: Denbury Resources, GREEN ENERGY, Gulf Coast Green Energy, Inc., Mississippi’s largest oil and natural gas operator, Robin Dahlheim
Laurel will soon be home to one of only two projects in the nation that will convert “waste heat” to electricity. Robin Dahlheim is vice president of sales for Gulf Coast Green Energy and writer of the grant requesting funds from the Department of Energy’s Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America to pursue the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 28,2010
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On behalf of the State of Mississippi, Gov. Haley Barbour has joined 11 states in opposing an EPA finding that is a precursor to the regulation of greenhouse gases. Barbour’s office calls the ruling a “regulatory scheme” that “would unnecessarily harm the economy of Mississippi and the United States by causing energy costs to increase [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: October 12,2009
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Any piece of political propaganda that pops up in Mississippi most likely features the following: a candidate dressed in khakis and a blue oxford shirt, a candidate with his family, a candidate singing in the church choir, a golden retriever or some combination of all those things. The packaged image that a candidate loves his [...] [...]
by Nash Nunnery Published: October 12,2009
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One architect says there doesn’t have to be any excessive costs associated with building green friendly Though they are thought to be more attractive from an environmental and health perspective, LEED-certified buildings are assumed by some to be substantially more costly than those with conventional design. At least one Mississippi architect and LEED (Leadership in [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: October 12,2009
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When considering recyclable plastic products and marketing for your business, it’s important to pay attention to the types of plastics claiming to be “biodegradable” or “compostable.” These terms are thrown around quite a bit these days. According to Dr. Robert Lockhead, director of the University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Polymers and High Performance Materials, [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: October 12,2009
Tags: go-green initiatives
Go-green initiatives can, at least on the front end, cost businesses money. But businesses can lower costs and even put money in their pockets by reducing their waste stream, collecting rebates for bulk recycling and using green efforts to market to environmentally conscious consumers. Depending on the size of a business, reducing waste stream, which [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: October 12,2009
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By AMY McCullough I STAFF WRITER amy.mccullough@msbusiness.com While green efforts may cost some businesses more than they save, restaurants can easily add to their bottom line by conserving energy, recycling certain products and using their environmentally conscious efforts as marketing tools to attract customers. The Mississippi Hospitality and Restaurant Association (MHRA) is encouraging restaurants [...] [...]
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