It’s a little weird, but one of the big topics at the Cleantech Forum taking place this week is coal.
“Coal is going to be an enduring fuel source for the next 50 years, or even the next 100 years,” said Kevin Skillern, senior vice president of General Electric Energy Financial Services.
Skillern’s comment was similar to [...]

Michigan is exploring ways to grow its alternative energy industry and provide a boost to economic development, but coal-fired power plants are expected to produce most of the state’s electricity through at least 2030.
The rest of Michigan’s electrical power comes mostly from nuclear power plants or natural gas- or oil-fired power plants. A very small [...]

Westar Energy, Inc. announced that it continues to evaluate potential plans and possible sites for a future base load coal plant, but that it is postponing a decision to allow further study. Earlier the company indicated that it expected to announce a preferred site for a plant by year end. The company cited sharply higher [...]

On Sept. 29 the Town of Frisco and Renewable Choice Energy finalized a contract for wind-power credits equaling the Town’s annual electrical usage. This means all the electrical power used in the Town of Frisco’s operations will be replaced on the power grid by wind energy.
Tim Mack, Frisco’s public works director, said the wind credits [...]

Jeff Lydecker depends on driving to maintain a successful business, so he made a smart business decision to keep costs to a minimum.
Although some drivers spent the summer searching for cheap gas, Lydecker bought a 2006 Toyota Prius hybrid, which uses a mix of gas and electric energy. It gets him almost twice the mileage [...]