International | Feb 22 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Euan Paulo C. Anonuevo The Manila Times, Philippines

The Department of Energy (DOE) is set to bid out a large number of run-of-river hydroelectric power projects to interested parties by the third quarter.

International | Feb 21 - The Daily Star, Beirut, Lebanon

At his goat farm in the remote Bekaa Valley town of Qaa near the Syrian border, Hasan Istaytiyyah is enjoying a rare luxury in Lebanon: 24-hour electricity.

Environmental, Emissions & Carbon Mgmt | Feb 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Jonathan D. Epstein The Buffalo News, N.Y.

The state's energy research agency is awarding $700,000 to two Buffalo-area companies that are developing environmentally friendly technology to generate electricity while reducing the use of fossil fuels that produce pollution, officials said today.

Fossil & Biomass | Feb 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Andrew Maykuth The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Water Department has hired Ameresco, Inc., a Framingham, Mass., renewable-energy company, to design, build and maintain a biogas-burning cogeneration plant at its Northeast Water Pollution Control Plant.

Policy, Regulatory & Legal | Feb 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - David Eggert The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio

A group is a step closer to getting the OK to collect signatures for an Ohio ballot measure that would pump $1.3 billion a year into renewable energy.

Communications & Security | WASHINGTON, Feb 21, 2012 -- UPI

U.S. officials are apparently concerned the group Anonymous may launch a cyberattack against the country's electrical grid, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Business & Corporate | KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb 21, 2012 -- BUSINESS WIRE

Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE: GXP) and Kansas City Power & Light Company ("KCP&L) today announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Chesser has informed the Board of Directors (the "Board") of his decision to retire as Chief Executive Officer of Great Plains Energy and KCP&L, effective May 31, 2012.

Business & Corporate | Feb 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Rocky Barker The Idaho Statesman, Boise

Idaho Power Co. says most customers will see their electric bills get smaller by June 1 if the Public Utilities Commission approves changes it requested.

Business & Corporate | NEW YORK, Feb 21, 2012 -- BUSINESS WIRE

The acquisition of CH Energy Group, Inc. (CHG) by Fortis Inc. is expected to have no impact on the credit ratings of Central Hudson Gas and Electric Co, (CHG&E), according to Fitch Ratings. A full list of ratings appears at the end of this release.

Solar | SAN DIEGO, CA, Feb 21, 2012 -- MARKETWIRE

National University, the second-largest private, nonprofit institution of higher education in California and the 12th-largest in the United States, and SPG Solar, a national solar energy company, have completed an 852 kilowatt (kW) DC solar power project at two National University campuses in San Diego, California.

Business & Corporate | NEW YORK, Feb 21, 2012 -- BUSINESS WIRE

Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'F2' rating to the newly established 4(2) commercial paper (CP) programs of Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU). Each program permits CP borrowings of up to $250 million.

Fossil & Biomass | Feb 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Andrew Lersten The Herald-Palladium, St. Joseph, Mich.

A zoning code change in Watervliet Township to allow a methane gas power plant is moving forward.

Fossil & Biomass | Feb 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Evamarie Socha The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa.

The developers proposing to build a $30 million generator in Union County running on fuel derived from rubber tires withdrew their application with the state, saying they've changed their plans and didn't want the state to make a ruling based on outdated information.

Nuclear | Feb 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Cyndy Cole The Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff

Several months from now, miners could set to work pulling uranium from underground at a mine about an hour from Flagstaff, over the ardent objections of some.

Fossil & Biomass | Feb 21 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Dave DeWitte The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Interstate Power and Light Co.'s tentative plan to build a $700 million natural gas combined cycle power plant is looking less and less tentative.