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Articles on Policy

• Cuba saves US$1 billion with 'energy revolution' and eliminates blackouts
  Apr 15, 2008 - The Associated Press
  
  Cuba says it saved more than US$1 billion (euro632 million) over two years and eliminated blackouts with its "energy revolution" that focuses on conservation and new power sources.
  
  
• Majority of Renewables Going to States with Standards - Study
  Aprl 15, 2008 - Wind Energy Weekly
  
  Over 50% of non-hydro renewable capacity additions in the U.S. from 1998 through 2007 occurred in states with renewable electricity standards (RESs), and 93% of those additions came from wind power, according to a report released by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
  
  
• Renewable Resources Are Rising Stars
  Mar 07, 2008 -- STATE DEPARTMENT RELEASE/ContentWorks
  
  At the three-day Washington International Conference on Renewable Energy (WIREC), participants from public, corporate and private sectors repeatedly stressed the importance of quickly harnessing the earth's sustainable natural resources for energy.
  
  
• Xcel CEO bullish on renewables
  Feb 9, 2008 - The Associated Press
  
  Some utilities are fighting mandates for renewable energy. Xcel Energy Inc. has embraced the trend and would like to see some national standards on renewables for utilities.
  
  
• FERC approves incentive rates to accommodate renewable energy projects
  Feb 8, 2008 - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Documents and Publications/ContentWorks
  
  The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today granted Xcel Energy Services, Inc.'s request for incentive transmission rates as part of its plan for six transmission upgrades to meet state renewable energy generation standards and serve increased power demand in the Upper Midwest.
  
  
  

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