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Energy news and trends in Delaware

Delmarva Power launches smart meter education campaign

With the switch to “smart” electric meters nearly complete in Delaware, Delmarva Power launched a statewide education campaign today for educating its customers on the new technology and its capability for helping them Take Control of their personal energy use. Read more from Delmarva Power >>

USDA funding to help electric infrastructure in Kent & Sussex Counties

Delaware’s Congressional delegation is announcing funding that will expand electric infrastructure in rural areas of Kent and Sussex Counties.  The funding is over $28-million in USDA funding for Delaware Electric Cooperative to build 587 miles of new power distribution lines, improve 55 miles of existing distribution lines and make other infrastructure improvements which will benefit about 9000 residents.  Read more at WGMD.com >>

Delmarva power line project pushed back

A slow economy and lower power demand projections will delay a regional high-voltage power line by four or five years. The 500-kilovolt Mid-Atlantic Power Pathway would start in Dumfries, Va., run through Maryland and across the Chesapeake Bay, continue through southern Delaware and finish at the Indian River Power Plant in Millsboro. Read more at Delaware Online >>

Big ideas for small wind turbines in rural Delaware

For the Lewes Fishhouse, the two small wind turbines out in front, facing Del. 1, are more than just a way to generate power from the winds blowing off the nearby coast. They're also good advertising for his store's environmental commitment, owner Chuck Donohue said. Read more from The News Journal >>

Delaware delegation announces award to support landmark manure-to-energy project

Today, Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Rep. John Carney (all D-Del.) announced $848,424 to help Delaware farmers convert manure to energy to generate income and improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) funding, which will be distributed by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, is one of 52 grants totaling $22.5 million awarded to the winning 2011 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) proposals. Read more from The State Column >>

Huge solar project in Delaware up and running

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