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What's New Wisconsin's Focus on Energy (11/6) Focus on Energy works with eligible Wisconsin residents and businesses to install cost effective energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Cobo event touts wind turbine benefits The Detroit News (11/5) Gov. Jennifer Granholm pitched Michigan as a key player in expanding the wind industry's supply chain. She touted the Great Lakes State's manufacturing expertise, engineering talent and proximity to shipping channels as a combination few other states possess. The future of America's Great Lakes is cloudy Energy Publisher (11/2) The Great Lakes, source of water and one of the world's largest navigable bodies of water, are facing a triple threat. Wood-fueled power makes gain in Wisconsin Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (11/2) Xcel Energy Corp. has won state approval for a project that would replace a coal-fired boiler in Ashland on Lake Superior with a biomass gasifier power plant. Compromise on clean fuel rules saves Saginaw River shipping The Bay City Times (10/31) Shipping on the Saginaw River is no longer in jeopardy after a compromise on national clean fuel standards. The federal pact will allow older, more polluting ships to operate here until at least 2020, officials say. Turning Great Lakes wind into energy Bay View Compass (10/30) Amid a growing interest in shifting from nonrenewable to renewable energy sources, the Great Lakes are attracting attention of their own as potential sources of wind energy.
General Resources Energy Information Administration U.S. Department of Energy The EIA is an independent statistical and analytical agency that maintains a comprehensive data and information program relevant to energy resources. Energy Regulation Federal Energy Regulatory Commission The commission regulates the transmission of oil and natural gas, as well as the wholesale sales of electricity in interstate commerce. Great Lakes Region's Global Climate Change/Energy Interests Council of Great Lakes Industries A report of discussions at the April 1997 Second Roundtable on North American Energy Policy. Great Lakes Wind Collaborative The Great Lakes Wind Collaborative (GLWC) is a group established to build consensus and identify and address issues affecting the planning, development, and operation of wind power facilities in the Great Lakes region. Industrial Productivity and Efficiency Northeast-Midwest Institute This site provides an overview on industrial productivity and efficiency, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and Weatherization, subsidies and data on gasoline prices and electricity consumption.
Pipelines Great Lakes Gas Transmission Company Delivers natural gas to customers in the mid-western and northeastern United States and Canada. Natural Gas Pipeline Profile Bureau of Transportation Statistics Overviews the financial, inventory, performance and safety of U.S. natural gas pipelines. Pipeline Safety Data Analysis U.S. Department of Transportation Annual and summary statistics on liquid accidents, natural gas incidents for transmission and distribution operators. Pipeline Safety Regulations Office of Pipeline Safety Provides pipeline safety laws as stated by the U.S. code Title 49 Regulations Part 186-199.
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