CORNWALL — Four alternative energy projects slated for the region were given green lights by the province on Thursday, adding up to an additional 40,000 kilowatt hours of electricity for the region each year.[...]

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President Obama’s challenge to the nation’s alternative energy sector during his State of the Union address was clear: 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2015, 80 percent of the nation’s electricity from renewable sources by 2035, and — perhaps the most ambitious — an end to billions in tax breaks for oil companies.

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Arthur Michael of Middletown is among the first of tens of thousands of Connecticut residents who will soon be rethinking whether to continue receiving their electricity from alternative providers or return to CL&P and UI — the two major electric companies in the state.

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Lee Lintner wanted to do his part to cut the cord to foreign oil. He’s shelling out $225000 to install 220 5-foot-long solar panels on the roof of his business, Lee’s Camera Center. But borough officials told a surprised Lintner and his installer, JK Mechanical of Willow Street, that any electricity produced beyond Lintner’s own needs would be taken over by the borough. View article at articles.lancasteronline.com

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Big utilities want Idaho to tighten regulations they say allow alternative energy producers — especially wind farms — to take advantage of existing rules to accelerate their developments and reap higher electricity prices.

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