Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Energy

Jan 23, 2012

PSC to investigate customer info breach of RGE, NYSEG data

A contracted employee allowed unauthorized computer access to customer information at Rochester Gas and Electric Corp. or New York State Electric & Gas Corp., company officials said Monday.

Dec 28, 2011

Eastman Business Park touts sustainability improvements

Eastman Business Park Wednesday released its most recent sustainability report, highlighting improvements the industrial complex made in 2010 during its ongoing transition from a chemical to a clean technology facility.

Nov 29, 2011

Monroe County expands alternative fuel program

Monroe County is adding four late-model Ford pickup trucks to its alternative fuel program, thanks to $42,000 from a $92,000 New York State Energy and Development Authority grant, county officials announced Tuesday.

Nov 29, 2011

RG&E completes $27M substation project

Rochester Gas and Electric Corp. has finished a $27 million construction of an electric substation in the High Falls District, company officials announced Tuesday.

Oct 21, 2011

Energy Suppliers

Information was provided by energy supply companies' that responded to an email or obtained from companies marketing materials. The survey included companies that offered energy through Rochester Gas Electric Corp.; ranked by total number of local subscribers.

Oct 19, 2011

Iberdrola names new VPs

Iberdrola USA Inc., the Rochester-based U.S. subsidiary of Spanish power producer Iberdrola S.A., has appointed two executives to new positions, the company announced Wednesday.

Oct 18, 2011

Zweigle’s orders system from Arista Power

Arista Power Inc. has received an order from Rochester-based Zweigle's Inc. for a power on demand renewable energy storage and management system that would be installed at Zweigle's manufacturing facility.

Oct 7, 2011

Despite unknowns, the Utica Shale is rich with possibility

As energy companies wait for the green light from the state Department of Environmental Conservation to extract natural gas from the Marcellus Shale using horizontal drilling techniques, a deeper underground formation called the Utica Shale also is in their sights.   One energy company, Norse Energy Corp. ASA, which already owns or leases a sizable […]

Sep 30, 2011

RG&E plans $250 million in upgrades

Rochester Gas and Electric Corp. will spend $250 million to upgrade its electricity transmission system in western Monroe County and in Rochester, company officials said Friday.

Sep 13, 2011

Kodak, Xerox make sustainability index

Xerox Corp. and Eastman Kodak Co. are among the firms to make the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index.

Sep 12, 2011

Authority to give details on Recharge New York

The New York Power Authority will provide details on the state’s Recharge New York program for economic development Thursday in Canandaigua and Friday in Rochester, officials announced.

Sep 7, 2011

Public invited to comment on fracking impact statement

A 90-day period for public comment began Wednesday with the release of a draft environmental impact statement on hydraulic fracturing.