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CenterPoint Energy Announces Outlook Revision To Stable by Moody’s By Subcontractors USA News Provider CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP), recently announced that Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) changed the company’s rating outlook from Negative to Stable and affirmed the company’s Baa2 senior unsecured rating and Prime–2 short–term rating for commercial paper. “Moody’s revision is an important…
Ensuring Your Home Heating Equipment Operates Efficiently All Season
By Subcontractors USA News Provider Want a snafu-free season of home heating? Better installation and quality service mean a longer life for your heating and cooling equipment, as well as increased energy efficiency and reduced energy bills. Not only that, regular service checks may actually detect problems before you notice them, and catching them in…
Direct Energy Puts Customers First and Ramps Up Personalized Energy and Home Services with Expanded Innowatts Partnership
Smart meter insights and AI analytics help energy retailer offer customized plans and products By Subcontractors USA News Provider Direct Energy®, one of North America’s largest providers of energy and energy-related services, is expanding services to its residential customers via a deepened partnership with Innowatts, the leading AI-enabled SaaS platform for global energy providers. Through…
National Recycling Strategy and Framework for Advancing the U.S. Recycling System
By Subcontractors USA News Provider The draft National Recycling Strategy identifies strategic objectives and actions needed to create a stronger, more resilient, and cost-effective U.S. municipal solid waste recycling system. Recycling has been a critical component of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decades-long efforts to implement the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and its…
Could Long-Term Blackouts and Outages Become the New Normal?
By Subcontractors USA News Provider While you may take electricity for granted in today’s world, you might not in the future — that is, if current trends continue. As a new report highlights, the U.S. electrical workforce is aging out and not being sufficiently replaced — a trend which could have potentially devastating and far-reaching…
CenterPoint Energy Foundation Commits $50,000 to Hurricane Delta Relief
By Subcontractors USA News Provider CenterPoint Energy recently announced that through its charitable foundation the company has committed $50,000 to nonprofit organizations leading Hurricane Delta relief and recovery efforts in Louisiana. CenterPoint Energy’s $50,000 commitment will include contributions to the following organizations that are focused on relief and recovery efforts in Louisiana: American Red Cross…
City of Houston Partners with bp to Advance Climate Action Plan Goals
Mayor Sylvester Turner and the City of Houston’s Office of Sustainability today announced a new partnership with bp that will help advance major goals in the City’s recently launched Houston Climate Action Plan (CAP). Visit www.greenhoustontx.gov for more information on the CAP. Under the agreement, bp will serve as the City’s strategic planning and technical partner on…
The City is Estimated to See a $9.3 Million Reduction in its Annual Electricity Bill and an Estimated Total Savings of $65 Million Over Seven Years
Mayor Sylvester Turner announced today that the City of Houston has committed to purchasing 100% renewable energy through a renewed partnership with NRG Energy as the City’s retail electric provider. As part of the contract renewal, the City will power all municipal operations with renewable energy and realize $65 million in savings over the seven-year…
Supporting Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
To help small businesses, Entergy Texas has created a hub of resources to connect owners to information, tools and opportunities that could help during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Small businesses are the backbone of the communities we serve,” said Steve Pilgrim, director of business and economic development for Entergy Texas. “During these challenging times, we hope…
Entergy Creates COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund to Help Customers in Need
In an effort to help working families experiencing financial hardships as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Entergy Charitable Foundation has established the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund. “The health and safety of our customers, employees and communities is Entergy’s top priority,” said Leo Denault, chairman and CEO of Entergy Corporation. “For more than 100…
THE ROAD TO 2040: WHAT’S FUELING TRANSPORTATION GROWTH
Projections that the global middle class will increase by 1.7 billion people over the next two decades means a lot more energy will be needed in the years ahead to move planes, trains and automobiles. Specifically, the energy demand of global transport, which includes deliveries of goods and services, should increase by about 25% by…
WHAT AN ENERGY-EFFICIENT WORLD LOOKS LIKE
In 2017, the world used 562 quadrillion BTUs of energy in the form of oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear and renewables. But most of us don’t understand how this statistic is reflected in what we do each day. That staggering number – 562,000,000,000,000,000 – represents the countless decisions made by the individuals, companies and communities…
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