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Thousands of power customers are still wrangling with billing quirks that date back to Hurricane Ike.

SunPower, announced the completion of the 18-megawatt Olivenza solar electric power plant in Badajoz, Spain. Construction on the project was completed in the spring, and the plant was connected to the power grid by the regional government in July.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced that it has entered into a long-term agreement with Hatchet Ridge Wind LLC, a subsidiary of Babcock & Brown, to purchase up to 103 megawatts (MW) of wind energy. The project will generate up to 303 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy annually.

Finavera Renewables Inc. announced its bid to develop four wind energy projects in British Columbia. To facilitate the bid into BC Hydro's 2008 clean power Call, Finavera Renewables signed a memorandum of understanding with GE Energy Financial Services, for proposed financing of up to 295 megawatts (MW) of wind power projects in the Peace region in northeast British Columbia.

BEDFORD, MA - november 24, 2008 - Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic modules worldwide, today announced that revenues increased 78% in the third quarter of 2008 on strong sales of solar photovoltaic production equipment.

SunPower, announced the completion of the 18-megawatt Olivenza solar electric power plant in Badajoz, Spain. Construction on the project was completed in the spring, and the plant was connected to the power grid by the regional government in July.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced that it has entered into a long-term agreement with Hatchet Ridge Wind LLC, a subsidiary of Babcock & Brown, to purchase up to 103 megawatts (MW) of wind energy. The project will generate up to 303 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy annually.

Public Service Electric and gas company has announced that the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has approved its new program to help its customers curb energy consumption and reduce CO2 emissions.

Engineering and project management company Amec has announced that the Australian-based Clough Amec has been awarded a contract by ConocoPhillips (03-12) as operator of the Bayu-Undan joint venture to provide operations and maintenance services to the Bayu Undan facilities, located offshore in the Timor Sea in the area of joint development between Australia and Timor Leste.

Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Mubadala Development Company of Abu Dhabi have signed an exploration and production sharing agreement with the Ministry of Oil and Gas in Oman.