| SETA gets nearly $2M in stimulus funds The Sacramento Employment and Training Agency will receive $1.95 million for its Early Head Start program, a national effort to bring prenatal and early childhood care to low-income families. The funding award was authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to Rep. Doris Matsui, a California Democrat who wrote a grant letter earlier this year on SETA’s behalf. bizjournals.com |
White Energy Co. unit considers Louisville for $48.5 million plant White Energy Technology Riverport LLC is eyeing Louisville as a potential site for a $48.5 million, alternative-fuel facility. bizjournals.com |
SRP considers lowers rate increase of 4.9%, layoffs Salt River Project officials have softened their proposed rate hike to 4.9 percent as the utility looks to balance concerns about the economy with bringing new power plants online. bizjournals.com |
NYISO offering training courses The New York Independent System Operator will offer training courses later this month and in early February for entities that want to learn how the state’s wholesale electricity markets and power system operate. bizjournals.com |
Mass. gas prices reverse course, take dip Gasoline prices in Massachusetts are on the decline again, after four straight weeks of increases, according to the latest report from AAA Southern New England. bizjournals.com |