Dec
9
World Energy Supports Sixth Successful RGGI Carbon Allowances Auction
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World Energy Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: XWES - News; TSX: XWE - News), an operator of online exchanges for energy and green commodities, today announced it has successfully supported the sixth carbon allowances auction administered by Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Inc. (RGGI, Inc.) on December 2, 2009.
According to RGGI, Inc., all 28,591,698 allowances for the 2009 vintage sold at $2.05 per allowance, while 1,599,000 allowances for the 2012 vintage sold at $1.86 per allowance. In total, the sixth RGGI auction Read more
Dec
5
RGGI States Complete Sixth Successful CO2 Auction
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The states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) today announced the results of the sixth regional auction of carbon dioxide (CO2) allowances, held Wednesday, December 2nd. The auction yielded $61,587,120.90, increasing the total amount of proceeds from RGGI auctions to more than $494.4 million.
All of the 28,591,698 allowances for the 2009 vintage offered in Wednesday’s auction sold at a price of $2.05. Unsold allowances for the 2012 vintage year may be sold in future auctions according to each state’s regulations. Read more
Nov
25
New members elected to RGGI board
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The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Inc. (RGGI, Inc.) has announced the election of new members to the Executive Committee of its Board of Directors.
The new members will serve a one-year term from November 1, 2009. The Executive Committee acts on behalf of the Board of Directors to oversee the activities of RGGI, Inc.
The Committee draws upon commissioners of environmental and energy agencies from across the RGGI region. Read more
Sep
25
FIRST U.S. CARBON MARKET REACHES 1 YEAR MILESTONE
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States Release Results of Fifth Auction Held since September 2008
2009 Vintage Allowances Sold at $2.19
2012 Vintage Allowances Sold at $1.87
(NEW YORK, NY) — The states participating in the nation’s first cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases conducted their fifth regional auction of carbon dioxide (CO2) allowances Wednesday, September 9th. The auction marks one year since the debut of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) auctions and brings the total amount of proceeds to more than $432.7 million since September of 2008.
Wednesday’s auction yielded a total of $66,278,239.35 from the sale of 28,408,945 allowances for the 2009 vintage and 2,172,540 allowances for the 2012 vintage. Read more
Jul
14
RGGI Participating States Open Fifth Auction Cycle with Release of Application Materials
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July 14, 2009 (New York, NY)– The ten Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) today released the Auction Notice and application materials for their fifth regional carbon dioxide (CO2) allowance auction, scheduled for September 9, 2009.
The materials released today provide potential auction participants the information needed to submit a qualification application and publicize key auction details, including the number of allowances offered for sale and the reserve price. Read more
Jul
6
RGGI, Inc. to Host Webinar on Bidding Process for Fifth RGGI Auction
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The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Inc. (RGGI, Inc.) will host a free webinar to review bidding procedures for the fifth auction for RGGI CO2 allowances to be held on September 9, 2009. The webinar will be open to all.
WHAT:
The two-hour webinar will review the auction format, forms that need to be submitted, and bidder qualification processes. No questions will be taken during the webinar. Read more