RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) said it will pay for construction of an 18-megawatt photovoltaic solar plant in northern�Nevada�to provide power for a data center the technology giant plans east of Reno.
The Fort Churchill Solar Array, to be built in Yerington, was included in a filing Monday by NV Energy (NYSE: NVE ) with the Public Utilities Commission.
Apple announced plans last year to build the data center. The solar generating plant would be located in Lyon County, south of that facility. The solar plant proposal must be approved by state regulators, a process that could take several months.
In a statement, Apple said the solar project would provide renewable energy for the data center and add clean energy to the power grid.
Top 10 Clean Energy Companies To Watch For 2014: China Kunda Tech Holdings Ltd (GU5.SI)
China Kunda Technology Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the provision of precision moulds, plastic injection parts, and in-mould decoration (IMD) products to the electronics, electrical, automobile, and specialized devices industries. It supplies a range of automobile moulds, including door panel, sunroofs, side mirrors, low pressure moulds, head lights, air intake manifolds, bumper structural components, grilles, and cam covers; and plastic and metal automobile components comprising wheel covers, cabin pillars, footwell brackets, quarter window assemblies, door frames, electric loom brackets, cowl covers, interior panels, wheel guards, center consoles, glove boxes, and duct assemblies. The company is also involved in the production, trading, and sale of stamped metal parts; and manufacture and sale of metal parts. It serves original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, and owners of international brands in the People�s Republ ic of China, Asia, North America, Europe, and South Africa. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mong Kok, Hong Kong.
Top 10 Clean Energy Companies To Watch For 2014: Provident Energy Ltd. (PVX)
Provident Energy Ltd. engages in the natural gas liquids (NGLs) infrastructure and marketing business in Canada and the United States. The company involves in the extraction, processing, storage, transportation, and marketing of NGLs, as well as offers these services to third party customers. It also provides fractionation, storage, NGL terminalling, loading, and offloading services. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
Best Companies To Buy Right Now: QuinStreet Inc.(QNST)
QuinStreet, Inc. operates as a vertical marketing and media online company in the United States and internationally. It provides direct marketing services, including the delivery of leads or paid clicks; and hosted solution and related services for clients in the direct selling industry. The company operates Internet.com; Insure.com, an online insurance quote service and brokerage business; and Insurance.com, an online insurance business, as well as offers online matching services for businesses that connect Internet visitors with to its marketing clients. It serves clients in the financial services and education industries, as well as home services, business-to-business, and medical industries. QuinStreet, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Foster City, California.
Top 10 Clean Energy Companies To Watch For 2014: Multimedia Games Holding Company Inc.(MGAM)
Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, distribution, and maintenance of gaming machines, video lottery terminals, and associated systems and equipment. The company provides a range of networked gaming systems that control and operate Class II gaming machines, video lottery terminals, and bingo terminals at Native American and commercial gaming facilities. It offers various classic 3-reel and 5-reel mechanical reel games, which provide players with a slot gaming experience; Side Action series of slot games; Maximum Lockdown, a hybrid mechanical reel game; Treasure Top series, a range of 3-reel mechanical games that includes LED lights and a video spinning wheel; TournEvent, a slot tournament system, which allow operators to switch from in-revenue gaming to out-of-revenue tournaments; and High Rise Games. The company also offers back-office accounting and slot management systems that are used to manage the floor operations; and server-based centrally-linked player terminals, which are placed and sold in Class II, video lottery terminal, and bingo settings, as well as standalone player terminals that are placed and sold in Class III settings. It provides its gaming systems to Native American and commercial casino operators in North America; domestic and selected international lottery operators; and charity and commercial bingo gaming facility operators. The company was formerly known as Multimedia Games, Inc and changed its name to Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc. in April 2011. Multimedia Games Holding Company, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Austin, Texas.
Top 10 Clean Energy Companies To Watch For 2014: Africa Oil Corp (AOI.V)
Africa Oil Corp., an exploration stage company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas. The company holds interests in approximately 300,000 square kilometers (gross) of exploration property in various African rift basins, focusing primarily on east Africa. It owns interests in exploration licenses in Kenya, Ethiopia, the Republic of Mali, and Somalia. The company was formerly known as Canmex Minerals Corporation and changed its name to Africa Oil Corp. in August 2007. Africa Oil Corp. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
Top 10 Clean Energy Companies To Watch For 2014: Eastern Insurance Holdings Inc.(EIHI)
Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides workers compensation insurance and reinsurance products in the United States. The company?s Workers Compensation Insurance segment provides traditional workers compensation insurance coverage products, including guaranteed cost policies, policyholder dividend policies, retrospectively-rated policies, deductible policies, and alternative market products to employers. This segment distributes its workers? compensation products and services through its independent insurance agents primarily in Pennsylvania, Delaware, North Carolina, Maryland, Indiana, and Virginia. Its Segregated Portfolio Cell Reinsurance segment offers alternative market workers compensation solutions comprising program design, fronting, claims administration, risk management, segregated portfolio cell rental, asset management, and segregated portfolio management services to individual companies, groups, and associations. Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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ProAssurance Corp.(PRA) agreed to acquire Eastern Insurance Holdings Inc.(EIHI) for about $205 million, expanding the insurance company’s casualty insurance offerings. Eastern Insurance is a domestic casualty insurance group specializing in workers’ compensation products and services, among other things. ProAssurance plans to pay $24.50 in cash for each outstanding Eastern share, a 16% premium over Monday’s closing price.
Top 10 Clean Energy Companies To Watch For 2014: First Bancorp(FBNC)
First Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for First Bank that provides various banking services to individuals and small to medium-sized businesses. It offers deposit products, such as checking, savings, NOW, and money market accounts, as well as time deposits comprising certificates of deposits and individual retirement accounts. The company also provides loans for various consumer and commercial purposes, including loans for business, agriculture, real estate, personal uses, home improvement, and automobiles. In addition, First Bancorp offers credit cards, debit cards, letters of credit, safe deposit box rentals, bank money orders, and electronic funds transfer services consisting of wire transfers. Further, the company provides Internet banking, mobile banking, cash management, and bank-by-phone capabilities, as well as access to automated teller machines. Additionally, it engages in the placement of property and casualty insurance products. As of November 22, 2011, First Bancorp operated 97 branches, including 82 branches in North Carolina, 9 branches in South Carolina, and 6 branches in Virginia; and 1 loan production office in Blacksburg, Virginia. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Troy, North Carolina.
Top 10 Clean Energy Companies To Watch For 2014: Nuveen California Select Quality Municipal Fund Inc.(NVC)
Nuveen California Select Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments, Inc. The fund is managed by Nuveen Asset Management. It invests in the fixed income markets of California. The fund invests primarily in municipal securities rated Baa/BBB or better. It invests in securities that provide income exempt from federal and California income tax. The fund employs fundamental analysis with bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P California Municipal Bond Index and the S&P National Municipal Bond Index. Nuveen California Select Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. was formed on April 3, 1991 and is domiciled in the United States.
Top 10 Clean Energy Companies To Watch For 2014: Downer EDI Ltd(DOW.AX)
Downer EDI Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides engineering and infrastructure management services to the public and private minerals and metals, oil and gas, power, transport infrastructure, communications, property, and water sectors in Australia, New Zealand, the Asia Pacific, and the United Kingdom. It offers engineering and consulting services, including design and consulting, project management, procurement, construction, manufacturing, specialist services, asset maintenance, and shutdowns and turnarounds; and mining services, such as exploration management, exploration drilling, open-cut mining, underground mining, blasting services, tire management, crushing services, rehabilitation, specialist services, and transport infrastructure. The company also provides design, build, fit-out, and maintenance of passenger rolling stock and freight rolling stock, including locomotives, rail wagons, freight wagons, and light rails; and importing and commissioning l ocomotives units for use in the resources sector. In addition, it engages in the development, management, and maintenance of roads, highways, and rail infrastructure. Further, the company offers utility services, such as ground works for power, gas, and telecommunications, as well as provides maintenance services for water supply and wastewater treatment. Downer EDI Limited is headquartered in North Ryde, Australia.
Top 10 Clean Energy Companies To Watch For 2014: Multiband Corporation(MBND)
Multiband Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides contract installation services; voice, data, and video services; and design, engineering, and construction services in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Field Services (FS); Multi-Dwelling Unit (MDU); and Engineering, Energy & Construction (EE&C). The FS segment engages in the installation and servicing of DIRECTV video programming for residents of single family homes. It also offers installation services for broadband cable and Internet providers, and commercial customers. The MDU segment serves as a master service operator for DirecTV, a provider of satellite television services. It offers satellite television services to residents of multi-dwelling-units through a network of affiliated operators. As of March 15, 2012, this segment had approximately 112,000 owned and managed subscribers, with an additional 45,000 subscribers supported by the support center. The EE&C segment prov ides engineering and construction services for the wired and wireless telecommunications industry, including public safety networks. This segment also offers renewable energy services comprising wind and solar applications and other design and construction services. The company was formerly known as Vicom, Incorporated and changed its name to Multiband Corporation in July 2004. Multiband Corporation was founded in 1933 and is based in New Hope, Minnesota.
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