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The U.S. Energy Information Agency expects natural gas prices to be higher in 2017 and 2018 to be higher than they were in 2016.

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The U.S. DOE has launched a new, web-based financing navigator aimed at making the process of finding energy efficiency project finance solutions easier for commercial and industrial organizations.

Looking to curb hefty demand charges associated with beer brewing, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. has reportedly installed a 1 MWh Tesla Powerback battery system at its Chico, Calif., brewery.

Schneider Electric, perhaps most commonly known to commercial and industrial energy users for its energy management services, on Jan. 18 announced its acquisition of Renewable Choice Energy.

FirstEnergy's Pennsylvania utility subsidiaries Met-Ed, Penn Power and West Penn Power have launched a new demand response program for commercial and industrial customers.

Two commercial and industrial company organizations, alongside Kroger, have agreed not to oppose a new settlement over FirstEnergy's revised energy efficiency plan for its Ohio utilities, though tensions between the company and the Ohio Manufacturers Association appear to remain.

More than 530 companies and 100 investors on Jan. 10 called on the incoming Trump administration and the new Congress to support policies to accelerate a low-carbon future.

Energy storage and intelligent software company Demand Energy Networks Inc., a notable player in the New York City storage market, has been acquired by the North American renewable energy subsidiary of Italian power company Enel SpA.