The money comes from the U.S. Department of Energy. The initiative will also receive $250,000 in funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.

KMT offers construction material testing services. The firm operates at the corporate offices of Keystone Associates Architects, Engineers, and Surveyors, LLC at 58 Exchange St. in Binghamton.

The utility is partnering with EnerPath of Rochester, a firm that specializes in energy-efficiency assessments.

Linde North America's carbon dioxide plant can produce 600 tons of the gas per day. The gas is captured from ethanol-production emissions, purified, and liquefied for sale to customers throughout New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New England.

The New York State Senate has voted to suspend hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil until May 15, 2011.

The legislation, which now heads to the Assembly, would halt the issuance of new permits for such drilling in the Marcellus Shale formation, which is found in much of the Southern Tier and stretches into Central New York.

ELMIRA - The deregulation of energy in New York State early this decade opened the door for new companies to procure and sell energy. And entrepreneur Henry Fuksman saw the opportunity to provide small- and medium-size businesses cost-effective energ