... A prominent US House of Representatives
... A prominent US House of Representativescommittee postponed a Friday vote to find two top Bush administration officials in contempt of Congress, after the White House exerted
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... Demand response provider Enernoc
... Demand response provider Enernoclast week said it has signed a contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority to provide up to 110 MW of demand response resources.
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... Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
... Federal Energy Regulatory Commissionmember Jon Wellinghoff criticized Congress for its design of the Department of Energy-designated national interest electric transmission corridors process. "I'm certainly not an
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... Moody's Investors Service
... Moody's Investors Servicelast week shifted its outlook for Baltimore Gas & Electric to stable from negative, but left its outlook on the utility's parent, Constellation Energy
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... PNM Resources' purchase of Cap Rock Energy
... PNM Resources' purchase of Cap Rock Energy, Continental Energy Systems' regulated Texas electric delivery business, for $202.5 million has received antitrust approval. The Federal Trade Commission
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... Public Service Enterprise Group
... Public Service Enterprise Groupnamed Joe Hopf president of its PSEG Energy Resources & Trade unit, effective June 30. In his new post, Hopf will manage PSEG
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... San Diego Gas & Electric
... San Diego Gas & Electricis seeking expedited approval from the California Public Utilities Commission for a 46.5-MW peaking facility in Miramar. In an application filed last
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... Staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
... Staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissionlast week said it will prepare an environmental impact statement to identify and address the impacts that could result from
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... The Edison Electric Institute
... The Edison Electric Institutenamed Lisa Wood, a veteran of the utility industry consulting business, to head the Institute for Electric Efficiency. Wood, who will serve as
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... The federal government
... The federal governmentwould make about 192 million acres of federal lands in western states available to geothermal energy production under a plan by the Bureau of
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AmerenUE's nuclear ambitions may be thwarted by state cost-recovery law
AmerenUE is considering building a nuclear unit, but its plans may be thwarted by a Missouri law that bars utilities from charging customers for power plants as
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American Municipal Power-Ohio pushing forward with 208-MW hydropower project on Ohio River
American Municipal Power-Ohio is preparing to harness the normal flow of water over dams on the Ohio River to generate electricity for dozens of its members.
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FERC affirms open-access transmission rule
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday approved a revised open-access transmission rule designed to provide more guidance and further clarify its electric transmission policies.
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FERC rejects rehearing on decision to grant higher profits for California, Arizona grid projects
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday refused to rehear its 2007 decision granting higher profits opposed by state regulators for Southern California Edison electric transmission projects
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FERC sees limited options for regulators in face of rising costs for power production
Forward power prices are pointing upward in anticipation of high fuel prices and high construction costs, with natural gas-fired power at the leading edge of the trend,
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FOR THE RECORD
A June 9 story in Electric Utility Week about a coalition complaint against the PJM Interconnection capacity market noted that the Maryland Public Service Commission, taking the
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Florida DEP reviewing court ruling overturning rejection of Seminole's 750-MW coal unit
Seminole Electric Cooperative's stalled 750-MW coal-fired generating project has a new lease on life, thanks to a Florida appellate court.
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Give customers energy efficiency credits, Wal-Mart says in petition to Mass. regulators
Wal-Mart has petitioned Massachusetts regulators to give customers — not utilities — financial credit for efficiency savings, in an argument expected to come up more often as
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House members wade through pool of bills on carbon reduction as Doggett floats measure
With the Senate at an impasse on a carbon cap-and-trade bill, a key committee in the House of Representatives is laying a foundation for its own legislation
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Michigan regulators investigate storm outages at Detroit Edison, Consumers
Michigan's two largest electric utilities, Detroit Edison and Consumers Energy, insist they did a good job of restoring service to some 720,000 customers in the state's Lower
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MidAmerican gets approval for 100.5-MW Iowa wind project, with 11.7% return
Already a leader in utility-owned wind generation, MidAmerican Energy last week reached a deal for the construction of a 100.5-MW wind farm in Iowa, plus an 11.7%
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Mississippi floodwaters slowly move south; hard-hit Alliant says it's too soon for damage toll
As the Mississippi River's muddy flood wave washed over levees on a relentless route downstream from the upper Midwest late last week, the danger to electric utilities
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Nevada task force eyes financing to build transmission for renewables
Reflecting a Western focus on transmission and renewable energy, a Nevada task force is beginning to study ways to help finance power lines that could bring power
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New York's open arms policy toward wind makes it a standout among Northeast states
The Northeast is often viewed as hostile to wind farm development, but New York continued to prove itself an exception last week with the promise of another
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Opponents of Dominion line applaud Virginia decision to reopen case record
Opponents of the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line last week applauded the decision by a Virginia hearing examiner to reopen the record to allow in new information.
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PPL Montana owes state $41 million for use of riverbeds, state judge rules
PPL Montana must pay the state $41 million for eight years of lease obligations tied to riverbeds used by 10 hydroelectric dams bought from the former Montana
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PSEG Global to sell Chile transmission group for $870 mil to Morgan Stanley-led consortium
PSEG Global has agreed to sell SAESA Group, its electricity and transmission business in southern Chile, for about $870 million. Cash proceeds from the sale should be
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Parched Southwest to have hot summer, but Pacific Coast should be cooler than usual: NOAA
The main summer months, July through September, are likely to be warmer than normal in the Southwest and much of the Great Basin and interior California —
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Platts Podcast
EEI chairman discusses carbon regulation
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Puget Energy stock down 7% after WUTC staff and state public counsel testify against deal
The proposed acquisition of Puget Energy by a consortium of Canadian and Australian investors suffered a setback last Wednesday when both the Washington attorney general's public counsel
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Reject Iberdrola's acquisition of Energy East or set tough conditions, urges N.Y. PSC ALJ
A New York Public Service Commission administrative law judge last week urged rejection of the proposed acquisition of Energy East by Spain's Iberdrola — or approval with
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Renewable project tax credits hang in limbo with July 4 break looming after Senate vote
Legislation to extend tax credits for developing wind, solar and other renewable energy resources before the credits expire in December remains in limbo following another failed attempt
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SaskPower plans to issue RFPs this summer; Bruce Power eyes nuclear
Saskatchewan's booming economy and the provincial government's willingness to try innovative resource options are triggering SaskPower's plan to issue two requests for power this summer and, separately,
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Schwarzenegger, Democrats hold ground as Republicans try to roll back climate law
With state regulators poised to unveil a draft plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic lawmakers are rejecting calls by Republican state
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Seeking some further input from NERC, FERC approves reliability penalty guidelines
With mandatory grid reliability standards in place for more than a year now, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week approved a penalty-setting matrix for violations of
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Sequestration 'overblown' as a technology to solve greenhouse gas problem, top utility execs say
Three top utility executives said last week they fear carbon capture and sequestration has been "overblown" as a solution to global warming that would be readily deployable
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Solar thermal plant developers at odds with desert environmental advocates
As federal agencies grapple with an avalanche of solar thermal proposals, solar project developers and environmentalists are tussling over whether utility-scale solar thermal projects should be built
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South Dakota PSC chairman grapples with grid roadblock to wind development
South Dakota has great wind energy potential but the lack of available transmission and the high cost of transmitting power is a roadblock to wind energy development,
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The New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners
The New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissionersfiled a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against seven transmission owners, asking FERC to limit the return on
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Two Duke Energy Indiana power plants escape rivers' wrath in southern Indiana
A pair of Duke Energy Indiana coal-fired power plants barely escaped the wrath of rising rivers last week, although the utility's 160-MW Edwardsport coal-fired generating station was
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Virginia consumer council chides Potomac for its request to increase customer rates
The Virginia Consumer Council said last week that the answer to Potomac Edison's financial problems might be to return generation to its regulated rate base.
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With ERCOT taking action on wholesale level, Texas PUC opens three cases on retail changes
With retail marketers, generators and an independent market monitor making suggestions about how Texas regulators can improve the state's power market, the Public Utility Commission and the
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150 pack hearing on up to $6.4 billion build-out of transmission in western Texas
Call it the winds of change. Close to 150 people packed into the main hearing room and an overflow room at the Texas Public Utility Commission in
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Atlantic City gambles that offshore wind farm will become a tourist attraction
While "not in my back yard" may fuel the opposition to wind farms in many locations, that is not the case in Atlantic City. Officials there view
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BC Hydro seeks 5,000 GWh annually of clean energy and renewable projects
In keeping with the provincial government's energy plan that 90% of the power generated in British Columbia by 2016 come from clean or renewable resources, BC Hydro
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California PUC OKs PG&E community choice settlement; utility signs 106.8-MW renewable deal
Pacific Gas & Electric agreed last week to pay up to $450,000 to settle a dispute with the San Joaquin Valley Power Authority over charges leveled by
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Carbon-control parameters set for next year — or are they? Some say it will be clean slate
The Senate failed to move forward on a carbon control bill, but markers have been laid down, and issues of cost containment and technology solutions look like
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Connecticut generator to stop taking must-run payments because of market turnaround
A Connecticut generator last week agreed to stop taking must-run payments because of a market turnaround, settling a dispute with the attorney general and a municipal electric
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Corps closes part of Mississippi River to barges; power plants shut from Cedar River flooding
A lengthy stretch of the marauding Mississippi River in the Midwest is off-limits to commercial barge traffic this week — and could be down until the July
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Credit ratings emerge as a key issue in Great Plains-Aquila deal
Reflecting a central issue in Great Plains Energy's plan to buy Aquila, the Missouri Public Service Commission last week held a one-day hearing focused on whether a
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DOE Ohio facility the subject of argument over its responsibility for reliability standards
Grid reliability organization ReliabilityFirst and Ohio regulators have asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to block a Department of Energy attempt to escape new reliability obligations at
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DOE to invest $30 million in plug-in hybrids; car companies, utilities join in some efforts
The Department of Energy plans to invest up to $30 million over the next three years to help three major manufacturers — General Electric, General Motors and
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Delmarva Power signs third wind pact in a week, bringing total to 170 MW
Delmarva Power last week increased to 170 MW the amount of wind power it will purchase from onshore wind farms when it signed its third contract in
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Dispute over PJM-Con Edison agreements continues; PSE&G, BPU protest new offer
An attempt to resolve a long-running dispute over interstate power flows has triggered another round of objections pitting a New Jersey utility and regulators against a New
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Duke asks North Carolina regulators to OK PV panels at 850 customer sites
A proposed $100 million program will enable Duke Energy Carolinas to gain hands-on experience in installing and operating hundreds of solar photovoltaic units and in testing their
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Fuel price increases lead Florida utilities to seek big rate hikes
Soaring fuel prices are leading a growing number of big Florida utilities to plan significant increases in their retail rates.
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Horizon stakes in Sierra Pacific, Reliant come up as issue in sale of Bighorn plant
Amid questions about the extent of Horizon Asset Management's holdings in the utility industry and whether the holdings are subject to the jurisdiction of federal energy regulators,
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ICF execs warn higher fuel prices could boost already under-predicted US power demand
Higher gasoline prices could have the "perverse effect" of aggravating growth in power demand, which the industry and government has been under forecasting for years, warned ICF
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Indiana Michigan Power scraps plans for wind RFP in lieu of developing wind power itself
Looking to develop its own wind energy projects in Indiana, American Electric Power subsidiary Indiana Michigan Power has decided not to issue a formal solicitation this year
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Maine regulators solicit standard offer power to serve utilities' medium, large customers
Maine regulators have issued solicitations for standard offer power to serve medium and large customers of the state's two largest utilities.
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Maryland's new PSC chairman says he will continue to work to restore confidence in agency
The Maryland Public Service Commission will continue in the same direction under its new chairman, Doug Nazarian, as it did under Steven Larsen, who was hired to
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Mich. OKs $27.4 mil for Consumers Energy, approves first cost-of-service shift
Michigan regulators last week took the first step to align Consumers Energy's electric rates with cost of service by authorizing a 20% reduction in the subsidy provided
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Michigan Senate passes RPS, electric choice bills, but leadership says changes are coming
A Michigan Senate committee late last week passed legislation favored by the state's two largest energy companies, DTE Energy and CMS Energy, that creates a renewable portfolio
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Mississippi's two big utilities forecast peak demand to increase by 1,000 MW
Peak demand at Mississippi's two big investor-owned utilities is expected to increase by a total of more than 1,000 MW over the next 10 years, Entergy Mississippi
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NYRI hopes for favorable state action on line, but would consider asking FERC for site OK
New York Regional Interconnect President Chris Thompson hopes NYRI's latest filing to build a 190-mile transmission line to move electricity from upstate New York to the power-hungry
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Nebraska utilities eye better returns by joining SPP, where gas plants more likely to set price
Three Nebraska utilities — all public power, as are all the state's utilities — have begun negotiations with the Southwest Power Pool to switch transmission service to
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New transmission transforms New England's reliability outlook, now no longer near crisis
New England no longer appears to be teetering on the verge of a reliability crisis, with utility transmission projects credited for much of the new stability, says
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North Carolina OKs pre-construction costs for Duke nuclear plant in South Carolina
North Carolina regulators last week approved Duke Energy Carolinas' request to incur up to $160 million in additional development costs for a nuclear power plant the utility
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Schwarzenegger adviser says states, regions will take lead on climate programs
State and regional climate plans are gathering momentum and will likely create a blueprint for a federal climate program to control carbon dioxide emissions, an advisor to
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Tax credits back in Senate's court this week, the 'pay-for' challenge still looming as a killer
The Senate is expected to try on Monday of this week, for a second time, to pass a bill extending a multibillion-dollar package of tax breaks, including
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WPL offers to cut carbon emissions if coal plant is approved; will retire older plant
Wisconsin Power and Light is looking to cut a deal with Wisconsin regulators on a proposed 300-MW coal-fired plant.
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WestConnect proposes regional flat transmission tariff to end 'pancaking'
In a move that could reduce utility costs for buying power, WestConnect is asking federal regulators for permission to launch a two-year, flat transmission tariff for moving
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Wisconsin utilities facing stiff 'green' mandate, better nuclear options under carbon proposal
Wisconsin utilities face stiffer renewable requirements, but also the possibility of building nuclear power plants, under a compromise proposal released last week by the leaders of a
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Xcel Energy, utilities move forward on 500-kV Wyoming-to-Arizona project
Xcel Energy and a group of other utilities have decided to continue developing the High Plains Express transmission project, a 500-KV project from Wyoming to Arizona, after
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AEP working on smart grid plans as it starts to see results from GE partnership
Eight months ago, American Electric Power formed a partnership with GE Energy to figure out how best to integrate smart grid technologies in its 11-state service territory,
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Appalachian Power says its rate of return to drop to zero without rate increase
Appalachian Power's rate of return will drop to zero next year without a significant rate increase, a spokesman said last week after the company asked Virginia regulators
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Arizona Public Service issues renewables solicitation to meet increasing demand
Arizona Public Service last week issued a request for proposals for renewable resources to help the utility meet fast-growing demand in the state.
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California legislation allowing cities to grant solar panels advances
A bill that would allow California cities to offer low-interest loans to residents to help defray upfront costs for solar panels and energy efficiency upgrades advanced last
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Carbon bill's promised day in the sun fails; sights shift to next year and new president
It was not surprising that legislation to cut US industries' carbon dioxide emissions failed to reach a major milestone last week. But it was unexpected that it
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Cleco and Alexandria, Louisiana, in accord over allegations concerning Cleco's supply
Cleco and the city of Alexandria, Louisiana, have reached an agreement in principle to resolve the litigation pending between them over long-standing allegations by the city and
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