Ontario Power Authority seeks 500 MW in cogen projects of at least 10 MW
The Ontario Power Authority is seeking 500 MW in cogeneration projects, part of a larger plan to encourage development of up to 1,000 MW of the resource.
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Opponents to Trans-Allegheny line lobby Virginia regulators to reject proposal
Opponents to the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line last week claimed that developers relied too heavily on the PJM Interconnection's recommendations and did not properly examine alternatives to maintain
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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PacifiCorp gets Oregon OK for 2,000-MW solicitation; waiting for Utah decision
Oregon regulators last week approved a 2,000-MW request for proposals that PacifiCorp expects to issue within weeks.
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Platts Feature
Speculative trading in energy markets
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Platts Podcast
Cutting emissions could cost trillions
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Power sector Q1 net gains 19.4% to $7.3 billion, a probable Q1 record; retail sales also soared
As energy prices soared and the credit crisis dampened consumer confidence, vehicle and housing sales slumped — but America's appetite for power just kept growing.
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Progress Florida picks preferred paths for transmission to proposed nuclear plant
Progress Energy Florida has selected preferred corridors for a $3 billion transmission project to link the utility's planned nuclear station in Levy County to its grid, Progress
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Q1 2008 Electric Utility Earnings Report
Q1 2008 Electric Utility Earnings Report
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Rhode Island to debate bill allowing Nat Grid to sign long-term green contracts
Rhode Island lawmakers are scheduled to take up a bill Wednesday that lets the state's dominant utility sign long-term green energy deals, typically not allowed in restructured
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Senate gears up to debate landmark greenhouse gas bill, with price tag estimated at $7 trillion
A bill to cut US greenhouse gas emissions by 71% is slated for a vote next week in the Senate, where its chief sponsor plans to offer
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Smaller Ceres-led group than in 2007 again urges Congress to limit GHG
A group spearheaded by Ceres' Investor Network on Climate Risk — albeit smaller than a year ago — last week again urged the US Senate to enact
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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SoCal Ed takes power-line case to FERC, giving agency its first try with new authority
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission could soon tackle the first test of its new power to permit transmission lines that have not been approved by state authorities.
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Sunflower partners continue fight for coal plant, while looking for alternative sources of supply
The three partners in the derailed 1,400-MW coal project Sunflower Electric Power has been seeking to build at its Holcomb station in western Kansas are reevaluating their
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TVA says by '20 it will stop growth in carbon, generate half of power from clean sources
The Tennessee Valley Authority will generate more than half of its power from renewable and clean sources and stop its growth in carbon emissions by 2020, under
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Virginia regulators approve Potomac Edison's rate increase, but staff recommends condition
Virginia regulators granted Potomac Edison an interim rate increase after the company claimed financial hardship, but staff at the State Corporation Commission last week recommended the utility
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Westar teams with AEP-MidAm in battle with ITC over building western Kansas line
Westar Energy has teamed up with the transmission joint venture of American Electric Power and Mid American Energy Holdings in its bid to build the highest-voltage transmission
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Western Climate Initiative examining details of allowance program, prices, allocations
Stakeholders designing the Western Climate Initiative began last week to discuss details of the carbon allowance auctions under the regional greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program.
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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ALJs urge Minn. PUC to reject Otter Tail Power lines vital for planned Big Stone II coal plant
Two administrative law judges urged the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to reject two 230-kV transmission lines vital to Otter Tail Power's planned Big Stone II supercritical pulverized
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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CPUC approves SoCal Edison's 1,500-MW wind contract; financing questions remain
Southern California Edison last week won unanimous California Public Utilities Commission approval for its 1,500-MW wind contract with Alta Windpower Development, a project the regulators say is
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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CenterPoint selects Itron for new meters as it files smart grid plan with Texas PUC
Texas continues to be a center of smart grid activity for utilities, as Houston-based CenterPoint Energy now has signed an agreement with metering manufacturer Itron to use
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Citing lower sales, higher costs and rate base than predicted, UI asks to reopen last rate case
United Illuminating last week asked the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control to reopen its last distribution rate case because power sales and revenue have been less
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Commissioner Kelly criticizes FERC approach to calculating rates of return for transmission
Commissioner Suedeen Kelly continues to protest the way the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission majority is handling transmission owners' requests for rates of return on equity.
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Con Ed seeks up to $654 million in another rate hike, citing negative credit rating reports
Just a few weeks after raising its rates, Consolidated Edison of New York has petitioned state regulators for another $557 million to $654 million, citing negative reports
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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DOE, industry test cable in metro grid that can conduct up to five times more power
American Superconductor has energized the world's first high-temperature superconductor power transmission system, a 2,000-foot cable that cost $58.5 million but which could be a key technology in
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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DTE Energy chief sees more than $400 billion investment in new baseload construction in US
Building the baseload power plants needed to replace the nation's aging energy infrastructure and satisfy a seemingly insatiable demand for electricity could cost more than $400 billion,
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Dam repairs will force market purchases even if drought subsides, TVA predicts
The Tennessee Valley Authority expects to keep buying power from the market this summer even if the Southeastern drought subsides, the federal power producer said last week.
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Delay in new Entergy procurement program could allow fix of both policies and software
Entergy's plan for a weekly power procurement process has been delayed again as some wary stakeholders had requested, and it remains to be seen how the process
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Energy Future loses $1.27 bil in first quarter as 'MTM' losses surge on higher gas prices
"Mark-to-market" losses in the Competitive Energy segment were the main reason Energy Future Holdings lost $1.27 billion in the first quarter, which was the worst quarterly loss
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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FERC accepts set of OATT reform filings on regional, inclusive transmission planning
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday approved its first set of filings to meet new standards on transmission planning. Commissioners and staff made a point of
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Florida muni group looks to diversify portfolio with 300-MW gas plant, solar, biomass, nuclear
Florida's municipal utilities are seeking to build a diversified generation portfolio that avoids a heavy dependence on natural gas, the munis' statewide group said last week in
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Industry urges FERC to ease up on what it requires of nuclear plants for reliability
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should allow existing agreements between nuclear plants and transmission owners to indicate compliance with new reliability rules instead of requiring duplicative new
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Industry welcomes FERC rule on conduct, but has numerous requests for improvement
A broad spectrum of the power industry and state regulators gave the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission a pat on the back last week for its proposed rewrite
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Iowa regulators reject municipalization push from five towns, citing high risk
Interstate Power and Light appears to have a won a battle against a group of cities that wanted to split away from the utility to form separate
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Kansas awaits governor's decision on economic stimulus that includes two 700-MW coal plants
Like the hard-fought Democratic presidential campaign, the legislative battle over Sunflower Electric Power's plans to build two 700-MW coal-fired power plants in western Kansas could be over
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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LCRA mulls partnering with Texas developers to meet 500-MW need
The Lower Colorado River Authority needs up to 500 MW of baseload power by 2012 and is considering partnering with Texas power-plant developers to meet future incremental
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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McCain steps out on climate issue, on eve of Senate debate seen as 'dress rehearsal'
In what was deemed a "dramatic departure" from the Bush administration's stance, presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain last week unveiled a climate change agenda that would
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Minnesota Power to end coal contract, add wind power, buy 465-mile, 250-kV line
In a move designed to meet state renewable requirements and cut carbon emissions, Minnesota Power plans to exit a coal-fired power purchase agreement early and replace the
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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NERC, FERC give summer reliability picture, highlighting concerns in Southern California
The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission raised the possibility last week of rolling blackouts in Southern California this summer, although reliability experts were more circumspect
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Nebraska Public Power District resource plan calls for renewables, efficiency, nuclear
Reflecting possible risks related to carbon regulation, the Nebraska Public Power District plans to meet its load growth with increased energy efficiency programs, more renewable capacity and
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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North Carolina co-operatives, munis tackle RPS, efficiency compliance differently
North Carolina's electric cooperatives and municipal utilities each are taking different approaches to complying with that state's new mandate that power providers secure an increasing percentage of
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Ohio consumer groups voice concerns on new electricity law
Ohio consumer advocates sounded off on the state's new electricity law last week, with most voicing concern that customers eventually could pay substantially more for power if
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Ohio regulators urge FERC delay in Duke Energy transfer request
Ohio regulators urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week to delay approving Duke Energy Ohio's application to transfer about 7,800 MW of generation assets to a
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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PJM attracts substantial new generation through its latest forward capacity auction
The latest forward capacity auction in the PJM Interconnection produced 2,333 MW of entirely new generation and a significantly lower clearing price than in the last auction.
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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PS Oklahoma seeks up to 600 MW of baseload, up to 200 MW of renewables
Public Service Co. of Oklahoma has issued a request for proposals for 450 MW to 600 MW of baseload power deliverable starting June 2012. Responses are due
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Power industry Q1 2008 financial results
Power industry Q1 2008 financial results
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Report says efficiency to cut '08 usage by half compared with 1970, for $77 billion in savings
Energy efficiency is expected to cut US energy consumption per dollar of economic output in 2008 to about half of what it was in 1970 and technologies
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Senate eyes mercury control bill as industry cautions more stringency may not pay off
As the Senate weighs how to control mercury from power generation after a US court threw out a federal mercury emissions trading program, an industry research organization
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Texas marketplace poses ongoing problems for wind developers, especially small ones
The sharp increase in wind generation in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas during the past year has created challenges for wind developers.
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Tucson Electric Power rate agreement to offer 'financial certainty, less volatility'
For Tucson Electric Power, the certainty of an agreement for a modest rate increase outweighed the risk surrounding the potential for a larger revenue hike, according to
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Utilities, merchants urge Maryland regulators to defend past decisions on restructuring
Before making a final recommendation on the possibility of moving Maryland utilities back toward "regulation," state regulators took comments from utilities and merchant producers at a hearing
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Utility executives see federal climate change delays and a renewables push
A panel at Goldman Sachs' Eighth Annual Power and Utility Conference in New York disagreed last week about whether integrated gasification combined-cycle technology, proposed by some major
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Ways & Means pushes tax credit extensions as renewables industry eyes slowdown soon
The House of Representatives plans to vote this week on legislation that provides nearly $20 billion worth of federal tax credits for the energy industry, including extensions
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Westar net soars 103% to Q1 record $50.9 mil as tax deal offsets 23% operating income drop
Westar Energy's net income soared 103.4% to a first-quarter record $60.9 million, beating the 2002 mark of $72.6 million, mainly on a $39.4 million one-time gain from
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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With KeySpan acquisition and asset sales, National Grid profit soars 129% to £3.2 bil
Profits at the UK's National Grid soared 129% to £3.2 billion in the fiscal year ending March 31, with asset sales and £225 million (after-tax) contribution from
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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AMP-Ohio, big consumer group differ over 1,000-MW coal project progress
American Municipal Power-Ohio and a leading Ohio consumer advocacy group are in dispute over whether AMP-Ohio has secured enough participation by its members to move forward with
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Ameren seeks eminent domain authority to get easements for Peabody power line
A half-dozen or so landowners in rural southwestern Illinois are refusing to allow a 345-kV electric transmission line to cross their farmland and connect a Peabody Energy
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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As PacifiCorp talks with states about purchase of 520-MW plant, IPPs, others raise concerns
PacifiCorp is in confidential talks with federal regulators and state commissions in Oregon, Idaho and Utah about buying a 520-MW, gas-fired plant in Chehalis, Washington, from Suez
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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CEOs lament prospects of power prices tied increasingly to strong global, political forces
If natural gas is the "bridge fuel" to move the industry to a period of increased generation from renewable resources or nuclear power, that bridge could be
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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CMS Energy plans major investment in Mich., if energy legislation is passed
Having finally exited international markets, Michigan-based CMS Energy plans to invest more than $6 billion domestically over the next five years in energy efficiency, renewable energy, environmental
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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CMS posts $103 mil Q1 net, up from $215 mil loss, reflecting 2007 charges, and higher utility profits
CMS Energy earned $103 million in the first quarter, up from a $215 million net loss in 2007 which reflected operating losses and impairment charges on CMS
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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California regulators consider imposing carbon fee to administer climate law
The chairwoman of the lead agency for California's climate law said last week that the agency may impose a carbon fee on the energy sector and other
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Con Ed net up 18.4% to Q1 record $303 mil, entirely on NU settlement and 'MTM' gains
Consolidated Edison's net income grew 18.4% to $303 million — a first-quarter record for the second straight year — but all of the $47 million increase came
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Congress should build in efficiency credits as it designs carbon-trading program: RAP
As Capitol Hill frets over climate change solutions and their predicted high cost for consumers, a state regulatory expert is promoting a national carbon cap-and-trade program that
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Delmarva selects six companies to provide 460 MW of wind power
Delmarva Power has selected six companies to provide 460 MW of onshore wind and has offered to let a third party compare the results of those offers
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Dominion seeks recovery through 2012 of $1.1 billion in additional fuel costs
Dominion Virginia Power last week asked Virginia's State Corporation Commission to increase customer rates to cover sharply higher fuel costs.
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Duke Ohio seeks to allay concerns over plans to transfer 7,800 MW to unregulated affiliate
In state and federal filings last week, Duke Energy Ohio sought to allay concerns over a plan to transfer some 7,800 MW of generation to a new
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Duke net gains 30.2% to $465 million on colder weather and 'MTM' profits
Duke Energy's first-quarter net income gained 30.2% to $465 million with better results in all operations, led by the Commercial Power segment with a leap, from $13
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Edison net decreases 10.2% from Q1 record to $299 mil, reflecting one-time items in '07
Edison International's net income was $299 million, down 10.2% from the first-quarter record set last year, with lower earnings at Southern California Edison and Edison Mission Energy,
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Environmental groups tell power companies they will sue to get mercury controls installed
Citing a federal court's rejection of a mercury rule for power plants, environmental groups have threatened to sue seven utilities and independent developers for building new coal-fired
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Florida P&L to boost renewables portfolio with 14-MW wind farm, solar projects
Florida Power & Light is in advanced stages of planning several major solar projects and a 14-MW wind farm within its service territory, and hopes to start
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Florida's biggest muni makes plans to steer clear of greenhouse gases
Florida's largest municipal utility — like the state's three biggest investor-owned utilities — is responding to the clear signal from Governor Charlie Crist, legislators and regulators to
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Hydro-Quebec picks 15 wind farms, 2,004 MW; cost is 'highly competitive' for wind power
Hydro-Québec last week chose 15 wind farms, totaling 2,004 MW, to be developed in Quebec between 2011 and 2015 as the result of a 2005 tender.
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Izzo favors frank talk, 'polluter pays,' new roles for utilities and help for cost-stricken customers
Ralph Izzo, the chairman, president and CEO of Public Service Enterprise Group, believes in telling the truth to American ratepayers about the urgency and costs of reducing
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Kansas regulators to decide who should build big transmission line: Westar or ITC
The Kansas Corporation Commission has been asked to determine whether Westar Energy or a subsidiary of ITC Holdings should be permitted to build, own and operate a
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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LADWP Board approves restructuring rates to encourage energy conservation
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Board of Commissioners last week approved a proposal to impose on Los Angeles residential utility customers a tiered electricity
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Massachusetts ruling should help NStar bring stability to renewables market, utility says
An NStar senior official said the utility hopes to bring stability to New England's renewable energy market now that it has won approval of a controversial green
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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MidAmerican Energy Holdings net gains 9.3% to Q1 record $342 mil on utilities' higher profits
MidAmerican Energy Holdings' net income gained 9.3% to $342 million, a first-quarter record for the sixth straight year, with gains at US and UK utilities and Kern
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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National Grid proposes $220 million New York energy efficiency program
National Grid last week became the latest New York energy player to position for a major role in the state's expanding energy efficiency market by proposing a
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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New England's demand response program continues to face challenges, complaints
The volume of accepted offers in ISO New England's day-ahead load response, or DALRP, program has dwindled to almost nothing since the ISO enacted a controversial rule
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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New FutureGen plan will offer $1.3 billion to get IGCC operational by 2015, DOE says
The Department of Energy plans to offer $1.3 billion under its restructured FutureGen project to add carbon capture and storage to two or three new coal-fired power
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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