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UI, CL&P customers will get rebates
New Haven Register, Conn.Connecticut utility regulators said Wednesday that The United Illuminating Co. and Connecticut Light & Power customers will collectively receive $75 million in electric bill reductions over the next three years as the result of a lawsuit against the...Tags: Politics, Nuclear Power, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Connecticut Light and Power, Haddam
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BRIEF: Utility firm Allete beats Wall Street estimates
Star TribuneAllete Inc., the Duluth-based parent of utility Minnesota Power, beat Wall Street expectations for the first quarter by earning $32.5 million, or 83 cents a share, on revenue of $263.8 million. Wall Street had expected earnings of 75 cents a share on...Tags: Earnings Forecasts, Allete Inc.
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Coal exporters jostle for opportunity as Japan ramps up use
ReutersBy Osamu Tsukimori and Risa Maeda TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters) - Indonesian and Australian coal exporters are moving aggressively to fend off competition to meet Japan's new-found appetite for the fuel to generate electricity while the country's nuclear...Tags: Conservation, Indonesia, Energy Resources, Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), Australia
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Senate Passes Controversial Energy Bill
The Hartford CourantThe state Senate on Wednesday approved a renewable energy bill that would increase the percentage of electricity that must come from clean sources, such as solar and wind. But environmentalists said provisions of the bill could benefit giant power...Tags: Energy, Connecticut Citizen Action Group, Bob Duff, Environmental Issues, Business
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Nigeria faces long, bumpy road to making the lights work
Reuters(Repeats to more subscribers, no change to text) * Nigeria is privatising defunct state electricity firm * President likely to miss ambitious generation targets * Gas supply, funding, unions pose immediate risk * Investor optimistic that slow progress...Tags: Business Enterprises, Theft, Privatization, Petroleum Industry, Government
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FirstEnergy hires adviser to sell hydropower plants - CEO
ReutersBy Scott DiSavino May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. power company FirstEnergy Corp said on Tuesday it hired an adviser and started implementing its plan to sell up to 1,240 megawatts of unregulated non-core hydro generation assets. The company did not identify...Tags: Conservation, Bath County, Finance, Bath (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Auction Service
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Bill allows Mishawaka electric to exit IURC
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA — A bill that passed the Indiana General Assembly in late April will allow Mishawaka Utilities to pull its electric utilities out of the direct oversight of state regulators. It will make it easier for the city-owned utility to change its...Tags: Politics, Elections, Indiana Michigan Power Company
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Obama says U.S. natural gas exports could help Central America
Reuters* Closes out three-day Latin America tour * Obama administration mulling natural gas exports * Opposed by some U.S. interests By Steve Holland and Isabella Cota SAN JOSE, May 4 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said in Central America on Saturday...Tags: Central America, Natural Gas, Barack Obama, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry
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COLUMN-UK lessons on over-paying for grid investment: Wynn
ReutersBy Gerard Wynn LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - Policymakers around the world are turning to the private sector to finance a massive expansion of electric grids and Britain's experience in funding offshore wind projects holds lessons on consumers over-paying as...Tags: Wind Power, Money and Monetary Policy, Consumers, Solar Energy, International Energy
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Duke Energy suspends effort to license N. Carolina nuclear units
ReutersMay 2 (Reuters) - Duke Energy, the largest U.S. electric utility, said it notified regulators on Thursday that it will drop plans to build two new nuclear reactors in North Carolina due to slow growth in power demand. Progress Energy, which Duke acquired...Tags: Weather, Nuclear Power, Progress Energy Incorporated, Weather Reports, Wake County
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UPDATE 1-NRG, Calpine adding natgas-fired plants in California
ReutersMay 2 (Reuters) - U.S. power companies NRG Energy Inc and Calpine Corp are adding new generation in California to help balance the state's growing reliance on renewable energy sources expected to come online in the next decade, the companies said on...Tags: Alternative Energy, Entertainment, NRG Energy Incorporated, Movies, PG&E Corporation
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NRG California Marsh Landing natgas-fired plant enters service
ReutersMay 2 (Reuters) - U.S. power company NRG Energy Inc said its 720-megawatt (MW) Marsh Landing natural gas-fired peaking plant in Northern California entered service Wednesday. The plant, which can supply power for up to 650,000 homes, is located near...Tags: Alternative Energy, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, NRG Energy Incorporated, PG&E Corporation
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