Policy, Regulatory & Legal | May 24 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Mike Conley The McDowell News, Marion, N.C.

More than 50 people attended the Wednesday evening hearing at the McDowell County Courthouse about Duke Energy's request for yet another rate increase.

Business & Corporate | May 23, 2013 -- ENERGY DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS/ContentWorks

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory honored more than 165 staff for their creation, development and commercialization of intellectual property at PNNL's annual Intellectual Property Commercialization Recognition & Rewards Program banquet.

Communications & Security | May 23 - Portland Press Herald

Several major U.S. utilities are under "constant" cyberattack and haven't taken precautions to protect critical systems from Iran, North Korea and other adversaries, according to a congressional survey of more than 100 companies accounting for much of the nation's power system.

Billing & Customer Care | May 23 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Scott Kraus The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.)

PPL Utilities customers will soon see a new addition to their bills: a special charge aimed at financing speedier improvements to the Allentown-based utility's electricity distribution system.

Business & Corporate | NEW YORK, May 23, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the following ratings for Imperial Irrigation District, CA (IID or the district) at 'A+'.

International | WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE

Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, is building a 30 MW photovoltaic plant in Mexico, the largest to date in Latin America.

Energy Storage | SAN JOSE, Calif., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Energy Commission today unveiled an innovative battery energy storage system pilot project to better balance power needs of the electric grid.

Fossil & Biomass | May 23 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Robyn L. Minor Daily News, Bowling Green, Ky.

Glasgow officials are hoping to take a negative -- the greenhouse gas methane -- and turn it into electricity.

Annoucement | Orlando, May 23, 2013 (News Release)

Siemens Energy has been awarded contracts to provide service and maintenance at five power and industrial plants in Germany.

Business & Corporate | AKRON, Ohio, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire

Aurora Township, Illinois, selected FirstEnergy Solutions to supply its residents and small businesses with 100 percent green power for a 16-month term.

Business & Corporate | May 23 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tina Alvey The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.

Local officials waded into the controversy over Monongahela Power's proposed purchase of the Harrison Power Station on Tuesday, as Lewisburg City Council approved a resolution opposing the transaction.

International | May 23 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Madelaine B. Miraflor The Manila Times, Philippines

Aboitiz Power Corp. is set to invest $750 million for a 300-megawatt (MW) power plant in Cebu as part of its P190-billion investment the company, together with its partners, has committed in building new power plants across the country for the next five years.

Nuclear | May 23 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Christine Legere Cape Cod Times, Hyannis, Mass.

The Cape Downwinders have won overwhelming support this spring for the group's push to shut down the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth.

Policy, Regulatory & Legal | May 23, 2013 -- Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks

Today the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an analysis of the policy implications of enactment of a carbon tax. The CBO report makes a compelling case for inclusion of a carbon tax in any legislation to reduce the deficit or reform the tax code.

Fossil & Biomass | GLEN ALLEN, Va., May 23, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE

Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) this week applied to the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to construct a natural gas-powered electric generation facility in Cecil County, Maryland.