Business & Corporate | JACKSON, Mich., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire

The Board of Directors of Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, has declared regular quarterly dividends on both series of the utility's preferred stock.

Business & Corporate | CHICAGO, IL, May 16, 2013 -- Marketwired

The Board of Directors of Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE: TEG) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.68 per share on common stock, payable on June 20, 2013, to shareholders of record May 31, 2013.

Nuclear | AKRON, Ohio, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), announced its Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio, returned to service at 1:08 p.m. today following a March 18, 2013, shutdown for refueling and maintenance.

Annoucement | Hamburg, May 16, 2013 (News Release)

Siemens Energy has been awarded an onshore wind power order for the Sere wind power plant on the west coast of South Africa.

Annoucement | May 16, 2013 (News Release)

Sixteen participants representing Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, Samsung Heavy Industries, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Kongsberg Maritime demonstrated the growing interest in this subject in the offshore industry in Korea and Japan.

Annoucement | McLEAN, Va. - May 16, 2013 (News Release)

SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) [NYSE: SAI], announced today that Tim Masters joined its oil and gas market team as a civil engineer.

Fossil & Biomass | DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire

California's newest power plant, the 800-megawatt CPV Sentinel Energy Project, has begun flowing electricity to the grid three months early, in time for the summer heat.

Wind | May 16 - Tulsa World

The Cherokee Nation has approved plans to team up with four other tribes to develop a 90-turbine wind farm in Kay County.

Policy, Regulatory & Legal | May 16 - Olympian (Olympia, WA)

Puget Sound Energy customers can comment on a proposed four-year electric and natural gas rate plan agreed to between commission staff and the utility, a plan that could raise some electric customer's bills by 3.4 percent or $3.29 more each month for service.

Business & Corporate | May 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Erica Meltzer Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.

Xcel Energy officials and the spokesman for a group backing a charter amendment requiring a second vote to form a municipal utility now admit that Xcel conducted a poll in April on the ballot language.

Wind | May 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - David Giuliani Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill.

The chairman of the Lee County Board still supports a proposed wind farm, but he is pushing a compromise that would include strong conditions on the project.

Business & Corporate | May 16 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tracy Moss The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill.

What a difference a year can make. This time last year, the city of Urbana signed an electric-aggregation contract with Homefield Energy to supply 100 percent renewable electricity to residents at a rate of 4.08 cents per kilowatt hour.

Grid Operations | FOLSOM, Calif., May 16, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE

The California Independent System Operator Corporation Board of Governors approved a market design change on May 15 that fosters renewable development on the grid.

Energy Efficiency | WORCESTER, Mass., May 16, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE

National Grid today unveiled plans for the future home of its Sustainability Hub, a 2,200 square-foot facility centrally located within the company's smart grid pilot area in Worcester, Mass.

Distributed & Cogeneration | EL PASO, Texas, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire

U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) officials commissioned the first U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) grid-tied microgrid integrating both renewable resources and energy storage during a ribbon cutting ceremony today at Fort Bliss, Texas.