Policy, Regulatory & Legal | May 22 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Ryan McCarthy Florida Keys Keynoter, (Marathon, Fla.)

Monroe County Circuit Court Judge David Audlin on Wednesday signed off on what's called a writ of mandamus that could bring commercial electricity to No Name Key in less than one week.

International | May 22 - Jiji Press English News Service

Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Chubu Electric Power Co. are in talks on their joint construction of a coal-fired thermal power plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, east of Tokyo, informed sources said Wednesday.

Business & Corporate | PORTLAND, Ore., May 22, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE

On May 22, 2013, the Board of Directors of Portland General Electric Company (NYSE: POR) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of 27.5 cents per share, up from last quarter's dividend of 27 cents per share.

Solar | HOLMDEL TOWNSHIP , NJ , May 22, 2013 -- Marketwired

OCI Solar Power has commenced commercial operations at its new solar farm in Holmdel Township, New Jersey -- its second solar power plant in New Jersey.

Policy, Regulatory & Legal | COLLINSVILLE, Ill., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire

The Illinois House of Representatives today voted overwhelmingly to overturn Governor Pat Quinn's veto of Senate Bill 9, legislation that accelerates the ability for Ameren Illinois to make improvements to the electric grid and create hundreds of new jobs. The Senate took the same action yesterday.

Business & Corporate | May 22 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - David Giuliani And Kayla Heimerman Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill.

Lower electricity rates are coming to the unincorporated areas of Lee and Whiteside counties.

Wind | May 22 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - David Giuliani Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill.

The Lee County Board on Tuesday voted 12-9 to allow a controversial wind farm, overruling a decision last month by the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Fossil & Biomass | WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire

Rising exports of U.S. coal to Europe and Asia added $16.6 billion to the U.S. economy in 2011, making significant contributions to America's economic recovery and job creation in many industrial sectors as well as in regions far beyond the nation's coalfields.

Annoucement | Erlangen, May 22, 2013 (News Release)

The Energy Sector has been awarded two contracts valued at approximately EUR200 million by Saudi Electricity Company (SEC).

Solar | May 22 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Steve Campbell Fort Worth Star-Telegram

The Solar Impulse, an experimental, sun-powered airplane attempting a cross-country flight across America, is expected to take off early today from Phoenix for a record-breaking flight to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport.

Business & Corporate | NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE

Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB' rating to PPL Capital Funding Inc.'s (PPL Capital Funding) proposed issue of $250 million 1.90% senior notes due 2018, $600 million 3.40% senior notes due 2023 and $300 million 4.70% senior notes due 2043 (together, the senior notes).

Hydro | May 22 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Sammy Fretwell The State (Columbia, S.C.)

Duke Energy is offering to pay about half the cost of an observation tower atop South Carolina's highest peak under a proposal to relicense dams for two mountain lakes.

Fossil & Biomass | May 22 - Jake Russell Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Ill.

Nearly two years since the last National Environmental Policy Act public hearing, the tone about FutureGen 2.0 seems to have changed.

Business & Corporate | NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE

Fitch Ratings has assigned an initial rating of 'AA+' to the following District Energy Corporation (DEC) bonds.

Energy Storage | May 22 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Eric Florip The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.

The Northwest's geology holds the potential to offer a cavernous storage bank for excess energy on the regional power grid, according to a broad study released this week.