Business & Corporate | MADISON, Wis., May 22, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE

MGE Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGEE) today published its investor newsletter Inside View with the following topics.

Electric Vehicles | ALBANY, N.Y., May 22, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE

ChargePoint and National Grid today unveiled the first of what will be many electric vehicle charging stations funded through a $1 million award from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

Business & Corporate | May 22 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Alan Yonan Jr. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Oahu residential electrical rates fell in May to the lowest level so far this year, Hawaiian Electric Co. reported Tuesday.

Grid Operations | May 22 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Mark Todd Star Beacon, Ashtabula, Ohio

Humid weather may have played a role in a malfunction that shut down electrical service to a large chunk of Ashtabula County late Tuesday morning, officials said.

Business & Corporate | May 22 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Marty Toohey Austin American-Statesman

The City Council won't place Austin Energy under the supervision of an independent board any time soon, reversing course on a decision that had appeared all but made as recently as February.

Business & Corporate | May 22 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - John Aguilar Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.

The City Council voted Tuesday night to come up with language for a pair of ballot measures on whether Lafayette should renew its franchise agreement with Xcel Energy or put in place an occupation tax to replace the franchise fee now received from the utility.

Wind | WASHINGTON & HERNDON, Va., May 22, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE

Advancing its vision to create economic prosperity locally and drive environmental sustainability, Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization, Groundswell, has selected Herndon-based Washington Gas Energy Services (WGES) 100 percent CleanSteps(R) WindPower for the current round of its Community Power Project and Community Power Programs for Homes.

Fossil & Biomass | May 22 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Keith Strange The Mount Airy News, N.C.

Sitting in his office Tuesday morning, Surry County Public Works Director Dennis Bledsoe smiled.

Fossil & Biomass | May 22 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Dan Gearino The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio

Natural-gas utilities want to change the law to make clear that consumers rather than shareholders can be charged cleanup costs for about 90 abandoned natural-gas plants in the state, according to an amendment that might get tucked into the state budget.

Environmental, Emissions & Carbon Mgmt | May 22 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Wes Venteicher Los Angeles Times

Global warming and clean energy should be priorities for Congress and the president, a majority of Americans said in a recent survey.

Business & Corporate | May 22 - Glendale News-Press (CA)

Glendale will host a series of community meetings to discuss a schedule of electricity rate increases that city officials say are needed to pay for badly needed infrastructure upgrades and to improve the utility's financial footing.

Business & Corporate | May 22 - Tulsa World

It's no coincidence that a group of visitors from across the globe are asking the same kinds of questions about energy that are dominating discussions about U.S. energy policy.

Demand Response | May 22 - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (CA)

With infrastructure upgrades, the loss of two energy creation plants and a potentially active and hot wildfire season this summer, Southern California Edison is encouraging customers to conserve energy to take pressure off the grid.

Metering | May 22 - Glendale News-Press (CA)

Since the massive rollout of roughly 120,000 digital utility meters that began in 2010, Glendale Water & Power officials now have just 53 of them to tweak, down from 919 in September of last year.

Business & Corporate | MINNEAPOLIS, May 21, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE

The Xcel Energy Inc. (NYSE: XEL) board of directors today raised the quarterly dividend on the company's common stock from 27 cents per share to 28 cents per share, which is equivalent to an annual rate of $1.12 per share.